Gov't names 13 state ministers

 

Rhoda Moy Crawford, Kerensia Morrison, Tova Hamilton and Krystal Lee are among 13 state ministers who have been appointed by Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness. 

 

The cohort will have a mix of new and returning faces from the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament. 

 

Senator Marlon Morgan has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education Skills Youth and Information.

 

With the naming of the 13 state ministers, the executive for the third term of the Jamaica Labour Party government is now complete. 

 

The first time junior ministers are Kerensia Morrison, was been assigned to the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport; Krystal Lee, Health and Wellness; Delroy Williams, Local Government and Community Development; and Rhoda Moy Crawford, Education Skills Youth and Information.

 

The other new faces are Donovan Williams, Labour and Social Security; Tova Hamilton, Tourism; Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, Justice and Constitutional Affairs; and Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, Office of the Prime Minister. 

 

There has been no change to the assignments of Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, Alando Terrelonge, Zavia Mayne and Franklyn Witter, who have been reappointed to the Ministries of National Security and Peace, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Finance and the Public Service and Agriculture Fisheries and Mining. 

 

Delano Seiveright, who was previously state minister in tourism, has been shifted to the Industry, Investment and Commerce Ministry. 

 

The first time Member of Parliament said he is elated with his appointment to serve in the Industry, Investment and Commerce Ministry and sees it as an opportunity to play an active role on another team tasked with growing the economy. 

 

Mr. Seiveright said his role as a state minister for tourism in the last administration will serve him well in his new post. 

 

"Well, we have done a tremendous amount of work within the tourism sector, certainly on the investment front and ensuring that we have significant growth and job creation. I am pleased the Prime Minister has seen his fit now to put me at the Industry, Investment and Commerce Ministry tot work closely with Aubyn Hill in our efforts to grow the economy and get up to that next phase. And that's the primary focus now, growing the economy aggressively, getting more jobs created, getting more higher paying jobs created and really moving the needle as it relates to our country's economic advancement."

 

The appointees will be sworn in by Governor General Sir Patrick Allen at 1 p.m. on Friday.