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KINGSTON — The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) bedside registration initiative increased birth registrations with fathers’ particulars being captured, from 52 per cent to 70 per cent in 2010. The initiative, which aims to not only increase the number of birth registrations, but address the issue of fathers’ information being recorded on their children’s birth certificates, was implemented in 2007. Minister...

KINGSTON — The House of Representatives has adopted a proposal to amend existing legislation to empower the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) to prescribe electoral division boundaries, and prohibit the publication of a new list of electors between nomination day and Election Day. Piloting the proposals, which are contained in an ECJ report to Parliament, Leader of Government Business 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....

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...]      

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...

WASHINGTON, DC — Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says the economic measures that the Government has put in place are now bearing fruit, and are set to put the country on a sound economic path.  Delivering a lecture at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., yesterday, the Prime Minister pointed out that while the country is experiencing economic growth...

United States Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomes Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding to the United States State Department in Washington, DC on Monday June 6 where they held bi-lateral talks on a number of topics. The Prime Minister is in Washington, DC on a five-day visit.   Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding and United States Secretary of State,...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding (left), receives a warm handshake from President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick on arrival at the Bank’s headquarters downtown Washington, DC yesterday May 6 for a high-level meeting. The Prime Minister, who arrived in Washington on Sunday (May 5) for a five-day visit, is scheduled to return to the island on Friday June 10....

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding (2nd right), has the full attention of  Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Naoyuki Shinohara (2nd left), during a meeting this morning (June 6) at the IMF headquarters in Washington DC. Also participating in the talks (seated from left) are: IMF Deputy Director, Gilbert Terrier; IMF Mission Chief, Trevor Alleyne; Assistant IMF...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has endorsed the continued collection of the universal service levy to fund obligations in accordance with the Telecommunications Act. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure yesterday (June 1) at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “The levy is important due to its funding of the construction and...

KINGSTON — The Government may seek the intervention of its main arbitration body, the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), to settle the dispute between the air traffic controllers and the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA). This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz during a recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “In...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved a $71.2 million contract with Coantum Limited, for the supply of pipeline materials and equipment for the transmission of potable water to the Longville Park Housing Development Phase III in Clarendon. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunication and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at yesterday’s Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica...