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KINGSTON — The House of Representatives on June 7 approved amendments to the Public Bodies Management Accountability (PBMA) Act and its companion legislation, the Financial Audit and Administration (FAA) Act. Piloting the bills, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, explained that the changes are consistent with the Government’s fiscal responsibility framework, which was tabled in Parliament,...

KINGSTON — Negotiations between the Government and the trade unions representing workers in the public sector are likely to resume next week. Financial Secretary, Dr. Wesley Hughes, who is currently in Washington D.C. holding discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on issues related to the dispute, is expected back by week-end. Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, is expected...

The Meteorological Service has extended the Flash Flood Warning for low-lying and flood-prone areas of Trelawny, St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth until 5 pm today. A Flash Flood Watch however remains in effect for all other parishes. A flash flood warning means flooding has been reported or will occur shortly. The Area of Low Pressure across the western...

KINGSTON — Cabinet is slated to discuss the report of the Manatt Commission of Enquiry at its weekly meeting at Jamaica House, next Monday June 13, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has informed. Speaking today at the post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Minister Vaz said the report will, thereafter, be tabled in...

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, is again raising concern about the effects of globalisation in widening the gap between rich and poor countries. He said that if left unchecked, the phenomenon could result in a “revised delineation of the world” where some countries will be developed, while the majority remains confined to struggle with poverty and underdevelopment....

KINGSTON — In light of the increase in suicide cases in Jamaica between January and May, Director of Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Maureen Irons-Morgan, wants persons with significant symptoms of depression, or other mental disorders, to seek medical help, immediately. Between January and May this year, there have been 24 reported cases...

TORONTO — Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte, says that partnerships between Governments and citizens are important for national development, because Governments cannot do everything. The Minister was addressing patrons at the annual “Strawberry Social”, organised by PACE (Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education) Canada, on Sunday June 5,...

TORONTO — Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte, has lauded PACE (Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education) Canada for adopting over 300 early childhood institutions in Jamaica. “PACE is a fine example of what happens when one answers the call to serve,” Minister Malahoo Forte said, while addressing patrons...

Speaking at the prestigious Brookings Institute in Washington DC on Tuesday June 7, Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the current global crisis provides an opportunity to address this issue. The Prime Minister is in Washington for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) International Forum on Caribbean Investment & Development (IFCID). [Read more...]      

KINGSTON — A programme to enable local exporters to take advantage of market opportunities and increase export earnings was launched at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel, New Kingston yesterday. ‘Export Max: Enterprise Development Programme for Exporters’ will focus on the development of a cluster of export-ready clients, as opposed to the strategy of broad engagement and support for all exporters. It...

KINGSTON — Former Century National boss, Don Crawford, Tuesday June 7 blamed orchestrated threats against his life for his exile in the United States since 1996. Mr. Crawford claimed that he was cheated and fraudulently robbed of all his assets, and forced into involuntary exile because of the threats. “By all intents and purposes, were it not for God, I...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding (at podium), delivers a lecture at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., on  June 7.  At right (back to camera) is Brookings Institute Director of Latin American Initiative, Mauricio Cardenas.   Director of Latin American Initiative at the Brookings Institute , Mauricio Cardenas introduces Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding (left), prior his lecture...