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Prime Minister Bruce Golding begins his busy schedule as Chairman of CARICOM with a series of bilateral meetings scheduled for today (July 3) at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay. Mr. Golding is slated to hold bilateral meetings with the Commonwealth Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Ransford Smith, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Director...

As CARICOM celebrates 37 years since inking the Chaguaramas Agreement, the regional grouping is stepping back to "take stock" of its most significant attempt to deepen cooperation - the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The establishment of a Single Market was a critical juncture in the evolution of CARICOM since it was established in 1973 and, as the region's...

Retired Custos of St. James, Clarence Nelson, was honoured on July 1, by the St. James 4-H Clubs Advisory Committee for over 13 years of dedicated and meritorious services rendered to the organisation during his tenure as patron. In a ceremony, held at the Custos' home in Anchovy, St. James, Mr. Nelson was showered with accolades by executive members of...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, says that the management of the health sector must change and adapt to new priorities. Minister of Health, the Hon Rudyard Spencer said: "There needs to be a shift in how we manage the business of health. It is a business and we need to manage it as such," Mr. Spencer told a three-day Ministry...

The international Peace Boat docked in Montego Bay on Tuesday (June 29), as it continues to take its message of peace to countries around the world. During the one-day stop in Jamaica, the approximately 700 passengers, including university students from countries around the world, toured historic locations in western Jamaica, and visited communities to learn more about Jamaican culture and...

Cabinet has approved the issuing of drafting instructions to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel for an amendment of the Criminal Justice (Plea Negotiations and Agreements) Act. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz Addressing Wednesday's (June 30) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said...

The Governments of Jamaica and the Federal Republic of Brazil are to embark on a technical co-operation project, following approval by Cabinet. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the announcement at yesterday's (June 30) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. While not providing details, he informed that the project dubbed: 'Centre for...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that the State of Emergency imposed on sections of the country in late May, could not have continued indefinitely or for a prolonged period. Speaking on his monthly radio programme, 'Jamaica House Live', on July 28, the Prime Minister said a society must never become accustomed to living under emergency powers. "It...

An Opposition Motion seeking to censure Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, for her actions during the process of the extradition of Christopher Coke was easily defeated in the Senate Friday (July 2). Attorney General and Minister of Justice, the Hon Dorothy Lightbourne The Motion, brought by Opposition Senator, Sandrea Falconer, was defeated by a count of...

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Prime Minister Bruce Golding thanked securities dealers for the role that they played in the successful Jamaica Debt Exchange programme and urged them to encourage productive use of Capital. Mr. Golding was addressing the Jamaica Securities Dealers Association at their annual luncheon in Kingston on June 30 when he said: The Prime Minister noted that the Government had made policy...

Effective Thursday (July 1), the cash reserve requirements of deposit-taking institutions supervised by the Bank of Jamaica(BoJ) will be reduced by two percentage points (2%) to twelve percent (12%). This reduced requirement applies to their Jamaica Dollar liabilities. The cash reserve requirement applicable to foreign currency deposits which was reduced in March 2010 remains at nine per cent (9%). Liquid...