sense of responsibility

More than a year, even before Hurricane Melissa, my administration has been speaking to the public about the need for the Jamaican bureaucracy to improve its efficiency and for the Jamaican productive sector to improve its productivity, for the Jamaican worker to improve its productivity. uh to the point where I read the comments they say they're saying no prime minister stop talking about it and fix it it is your job agreed but in our democracy which is a liberal democracy we have to talk a lot…

And for this reason we have had this technical meeting today with the participation of all the ministries involved along with the services that provide us with technical support for decision-making. We want to say that in matters of fire prevention, on this occasion, for the first time a couple of months ago, a supreme decree was issued, signed by the President of the Republic, to allow controlled burns to clear weeds and thus prevent the presence of this type of material in the summer. There i…

Good morning. It’s great to be here in the beautiful Kerikeri for this year’s RMLA conference. I want to acknowledge the RMLA for its leadership, and each of you for the critical role you play in shaping the future of our communities. You are the people who spend your professional lives helping New Zealand make some of its most important choices - where we build, how we grow, and how we protect what matters most. It is where infrastructure, housing, environmental protection, private property,…

Every year, on the tenth of September, the world observes World Suicide Prevention Day, and we are reminded that behind every life lost to suicide is a face, a family, and a future that was cut short too soon. As President of the Republic of Seychelles, I carry this reminder with me not as a statistic to note, but as a responsibility to act. Mental health is not a peripheral concern to my Government. It is a foundation of the nation we are building, and silence and stigma have too often stood be…

On October 28th last year, Hurricane Melissa came across this island and regrettably took lives. Homes that stood in families for generations and businesses that took a lifetime to build in St. Elizabeth, in Westmoreland, in St. James, Trelawny, across Western Jamaica. That experience should not be considered history. It continues to impact the daily lives of the people. Yet, Jamaicans, particularly in the west, have met this year with resilience that deserves to be recognized. And I want those …

An independent review into mental health and addiction telehealth services has been released today, alongside new initiatives that respond directly to its findings, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey has announced. “We are acting swiftly to implement the findings of the review, accepting all recommendations. Today I am announcing further immediate actions we are taking to respond to the report, building on the recently announced telehealth package,” Mr Doocey says. “The review provides reassur…

Dear attendees, I welcome you to the start of the third "My Barrier-Free" forum. Over these years, it has become obvious: barrier-free living works only when everyone is responsible for it at once. The state sets the standards and strategy. Non-governmental organizations stay connected to people's real needs. Without this, no standard will ever work. And business turns all of this into concrete services, products, and a culture within companies. This forum is the platform that unite…

I'm delighted to open the inaugural Mataki leadership series today. And I acknowledge the role of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ministry of External Trade, and the Fiji Learning Institute for Pacific for the Public Service in coordinating this very important initiative. I also admit that uh this program should have uh been started when I had the uh the Foreign Affairs and External Trade portfolio for a while. Now we are run to it. We have established the uh FLIPs and uh regional part of what I h…