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In an era of climate change, depleting water resources and food insecurity, charting the course for sustainable recovery must involve a new level of commitment to environmental protection and climate resilience.
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Jamaica has critical, ecologically-sensitive national assets, like the Cockpit Country, other aquifers, our coastal areas and river systems.
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We must protect them for future generations. We cannot continue to subordinate our long-term survival for ill-advised short-term gains. We cannot push through investments which are incompatible with environmental sustainability.
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Building a strong economy is essential to power the Jamaican Dream. It requires that our bureaucracy must support and assist entrepreneurs who are willing to undertake business risks, rather than frustrating them. #BudgetDebate2022
The public sector is required to operate by adhering to procedures and rules that are embedded in laws. Many of these laws and procedures are outdated and no longer fit for purpose. #BudgetDebate2022
They need to be removed or modified, so that the bureaucracy helps the economy to move forward, rather than being a drag on productivity and competitiveness.
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The pandemic has shown that our economy must be made more resilient to external shocks. Disrupted global supply chains, & geo-political upheavals, have made key agricultural inputs unaffordable. #BudgetDebate2022
Our food security must be high on the agenda. This entails a robust agricultural policy.
We must improve farm roads, irrigation and storage systems.
We must encourage greater flows of capital into agro-processing.
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We must improve farm roads, irrigation and storage systems.
We must encourage greater flows of capital into agro-processing.
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We must assist exporters to penetrate new markets and protect our valuable national brands.
We must incentivize productive relationships between well-capitalized mother facilities and small farmers. #BudgetDebate2022
We must incentivize productive relationships between well-capitalized mother facilities and small farmers. #BudgetDebate2022
Jamaica nice, but not for everybody.
Low-income communities in Jamaica suffer from poor infrastructure, and lack the basic amenities for decent, modern living. These adverse living conditions contribute to negative social behaviours, and re-enforce inter-generational poverty.
Low-income communities in Jamaica suffer from poor infrastructure, and lack the basic amenities for decent, modern living. These adverse living conditions contribute to negative social behaviours, and re-enforce inter-generational poverty.
In building the Jamaican Dream, these communities can no longer have second class status when it comes to basic amenities like street lighting, garbage disposal and water/sewage infrastructure. #BudgetDebate2022
We all know that adverse living conditions and social neglect are part of why youth turn to badness and the gun. Investing in these communities will support our strategy to reduce violent crime in our country.
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The transformation of the public sector to make it more efficient began with the PNP. The process has been slow. We are pleased to see that the restructuring in the compensation arrangements will begin this year.
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However, we advise the Government, and indeed demand, that there be full and transparent consultations with the unions which represent public sector workers.
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The proposed restructuring arrangements must be fair and equitable for all employees who make up the public sector. Let us not try to fix one problem and end up creating another.#BudgetDebate2022
The minimum wage does not reflect the actual cost of living. Low wage earners, especially families with children, have borne the brunt of the economic fallout in Jamaica over the last two years. They are barely surviving. Too many children are going to bed hungry.
That must be addressed with policies which put the people at the centre of national development, and uplift those who need help. That is what we must do to build the Jamaican Dream.
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The pressure on families will not be sufficiently addressed by the latest $2,000 increase in the minimum wage, from $7,000 to $9,000. Accumulated inflation from 2018, the year of the previous increase, is approximately 23%.
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The Jamaican Dream will never permit the Government to use states of emergency as a continuous tool of policing. A state of emergency is the last resort under the Constitution. #BudgetDebate2022
Its purpose is to protect the country from an existential threat to our constitutional order and our democratic way of life. #BudgetDebate2022
A state of emergency allows regulations which remove basic rights, in particular the right of access to the court if you are locked up by the security forces and detained.
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The Jamaican Dream embraces freedom and democracy.
The Jamaican Dream does not not tolerate exclusion of the vulnerable.
It does not tolerate arrogance by those in authority.
And most of all, it does not tolerate the abuse of state power.
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The Jamaican Dream does not not tolerate exclusion of the vulnerable.
It does not tolerate arrogance by those in authority.
And most of all, it does not tolerate the abuse of state power.
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The Jamaican Dream does not tolerate school children being excluded from school because they wear locks as part of their religious beliefs.
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As Minister of Justice, I developed and pushed through the legislation in 2015 to decriminalize ganja & create a lawful ganja industry. My goal was to liberate and empower the people, not to exclude them from the economic opportunities the industry is creating.
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Jamaica has huge gaps in vocational training. 60% of the labour force does not have any form of certification. #BudgetDebate2022
This means that the majority of our workforce is not qualified for anything other than poorly-paid jobs in sectors that keep labour costs low in order to compete internationally.
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Clearly, the country’s vocational training institutions have been under-performing, and need substantial transformation and expansion. #BudgetDebate2022
The next @JamaicaPNP Administration will prioritize and make significant investments in early childhood development and primary school education, including teacher training. #BudgetDebate2022
We must ensure that all Jamaican children achieve age-appropriate levels of literacy, numeracy and critical thinking by the end of Grade 6. #BudgetDebate2022
Adequate provision must also be made for children with special needs.
Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller often told us - “start them right make them bright”.
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Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller often told us - “start them right make them bright”.
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The import taxes on goods valued at over US$50 are burdensome on consumers who shop in this way to achieve greater value.
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I am calling on the Government to increase the tax-free value on these imported personal items, from US$50 to US$150. #CushionTheCrisis #BudgetDebate2022
It will make a real difference to consumers who need to reduce their cost of living by using these new opportunities that modern technology and logistics have made possible.
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Today's tweets from the Opposition Leader’s 2022/23 Budget Debate Presentation "There is Power In The Dream” are being made by Admin #BudgetDebate2022
In representational politics, we cannot do it alone! We rely on the support and love of many to get us through and achieve our goals. #BudgetDebate2022
To my beloved parents, who guided me in this life. To my dear wife, Sandra, our children, & extended family, I am grateful for your care & love.
To my colleagues on this side, I thank you for the support and your steadfast commitment to the people of Jamaica. #BudgetDebate2022
To my colleagues on this side, I thank you for the support and your steadfast commitment to the people of Jamaica. #BudgetDebate2022
Join me for my presentation on the 2022/23 Budget Debate || The Hon. Nigel Clarke - March 8, 2022 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
I would like to begin by thanking Almighty God for his kindness, as well as his many blessings, and mercy. To God be the Glory, great things He hath done. #BudgetDebate2022
Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a global day, which celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and call for action for generating gender parity. #BudgetDebate2022
