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Minutes of the Honourable Jamaica House Of MINUTES OF THE HONOURABLE JAMAICA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES At a meeting of the Members of the House of Representatives held pursuant to adjournment at Gordon House in the City and Parish of Kingston on Tuesday, the 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2009 The House met at 2:18 p.m. PRAYERS Prayer was offered by the Reverend Ronald Thwaites. CALL OF THE ROLL PRESENT WERE: Hon. Delroy Hawmin Chuck, Speaker Mrs. Marisa Colleen Dalrymple‐Philibert, Deputy Speaker Hon. Andrew Michael Holness, Minister of Education and Leader of the House Hon. Orette Bruce Golding, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Hon. Karl George Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Investment Hon. Pearnel Patroe Charles, CD, Minister of Labour & Social Security 1 Hon. Rudyard Conrad Spencer, OD, Minister of Health and Environment Hon. Lester Michael Henry, CD, Minister of Transport and Works Hon. Neville Andrew Gallimore, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security & Deputy Leader of the House Hon. Clifford Everald Errol Warmington, Minister of State in the Ministry of Water and Housing Hon. William James Charles Hutchinson, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Daryl Wesley Phillip Vaz, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information and Communication Hon. Robert St. Aubyn Montague, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister Hon. Laurence George Broderick, Minister of State in the Ministry of Mining and Energy Mr. Noel George Delano Arscott, M.P., Clarendon, South Western Dr. St. Aubyn Bartlett, M.P., St. Andrew, Eastern Mr. Luther Bartley Monteith Buchanan, M.P., Westmoreland, Eastern Mr. Peter Murcott Bunting, M.P., Manchester, Central Mr. Roger Harold Clifford Clarke, M.P.,Westmoreland, Central Dr. Omar Lloyd Davies, M.P., St. Andrew, Southern Mr. Colin Alfred Alexander Fagan, M.P., St. Catherine, South Eastern Dr. Fenton Ferguson, M.P., St. Thomas, Eastern Dr. Morais Valentine Guy, M.P., St. Mary, Central Ms. Lisa Rene Shanti Hanna, M.P., St. Ann, South Eastern Dr. Esmond Vernal Patrick Harris, M.P., Trelawny, Northern Mr. Ian Dave Hayles, M.P., Hanover, Western 2 Mrs. Sharon Merle Hay‐Webster, M.P., St. Catherine, South Central Mr. Joseph Uriah Hibbert, M.P., St. Andrew, West Rural M. Fitz Arthur Jackson, M.P., St. Catherine, Southern Mr. Derrick Flavius Kellier, CD, M.P. St. James, Southern Mr. Desmond Gregory Mair, M.P., St. Catherine, North Eastern Mr. Phillip Feanny Paulwell, M.P., Kingston Eastern & Port Royal Mr. Michael Anthony Peart, M.P., Manchester, Southern Mr. Tarn Andrew Peralto, M.P., St. Mary, South Eastern Dr. Donald Gladstone St. Clair Rhodd, M.P., Portland, Eastern The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, ON, M.P., St. Andrew, South Western Mr. Derrick Charles Smith, M.P., S. Andrew, North Western Mr. Ernest Augustus Smith, M.P., St. Ann, South Western Mr. Michael Anthony Stern, M.P., Clarendon, North Western Rev. Ronald George Thwaites, M.P., Kingston, Central Mr. Franklyn Witter, M.P., St. Elizabeth, South Eastern OATH OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. Michael Anthony Stern took the Oath of Allegiance and his seat as Member of Parliament for Clarendon, North Western. STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS The Prime Minister made the following statement regarding the performance of the Jamaican athletes at the Berlin World Championships: Jamaicans here at home and throughout the world were enthralled by the superb performance of our athletes at the World Championships in Berlin last month. 3 While we were still basking in the glory of their achievements at the Olympics in Beijing last year when they took home 11 medals, this time they have brought back 13 medals. Beijing Berlin Gold 6 7 Silver 3 4 Bronze 2 2 On points standing in track and field, we came in 4th in Beijing with 122 points behind the USA, Russia and Kenya. In Berlin we overtook Kenya to place 3rd with 136 points behind only the USA and Russia. For a small nation of 2.7 million people – less than 1% of the population of the USA and less than 2% of Russia, we are the champions. Our athletes have brought great pride to our country. They have demonstrated that through hard work and determination we can be the best in the world. Pioneers like Herb McKenley who blazed the trail and contributed so much to the development of athletics would have been extremely proud of our achievements today. The legacy they left us is in good hands. We pay tribute, also, to the coaches, managers, support teams and our athletic officials and administrators. They never mount the podium to receive any medals but they have played a significant role in the success we have achieved and we commend them. Arrangements are being made to honour our World Championship contingent next month when we hope to have them all back home in Jamaica. The details of the celebrations planned were announced yesterday by the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport. It is risky to single out any individual athlete but I will take that risk and single out three. Bridgette Foster‐Hylton deserves special recognition. Last year she decided to retire after the Olympics. She was 33 years old, and age at which most athletes have passed their best. We would, perhaps, never have seen her leaping over the hurdles again. But her coach, Stephen Francis, persuaded her to continue a little longer. In Berlin she won the 100M hurdles in fine style, a crowning moment for her and a well deserved gold medal. Secondly, Danny McFarlane who, at 37 years, equaled Tim Berrett’s record for the most appearances, having competed in every World Championship since 1993. He has won five World Championship medals and one Olympic medal. He is certainly one of our most enduring athletic campaigners. 4 And how can we not single out the amazing performance of Usain Bolt who, having broken the world records in the 100M and 200M in Beijing, bettered both marks by 1/11th of a second and, today, holds two of the most prestigious world records in athletics and shares in a third ? Who dares challenge our assertion that he is one of the greatest athletes of all times ? But he is more than that. His endearing personality, charisma and passion for his country make him a superb ambassador for Jamaica. In recognition of and appreciation for this, I am pleased to announce: (1) I have advised the Governor General to confer on Mr. Usain Bolt C.D., the Order of Jamaica for his outstanding achievements as a Jamaican at the highest level of international athletics. When so conferred, he will, at 23, years, be the youngest ever recipient of the Order of Jamaica and will be entitled to be referred to as the Honourable Usain Bolt. (2) The Cabinet yesterday approved the appointment of Mr. Bolt as Ambassador‐at‐ Large and he will be accorded full diplomatic status. (3) The Government has decided to rename Highway 2000 the Usain Bolt Highway in honour of this extraordinarily gifted son of Jamaica and international superstar. The Minister of Transport and Works will arrange an appropriate ceremony for this purpose. The Government is determined to build on the achievements of our athletes and we are pursuing a strategy designed around two critical objectives: (a) To provide the infrastructure and institutional support to enhance the performance of our athletes and to enable many more Jamaicans to become world class athletes; (b) To fully exploit the multi‐faceted benefits that can be derived from our recognized status as a country of athletic prowess. The Ministries of Youth, Culture and Sport, Industry, Commerce and Investment and Tourism and the related agencies are collaborating in the development and pursuit of this strategy and more details will be provided in due course. Despite all the challenges that confront us at this time, our athletes have demonstrated that we are a great little country and a mighty, powerful people. We thank them for their example. We thank them for the inspiration they have provided us. (Dr. Kenneth McNeill, M.P., Westmoreland, Western entered and took his seat). 5 (The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the Honourable Dr. Kenneth Baugh, entered and took his seat). (The Minister of Energy and Mining, the Honourable James Robertson, entered and took his seat). (The Minister of Water and Housing, the Honourable Dr. Horace Chang, entered and took his seat). (Dr. Peter Phillips, M.P., St. Andrew, East Central, entered and took his seat). (The Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Edmund Bartlett, entered and took his seat). (The Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Honourable Audley Shaw, entered and took his seat). (The Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, entered and took her seat). The Minister of Education, the Honourable Andrew Holness made the following statement regarding the 2009 GRADE 4 Literacy Test Results: The Grade 4 Literacy Test is part of the National Assessment Programme (NAP) and was first administered in 1998. The assessment of literacy at Grade 4 is consistent with international practice of benchmarking literacy skills at that grade level. The Test consists of three sub‐tests of skills (Word Recognition, Reading Comprehension and Writing). The overall performance of the child is expressed as one of the following levels: Mastery: the child has mastered the three skills and is considered literate. Almost Mastery: the child has mastered one or two of the three skills and is considered to being literate. Non Mastery: the child has not mastered any of the three skills and is considered non literate. National Performance In 2009, for the first time, the Grade 4 Literacy Test was administered nationally.
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