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People’s National Party’s (PNP) Shadow Minister of Mining and Energy, Mr Phillip Paulwell, M.P., whose Unitede States visa was revoked today.

JAMAICA| US revokes the visas of MPs Daryl Vaz and Phillip Paulwell

Havana, Cuba, November 1, 2019: The People’s National Party’s (PNP) Shadow Minister of Mining and Energy, Phillip Paulwell, has confirmed that he is one of two Jamaican parliamentarians whose United States visa has been revoked. The other MP is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz.

November 1, 2019
Published in Politics

Hon. Daryl Vaz (2nd left) addresses delegates at the United Nations Trade Forum in Geneva, Switzerland.

CARICOM | Amidst Climate Change, Jamaica wants trade concessions for small states

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 10, 2019 - The Government of Jamaica has made an urgent call for members of the World Trade Organization to facilitate the necessary trade concessions, special and differential treatment and flexibilities that could assist in addressing the structural and capacity constraints in the markets of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

September 10, 2019
Published in Environment

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, says the monitoring capabilities of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica will be vastly improved by the supply of a new S-Band Doppler Weather Radar.

JAMAICA | New S-Band Doppler Weather Radar to Improve Monitoring Capabilities of Met Services

KINGSTON, June 25, 2019 - Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, says the monitoring capabilities of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica will be vastly improved by the supply of a new S-Band Doppler Weather Radar.

June 25, 2019
Published in Weather

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, speaks on the January 1 2019 plastic ban.

JAMAICA - Ban on Single Use (scandal) plastic bags takes effect January 1 2019

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 31, 2018 - With the ban on single-use plastic bags scheduled to take effect on the first of January, the Government has made an about-turn on its decision not to allow any exemption to business operators

December 31, 2018
Published in Environment

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks on the impending plastic ban at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ session. (PHOTO: Michael Sloely)

JAMAICA | Laws Applicable to Breaches of Single-Use Plastics Ban to be strengthened

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 24, 2018 - Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, says the Government is looking to strengthen aspects of the law applicable where breaches of the ban on single-use plastics, which takes effect on January, 1, 2019, may be committed.

December 26, 2018
Published in Environment

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon, Daryl Vaz (centre), converses with MoneyMasters Limited (MM) Director, Dennis Hickey (right), during the entity’s ‘Conversation with the Analysts’ breakfast forum, held at Eden Gardens Wellness and Spa Resort in St. Andrew on Tuesday (October 30). Mr. Vaz was the keynote speaker. The forum was held under the theme ‘Opportunities for Local Financing of Jamaica’s Infrastructure Development’. At left is MML President, Claudette Crooks.

JAMAICA | State Assets Shortlisted for Privatisation

KINGSTON, October 31, 2018 - Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, says several additional State assets have been identified and shortlisted for privatisation by the Government.

October 31, 2018
Published in Business & Economy

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, looks at some of the plastic products that the Government will ban starting January 2019.

JAMAICA | Gov’t Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags, Plastic Straws and Styrofoam

KINGSTON, Jamaica September 18, 2018 -nStarting January 1, 2019, the Government will be imposing a ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution and use of specific categories of plastic packaging materials.

September 18, 2018
Published in Environment

JAMAICA | 'Scandal bags' soon to be banned by government

KINGSTON, Jamaica May 18 - If Daryl Vaz, the Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation has his way, persons going the the supermarket or the produce market will have to take their own multiple use containers to transport their groceries.

May 19, 2018
Published in local news

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