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President of the Republic of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, is expected to arrive in Jamaica on Friday (July 31) for a five-day working visit at the invitation of Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding. He will be accompanied by his Presidential Advisor on Community Development Mr. Odinga Lumumba. President Jagdeo's first assignment on Friday (July 31) will be a tour of...

Arrangements have been made for members of the public to sign condolence books and file pass the body of Lady Bustamante, which will lie in state on two days. The condolence books will be open on Monday August 3 through to August 7 at the following venues: the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) on Duke Street; the Bustamante Museum on...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says there is no secrecy surrounding the discussions between the Government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the conditionalities of the US$ 1.2 billion loan facility the Government is seeking. Mr. Golding said that a number of factors will determine the conditionalities Jamaica will face under the agreement. These considerations include the country's...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, says he expects to receive an update on discussions with financial institutions on reconfiguring the national debt, by the end of this week. He said that discussions are being held with the banks, and the financial sector, towards a liability management programme which involves some reconfiguring of the debt. However, he noted that this...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team that is now in the island have gone well and he is encouraged by the approach that the Fund is taking in ironing out a stand-by loan facility with Jamaica. Mr. Golding, who met yesterday (July 28) with the team, maintains that the...

Lady Bustamante, widow of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, is to be given an official funeral by the Government of Jamaica. The service will be held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in Liguanea Kingston on Saturday, August 8, starting at 1:00 pm. August 8 will also be observed as a national day of...

A number of roadways in North West St. Ann are being rehabilitated through a $10 million allocation from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Member of Parliament (MP), Othneil Lawrence, in his 2009/10 Sectoral presentation in Parliament on Tuesday (July 28), said that under the constituency's road improvement programme, which has received "critical input" from the Ministry of Transport and Works...

Member of Parliament (MP) for North West St. Ann, Othneil Lawrence, has said that significant work is being undertaken to improve the supply of potable water to several communities in the constituency. In making his contribution to the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28), Mr. Lawrence outlined several projects, which he said, are at...

The Government will work even harder next year to build communities and change lives through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for the CDF, Hon. Shahine Robinson, gave this assurance in her contribution to the Sectoral Debate in Gordon House yesterday (July 28). Mrs. Robinson said that to accomplish...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to make good use of the resources provided under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), to give effective representation to their constituents. Mrs. Robinson, who has portfolio responsibility for the Fund, was making her presentation to the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate yesterday (July...

Jamaica and Cuba yesterday (July 28) signed two agreements that will strengthen public health care services here. The signing took place at Jamaica House with Minister of Health Hon. Rudyard Spencer representing the Government of Jamaica and the outgoing Ambassador of Cuba, Gisela Garcia Rivera, signing on behalf of the Cuban Government. Under the first agreement, the Cuban Government will...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Shahine Robinson, has lauded Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding for initiating the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to bolster social, infrastructure and economic development within constituencies. Making her presentation in the Sectoral Debate at Gordon House Tuesday (July 28), Mrs. Robinson, who has portfolio responsibility for the Fund,...