Water, Environment and Climate Change. "The new team includes a number of fresh faces, who will shadow existing government ministries and engage the country in the PNP’s new policy solutions prior to the next general election," Phillips said. The Shadow Minister is again calling for the government to impose greater restrictions on travel from countries that have confirmed the presence of the variant coronavirus. Meetings can be viewed below on Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) : Flow cable - 113. Leader of the Opposition; Planning and Development, and Defence Campbell was the Opposition spokesperson on health and Brown Burke, the shadow minister for local government. Fayval Williams (2nd right), engages with little Rajhown Reid (right) of the Union Gardens Infant School. Denise Daley, MP - Local Government and Community Development, 15. Shadow Minister for Green New Deal and Energy. Shadow Minister for Science, Research & Digital (Joint with Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) Matthew Pennycook . Julian Robinson, Land and Housing Meanwhile, former Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Elaine Foster Allen, is the new Shadow Cabinet Secretary. Pearnel Charles Jr. (2nd R) and Acting Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo. The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is one of the two major political parties in Jamaica, the other being the People's National Party (PNP). The Cabinet of the Government of Jamaica is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive within the Westminster system of government in traditional constitutional theory. Speaking Wednesday on Radio Jamaica's Beyond the Headlines, Mr. Golding said he did not have many persons to pick from given there are only 14 opposition MPs and most of the shadow spokespersons will need to be in parliament to respond to statements from government ministers. Senator Lambert Brown - (Public Service), 4. Dr Andre Haughton (Planning and Development), Finance and the Public Service Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce. It also features Dr Morais Guy as the new Leader of Government Business in the House and Westmoreland Central MP Dwayne Vaz as his deputy. The Minister of Finance was the Executive Director of the Economic Growth Council when that aspirational target was set. The PNP in colonial Jamaica. Shadow Minister of National Security Fitz Jackson said without a proper plan, families and communities cannot be assured that their safety is a priority for the Government. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica Opening Remarks on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 & Beyond on 29 September 20 Remarks on NIDS – Prime Minister Andrew Holness Dr. the Honourable Christopher Tufton MP. Shadow Minister of National Security from the People’s National Party (PNP), believes that cyber security is a major worry for Jamaica and should be handled as a serious risk. View Profile. It consists of a senior group of opposition spokespeople who, under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition, form an alternative cabinet to that of the government, and whose members shadow or mirror the positions of each individual member of the Cabinet. Dwayne Vaz (Youth and Entertainment) & Deputy Leader of Opposition Business in the House, Patricia Duncan Sutherland Agriculture and Rural Development. So too is Ian Hayles, who was the spokesperson on water and climate change. Since February 2016, the People's National Party has been Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in Jamaica, and its leadership therefore forms the current Shadow Cabinet. “Further delay will only cause untold hardship to the pensioners who would have gone two months without receiving a payment,” the shadow minister said. Note: Full Government listing will be updated soon. Lisa Hanna, Justice and Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate Senator Gabriela Morris - Youth and Sports, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, "The Opposition - Jamaica Information Service", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shadow_Cabinet_of_Jamaica&oldid=1000758736, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 January 2021, at 15:50. Mikael Phillips, MP - Housing, Transport and Works, 13. Lothan Cousins, MP - Water and Agriculture, 14. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Anthony Hylton, MP - Leader of Opposition Business in the House; Industry, Investment and Global Logistics, 7. Dr Fenton Ferguson, Labour, Social Security and Special Abilities Guy replaces Phillip Paulwell, who will be campaign director for the People's National Party helping to prepare the Comrades for the next general election. Dr Horace Anthony Chang – Deputy Prime Minister and National Security 3. Regrettably, “5-in-4” has not come to pass. Mr Mark Golding Dr Angela Brown Burke, MP - Deputy Leader of Opposition Business in the House; Education and Training, 8. Victor Wright, Social Transformation, Community Development and Culture IMPORTANT. The new team includes a number of fresh faces. National Heroes Day Message 2020 The Most Hon. Noel Arscott, the spokesperson on community development and social transformation and Ronald Thwaites, the shadow minister on education are also out. Dr Morais Guy, Jamaica’s shadow minister for health and wellness, shared his concerns about the timing of the flight given the Caribbean country’s COVID-19 status. Dr Morais Guy, Industry, Competitiveness and Global Logistics Mark Malabver Campbell was the Opposition spokesperson on health and Brown Burke, the shadow minister for local government. CABINET MINISTERS 1. 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Virtual Town Hall Meeting - Joint Select Committee to consider and report on the Bill shortly entitled "The National Identification and Registration Act, 2020" at 5:30 p.m. Andrew Holness – Prime Minister, Defence, Economic Growth and Job Creation 2. Senator Dr Floyd Morris (Social Security and Special Abilities), Science, Technology and Information And with it, prosperity remains an illusion for most Jamaicans. Senator Donna Scott Mottley, Education and Training Zuleika Jess View Profile. Mark Golding, MP - Leader of the Opposition; Defence, 2. Our Shadow Ministers and Senators So too is Ian Hayles, who was the spokesperson on water and climate change. In 2011, he took a leave of absence from Hart Muirhead Fatta, the firm of which he has been a partner since 1993, to assume his appointment as Minister of Justice. Senator Donna Scott-Mottley - Deputy Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate; Justice and Gender Affairs, 10. It has turned out to be mere hype. Given the insurmountable challenges the year 2020 posed, many public figures, celebrities, and ordinary … Alan Whitehead. KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 16, 2020: Dr Morais Guy, M.P., Shadow Minister of Health and Wellness says Health Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, M.P., erred Read More → 1 2 3 … 5 Next » Digicel Cable -13 Copyright © 2021 The Gleaner Company (Media) Limited. Hugh Graham, MP - Commerce, Science and Technology, 17. In the year ending June 2020, there were 5,208 enforced returns, of which 2,630, or over half, were to European Union countries, and only 33 out of over 5,000 were to Jamaica—less than 1%. Drs Dayton Campbell and Angela Brown Burke have been axed from the Opposition's Council of Spokespersons. The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says the Government should immediately put in place a workable plan to arrest the murder toll in 2020. Minister. Mr Michael Stewart (Teacher Development and Stakeholder Relations), Health and Wellness, and Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives Mr Anthony Hylton, Water, Environment and Climate Change Phillip Paulwell, MP - Mining and Energy, 18. Peter Bunting Holly Lynch, the shadow minister of state for immigration, said the Labour Party had "no faith" that the Government had "done its due diligence" on the people it … Dr. Peter Phillips Lisa Hanna, MP - Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, 5. Senator Dr. Floyd Morris - Labour, Social Security and Special Abilities, 19. Minister. Social Transformation, Community Development and Culture. Ministers; State Ministers; Ministers without Portfolio; Ministers. Julian Robinson, MP - Finance, Planning and the Public Service, 3. ), Stephen Edwards (2nd L) cut a ribbon to mark the handing over of a new $7 million box truck to Recycling Partners of Jamaica … Oliver Mair and Mia Mottley are CNW’s 2020 Persons of the Year. Dr Morais Guy, MP - Health and Wellness, 11. New additions to the Shadow Cabinet include Fitz Jackson who will take on the responsibility for National Security, Dr Angela Brown Burke who will shadow Local Government, Lisa Hanna who will speak on Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Damion Crawford, who will be the spokesman for Youth and Culture. The PNP was founded in 1938 by the Honourable Osmond Theodore Fairclough, and is the second oldest political party in Jamaica (the People's Political Party was formed earlier, on 9 September 1929, by Marcus Garvey). In late December 2020, Dr Guy issued an appeal to the government to widen its travel restrictions to a handful of countries that had confirmed cases of new variant coronavirus. The Shadow Cabinet of Jamaica (usually known simply as The Shadow Cabinet) is, in the Westminster system of government in traditional constitutional theory, an alternative to the cabinet who scrutinise their corresponding Cabinet of Jamaica ministers, develop alternative policies, and hold the Government to account for its actions and responses. Senator Damion Crawford - Culture and Entertainment, 12. Industry, Competitiveness and Global Logistics, Ewan Stephenson Lucy Powell. Senator Sophia Fraser Binns - Land, Environment and Climate Change, 16. Andrew Holness (front row, second left) is surrounded by Ministers of State and some Cabinet Ministers, following the swearing-in ceremony for Ministers of State at King’s House on September 14, 2020. Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Senator Peter Bunting - Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate; National Security, 6. Richard Azan (Housing), Agriculture and Rural Development Education and Training, Dr. Walton Small Denise Daley ... the shadow Minister, asks about the Windrush scheme. Members of Parliament of Jamaica Prime Minister, the Most Hon. The Honourable Audley Shaw CD, MP. It is now one of the country's main two political parties, and is considered more to the left than its main rival the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Jamaica has failed to achieve the strong growth we were all expecting. Senator Damion Crawford, Youth, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sports Horace Dalley Noel Arscott, the spokesperson on community development and social transformation and Ronald Thwaites, the shadow minister on education are also out. Dr. Nigel Clarke – Finance and the Public Service 4. Following the party's … He notes that small island nations are particularly vulnerable as they tend to be targets of … All Rights Reserved. [1], The current composition of the Shadow Cabinet of Jamaica was chosen by Leader of the Opposition (Jamaica),Mark Golding on December 3, 2020 following his ascension as President of the People's National Party succeeding Peter Phillips, 1. Monday, September 21, 2020 KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party today revealed its interim shadow cabinet. Phillips this afternoon announced the 19-portfolio shadow cabinet. The Shadow Cabinet or Shadow Ministry is a feature of the Westminster system of government. Taking a quick moment from the cocktail festivities to acknowledge our lens are Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Lisa Hanna (right); Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Producers Group Jeffrey Hall (centre) and Dominican Republic Ambassador Felix García. The swearing in ceremony for Ministers of State will be held on Monday, September 14, 2020 at 3 p.m. at the same venue. The current composition of the Shadow Cabinet of Jamaica was chosen by Leader of the Opposition (Jamaica),Mark Golding on December 3, 2020 following his ascension as President of the People's National Party succeeding Peter Phillips Shadow Minister for Business and Consumers. The Cabinet of Jamaica is the principal instrument of government policy. Oliver Mair, who is Jamaican Consul General to the Southern United States, and Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, have shown exemplary courage or made significant achievements over the course of the year. While its name might suggest that it is a social democratic party (as is the case for "Labour" parties in several other Commonwealth realms such as Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom), the JLP is actually a conservative party. Prime Minister of Jamaica. Senator Sophia Fraser Binns Senator Lambert Brown (Public Service), Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade A member of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group. The two were part of the leadership of the campaign team of defeated presidential candidate Peter Bunting in the September 7 race against incumbent Dr Peter Phillips. Shadow Minister for Climate change. Education and Training, Imani Duncan-Price Robert Nesta Morgan (centre), presents a resident of Homestead Place of Safety (left) with a tablet during the handover of 200 devices, donated by the Ministry to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), on Tuesday (January 12), at the agency’s office in Kingston. Previous Shadow Ministry (10 February 2020 – 24 August 2020) Previous Shadow Ministry (2 June 2019 – 10 February 2020) Previous Shadow Ministry (18 February 2019 – 2 June 2019) Previous Shadow Ministry (21 August 2018 – 18 February 2019) Previous Shadow Ministry (28 June 2018 - … Minister of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Who was the Opposition spokesperson on community Development and social transformation, community Development,.... 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