Decisions from Cabinet The Cabinet received and approved the following Annual Reports and/or Financial Statements for tabling in Parliament: a. Planning Institute of Jamaica December 2016 / December 2017 b. National Irrigation Commission Ltd March 2015/2016 c. Electoral Commission of Jamaica 2016/2017 d. General Legal Council April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 e. Betting […]
Continue ReadingCabinet Decisions: 1. Purchase of Land for Cross Roads Tax Office/ TAJ Cabinet has given approval for the purchase of land at a cost of two hundred and twenty-nine million dollars ($229,000,000.00), located on the grounds of the Nuttall Memorial Hospital for the construction of a building to house the Cross Roads Tax Office and […]
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The world has undoubtedly lost a great humanitarian icon in the person of Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations. Mr Annan died this morning (Saturday, August 18). He was 80. Mr Annan served with distinction during his two-term tenure from 1997 to 2006 and was the epitome of a dedicated and committed international […]
Continue ReadingUpdate from the July 9 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Montego Bay It has been agreed that: In respect of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) Jamaica made its position clear that the focus would be on the Single Market and not the Economy. The focus would also be on the free movement […]
Continue ReadingParliamentary Statement By The Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, MP Prime Minister On PetroJam June 26, 2018 Mr. Speaker, Cabinet, last evening on Monday, June 25th; I received a preliminary report on the operations of PetroJam, and on specific allegations in the public domain. The meeting, which ended at approximately 11:00pm, gave the Cabinet the […]
Continue ReadingCabinet approved the following for tabling in Parliament: I. A White Paper on Micro Small & Medium Sized Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Policy. This policy had originally been tabled as a Green Paper November 2017 and the final validation workshop was convened in January 2018. This was considered by the Economic Growth and Job Creation Committee […]
Continue ReadingThere has been much debate in the public domain about CARICOM. Some of the information and the debate in the public domain has not always benefited from a studied view of the issues that surround Jamaica’s participation in CARICOM and speaking Mr Speaker, as the Prime Minister of the country but also as leader of a […]
Continue ReadingCabinet approved the following for tabling in Parliament: A White Paper on Micro Small & Medium Sized Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Policy. This policy had originally been tabled as a Green Paper November 2017 and the final validation workshop was convened in January 2018. This was considered by the Economic Growth and Job Creation Committee on […]
Continue ReadingStatement to Parliament on Petrojam by The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister on 26 June 2018 Cabinet last evening (Monday, June 25) received a preliminary report on the operations of Petrojam, and on specific allegations in the public domain. The meeting, which ended at approximately 11:00 pm, gave the Cabinet the opportunity to […]
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Earlier today (May 4) in the Ramble/Bogue Hill area of St. James, the joint security forces recovered four (4) M16 assault rifles, magazines, ammunition and marked ballistics vests. This cache of military-grade weaponry gives a clear indication of the destructive capabilities of gangs and dons to wage war on our civilian population and our security […]
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