I'm sad that I felt inconvenienced without water .. I'm also sad that my business operations were interrupted, production canceled and deliveries delayed.. BUT industrial action is how essential workers remind us that they are essential
If I was PM I would declare a 15 year State of Education with the aim of getting one degree per household.
This SOE includes
regular school to 8-2
Extra intervention 2-4
Adult evening school 5-8
Adult night school 8-10
School school and more school
That's the crime plan
Dear Andrew
I am making myself available for the Ministry of Education in the cabinet shuffle. Though I remain 100% PNP I will still do the job.
My references include Mrs
Vaz and Nationwide 90fm
Thanks for the kind consideration
Citizens of any country should seek the best opportunity for even if it's overseas. The gov of every country should seek the total good by competing to keep it's best ppl. My advice to jcans is migrate if better is possible my message to govt is do more to make them stay. SIMPLE
One day the basis of Jamaica's prejudice will be revealed. The prejudice which makes when I say things its ridiculed and when its repeated its genius. At some point it will be accepted that I'm ahead of them but this thread will show just a few
#GoodNews
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The JamWorld Entertainment Complex in Portmore, St Catherine will be developed to become Jamaica’s first 24-hour entertainment zone.
#ABigDeal
#WeGetThingsDone
To all my Fortis brothers KCOB Delano Franklin is in desperate need of blood. It is only right that we give as much purple blood as we can to aid his recovery. FORTIS FOREVER
This is a lie from the bottom of the pits of hell. The highest increase in a teachers take home pay was 38%. What they are doing here is ignoring approximately 40% of teachers' salary which were allowances. It's a LIE by ommision
The ongoing public sector transformation project represents one of the most significant adjustments ever made to the positions of public sector workers in our country.
Ok so devon house got a failed BBL must be from a fake doctor. Anyway why are we not spending this money on the rental books or the school furniture that the children have yet to recieve in schools
Removing the need for guarantors is a great thing. I ask that you consider the proposal for a 1st in the family tertiary scholarship and the 1 degree per household target. Thank you
6 great things I wanted to do in government that ppl didn't understand
1) entertainment zones
2) national walk of fame
3) event rating
4) national choir with 42 subsets
5) jcan dance exercise video
6) Jamrock Summer
I still believe in these
Sometimes it just takes foresight... we need a national registry of trades skills so we can direct the jobs to them and them to the jobs... this was the 2020 PNP Manifesto. Not bring in ppl
The government is promising to ease the demand for housing by allowing Jamaicans to acquire their homes in a rent-to-own arrangement.
Read more:
#GLNRToday
Having now found the well that never runs dry for their own remuneration I'm personally calling on the government to return to the drawing board as it relates to the teachers compensation.
The punishment to Isat Buchanan for a statement percieved to be disrespectful seems very unfair. 2 years without the potential to earn from your profession because you said something thought to be disrespectful? No way.
People refuse to understand that sometimes your cup is so full that u cant even take a drop of whatever is happening to them in your already full cup. Sometimes u have to cover ur full cup so that others dont make it overflow
This should read 167 more teachers have resigned. This means in addition to the over 400 in May and June another 167 resigned in July and August. In summation therefore over 600 thus far since school term ended
JUST IN: Education Minister Fayval Williams says 167 teachers have resigned from the public school system since July, although it's not clear whether all have left for foreign jobs. She says the number could change as more updates come in from school administrators.
Dear
@NationwideRadio
the truth shouldn't offend you. Crime was up in april may june july august September and October. 8% up in September 7% up in October but miraculously the PM felt moved to declare state of emergency in World cup. The pic shows a sharp decline every worldcup
We are committed to fostering a more robust and secure agricultural sector and securing our economic assets, ultimately contributing to the overall welfare and growth of our Jamaica 🇯🇲
Both parties presented their manifestos in 2020, the Jlp won by landslide yet there most celebrated announcements were only in the PNP manifesto and not in theirs. Here is y I think it's a problem. Thread p
The God given duty of the smart individual is to teach and improve the realities of his fellow man. It is not to use his talents to deceive and outsmart them
This is absolutely ridiculous. The pandemic shut down tourism so if there were greater linkages then the negative impact would be even more. Eg I sell eggs to hotels, hotels close, my business suffered. The pandemic lesson should be greater diversity in the economy
It is surely time for Min Fayval Williams to be relieved of management of the ministry of education. Her lack of energy is evident & her failure to acknowledge the issues we face only makes the crisis greater. These ridiculous charts she keep showing is evidence of incompetence
I will say for the 50th time
I went to London to present academic paper. Fully paid 4 by the the conference. This is the norm for academics & the fact that I was also a minister at the time was of no moment. The conference was at the same time as Olympics so I had a ball
Detailed Shelling Down costs?
Benefits?
'Damian Crawford Commonwealth Secretariat guest at Olympics
State Minister on Twitter:
"We a shell dung a club a London"
Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill clarified Jamaica's gains during inter-ministerial trip'
What if the government took back the grid, made solar generation by households 1 to 1 therefore removing the need for batteries, offer loans up to 2 million for solar and mandated that all houses must have atleast 50% solar energy in 10yrs ? That's what I would do
The JLP's ability to transform Ja more & more into a failed police state is being aided by seemingly some biased media practitioners that seem to take their cue from the minister of information.
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he is committed to implementing any good ideas geared towards advancing the nation, regardless of whether they originated with the governing Jamaica Labour Party or the Opposition People’s National Party.
Dear JPS while your bill was addressed to me and delivered to my home I will not pay because no one brought it to my attention....
The same way jps wouldn't accept this is the same way what the finance minister is saying is unacceptable
BREAKING - The Supreme Court has ruled that 2 (2) of the Act that amended the Constitution to allow DPP Paula Llewelyn to write to the Governor General and "elect to retire at any time after the age of 60" is unconstitutional, null and void.
Describing a ban on Jamaican artistes by other countries as "an embarrassment", the Prime Minister said things like 'whap whap, chop chop and Ensure' should not be allowed to define Jamaica.
I listened to Nigel Clarke's twitter thing last evening and while he was right on his definition I think he is wrong on his principles and misleading in many of his utterances. Generally I got a Marie-Antoinnete vibe from the ideological premise of his arguments
Do you agree with Senator
@DamionCrawfordJ
that the age of consent for sex should be raised from 16 to 18? Why or why not?
(Answers may be read on air on
#BeyondTheHeadlines
this evening.)
Calling all butchers and farmers we are selling 100 goats on Sunday July 9th on the farm in Rosend, St. Mary. Mainly females... strictly wire transfer of payment no cash. One day only starting at 8am
The people being praise as political communications gurus as simply lying, deceptive, immoral individuals with no strategy further that smoke and mirrors and no message
Loud and lewd music could potentially be contributing to the high levels of violence in schools.
That’s the argument put forward by Education Minister Fayval Williams, as part of her Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives today.
The greatest value of a destination sign is the 3rd party free social media advertising from visitor pic taking. So I think it's a mistake not to incorporate Jamaica somehow in these signs. As to the cost .. I just think NHT mortgage for housing should be able to buy a sign
Dear Jamaica
@cliffnationwide
@NestaJA
@JamaicaObserver
NO primary nor secondary school principal recieved a salary increase greater than 53%. The highest increase was sec prin 4. Take home b4 $475,566 vs take home pay april 2024 $547,972.64
Opposition Senator Damion Crawford has suggested that the revenues which the Government earns from traffic tickets be used to start a drivers' education programme in schools, to assist with the push to stem the mayhem and fatalities on the country's roads.
No one finds joy in working without reward. We expect a thanks even from our kids . I have a pro because the JLP laughed goats, jps subsidy, paternity leave, rent to buy etc. I took it, now I have a problem because I'm yet to hear the apology. They were wrong & that's the norm
In 2017 and 2018 I put forward possible proposals for addressing crime. I've made some tweaks from others inputs but again here is what I wrote in 2017
I'm speaking on the budget in the Senate today where I will seek to answer some of minister nigel Clarke misguided questions... tune in to pbcj or youtube for the senate at 10:30