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KINGSTON — History was created on Sunday (October 23), when 39-year-old Andrew Michael Holness, was sworn in as Jamaica’s youngest Prime Minister at King's House. In a 90-minute ceremony presided over by Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, and attended by some 4,000 guests, the country’s first Jamaican Head of Government born in the post-independence era (1962),...

KINGSTON — King's House, the official home of Jamaica's Head of State, the Governor- General, His Excellency the Most Hon Sir Patrick Allen, was abuzz with activity Saturday (October 22), as rehearsals for Sunday's swearing-in, as well as installation of equipment kept going throughout the day and into the night. Chairs, lights, platforms and tents were being put in place...

KINGSTON — The Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, will deliver his final address to the nation, as Prime Minister, on Saturday, October 22 in a broadcast to be aired at 8 p.m. on all major radio and television stations. [Click here to view full script] Mr. Golding is expected to address, among other things, steps that have already been...

KINGSTON — The transition of leadership of the Government will be completed on Sunday at King's House, when the Hon. Bruce Golding will formally tendered his resignation as Prime Minister to the Governor-General, and Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness sworn in as the country’s ninth leader. Mr. Golding, who presided over his final Cabinet meeting on October 18, used the...

KINGSTON — Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has listed the re-branding of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), restructuring of airtime reserved for Government broadcasts, and efforts to broker a Code of Conduct and Ethics for local media practitioners, among his main achievements. Speaking at his last Post-Cabinet media briefing under outgoing Prime Minister,...

KINGSTON — Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, will make what is likely to be his last major public address as leader of the Government, when he launches Jamaica 50 at his office, Jamaica House, Thursday night (October 20). The year-long celebrations, which will run from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2012, will highlight the achievements of Jamaica and...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says he believes Prime Minister Bruce Golding's greatest achievement is the economic growth that Jamaica has achieved under his leadership despite the global economic challenges. “There are several things that have been done and there are a lot of things that Bruce Golding would have wanted to come...

KINGSTON — Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, is schedule to deliver the keynote address at the formal media launch of activities to commemorate Jamaica's Independence Golden Jubilee, on Thursday (October 20) on the lawns of Jamaica House, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Speaking at today's post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects,...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) will stage its second annual fundraising concert next month to support two charities. The ‘JCSA Celebrity Concert’ in aid of the Women’s Centre Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) and the Glen Bromfield/JCSA Fund, will be held on Saturday, November 11 at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre. The event, which is being organised by the...

The transition of leadership of the Government will be completed on Sunday (Oct. 23) when Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding formally tenders his resignation to the Governor-General and a new Prime Minister is sworn in. This will take place at a special ceremony at King's House on Sunday (Oct. 23) commencing at 4.00 p.m. Mr Golding today presided over...

MONTEGO BAY — The Beverly Community Centre and playfield in St. Ann, which was refurbished through $5.5 million from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), was officially opened and handed over to the residents on Thursday October 13, 2011. The project entailed electrical works, repairing of the roof and flooring, landscaping, while a proper drainage system was put in place. Minister...

KINGSTON — As part of its activities for Heritage Week, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) visited Waldensia Primary School, in Sherwood Content, Trelawny, the alma mater of the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, on October 12. Members of the JIS team presented a heritage package to the school, and Director of Corporate Services at the JIS, Errol Gardner,...