Jamaica’s Prime Minister publicizes new Senate appointments
JIS Information- Consequent to the resignation of Senators Natalie Campbell-Rodriques and Leslie Campbell, Jamaica’s Prime Minister has written to the Governor Common recommending the appointment of Dr. Dana Morris Dixon and Mr. Abka Fitz-Henley to the Senate.
The brand new Senators will likely be sworn in on the subsequent sitting of the Senate on Might 12, 2023.
Prime Minister Holness mentioned “I need to specifically thank Senators Campbell-Rodriques and Campbell for his or her impeccable service and sit up for welcoming Dr. Dixon and Mr. Fitz-Henley as new Senators”. The Prime Minister additionally famous that each outgoing Senators will proceed to present invaluable service in different roles which will likely be introduced quickly. The Prime Minister indicated that the modifications are a part of a broader reorganization, refresh, and revitalization of the Authorities.
Dr. Dana Morris Dixon is a 2004 Fulbright Scholar and an alum of the College of the West Indies the place she accomplished BSs. Economics (First Class Honors) and MSc. Authorities (Distinction). She can be a graduate of Josef Korbel Faculty of Worldwide Research the place she accomplished a PhD in Worldwide Research, in addition to the manager program of the Harvard Enterprise Faculty.
She has served as a senior government of the Jamaica Nationwide Group and in addition served as Managing Director of JN Common Insurance coverage Ltd., one of many key subsidiaries of the Group.
She has executed quite a few large-scale strategic initiatives together with launch of the primary Caribbean financial institution to be approved in the UK in 2020, in addition to the reorganization of the Jamaica Nationwide Group that created JN Financial institution and the brand new Group construction in 2017. Whereas on secondment from the JN Group to the Financial institution of Jamaica, she additionally led the profitable completion of the Nationwide Threat Evaluation for Jamaica in 2021 which is a key part of Jamaica’s FATF Motion Plan.
Dr. Dixon has additionally served in senior public sector roles within the Workplace of the Prime Minister and JAMPRO.
Dr. Dixon began her profession as a tutorial on the College of the West Indies (UWI) the place she taught a number of programs on the undergraduate and graduate ranges. Throughout her tenure with the UWI she additionally labored on the Jamaica Financial system Venture which was the precursor to the profitable Caribbean Coverage Analysis Institute.
She is fiercely dedicated to the development of girls as senior executives, on boards, and in politics, and has served on quite a few boards and committees.
Given her ardour for Schooling, she served on the Jamaica Schooling Transformation Fee, and she or he additionally serves on the Archdiocese of Kingston Schooling Fee. She can be a member of the Board of Administrators of Campion School, her alma mater.
Mr. Abka Fitz-Henley is a a number of award-winning media practitioner and communication advisor. His extremely profitable media profession started when he was 20 years outdated and spanned 13 years. He was the host of a well-liked present affairs morning present till January 2022 when he left to pursue different pursuits.
Throughout his first yr in media, Mr. Fitz-Henley was acknowledged with the Younger Journalist of the Yr Award from The Press Affiliation of Jamaica (PAJ) and in 2016, went on to cop one of many nation’s highest acknowledged journalism prizes, the Press Affiliation of Jamaica Nationwide Journalist of the Yr Award.
He was the ultimate recipient of the celebrated Jamaica Broilers Fairplay 1st place Award for investigative journalism and is the recipient of the Caribbean Weblog Award. Mr. Fitz-Henley can be the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Youth Award for Excellence in Media and Communication. Over time, he has appeared as a visitor on the BBC World Service and BBC London.