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Opposition Leader and President of the PNP Dr. Peter Phillips as he addressed a Political Education Graduation for youths in South St. James.| Errol Lawson Photo

JAMAICA | Phillips tells Firearms Licencing Board - Resign!

MONTEGO BAY, July 29, 2017 - Opposition Leader and People’s National Party President Dr. Peter Phillips, says the Board of the  Firearm Licencing Authority (FLA) was never intended to be a tool for political manipulation and its members should  resign and be replaced by persons of unquestionable integrity who can be accepted by both political parties.
Opposition spokesman on Finance and Planning Dr. Peter Phillips

JAMAICA | “Incompetent” says opposition concerning 2017/2018 budget

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar. 14, CMC – The main opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP), spokesman on Finance, Dr. Peter Phillips says the Andrew Holness led administration has displayed incompetence based on the content of the 2017/2018 Budget Debate that was presented by Finance Minister Audley Shaw last week.
Former Finance Minister and PNP General Secretary, Dr. Peter Phillips

Dr. Peter Phillips Declares Intention to Lead PNP in the Future

St. Andrew, September 5, 2016: Dr. Peter Phillips has declared that he will be a candidate for President of the People’s National Party (PNP) whenever current Party President Portia Simpson Miller steps down from that post and a vacancy for leadership of the 78 year-old political institution is created.
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Country’s NIR At US$2.9 Billion

Country’s NIR At US$2.9 Billion

The country’s Net International Reserves (NIR) as at the end of October 2015 stood at US$2.9 billion, putting the country in a better position to withstand external shocks.
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Phillips (second right); and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Broilers Group, Christopher Levy, examine chicks raised at the hatchery housed at the Group’s Hi-Pro Ace Farm and Garden Supercentre in While Marl, St. Catherine. He was on tour of the facility on November 18. The Minister also toured the entity’s Best Dressed Chicken Further Processing Plant in Spring Village.

Agricultural Sector Reaping Benefits of Economic Reform

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Nov. 18, 2015 - Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips, says measures being undertaken by the Government to position the agricultural sector to maximise the benefits of the economic reforms underway are bearing fruit.
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