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In his New Year's Message, Prime Minister Bruce Golding gave his assurance that job creation will be the focus of Government for 2011. He said that consultations on policy direction had already started with the private sector and trade unions. "Our focus must now be on stimulating growth and creating jobs through investment and expansion. This, of course, must be...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says the Government of Jamaica continues to take several initiatives to improve governance and that some of these are either before Parliament for approval or will shortly be submitted. Several of these commitments include: prime ministerial term limits, impeachment provisions, a special prosecutor to deal with corruption, whistleblower protection, tighter procedures for the award of government...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said the level of crime is too high and reducing it remains a top priority for the government for the New Year. Addressing the nation in his New Year's message, the Prime Minister said Cabinet has already issued drafting instructions for tough anti-gang legislation which will be enacted for 2011. "The majority of violent crimes...

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture is confirming that the Prime Minister's Youth Awards for Excellence, which was scheduled for Sunday, December 5, 2010 will now be held on January 23 at Jamaica House in Kingston. Nominees will be presented with their awards at the event rebranded, "Celebrating Youth and Prime Minister Youth Awards." Outlining reasons for the date...

Chairman of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Hon Mike Henry, and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon Olivia "Babsy" Grange, have expressed regret at the sudden passing of Councillor for the Spanish Town division, Everton Morrison. Minister of Youth, Sports and Cuture and MP for Central St. Catherine, Hon Olivia Grange. Mr. Henry, who is also the...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will be joining a list of international dignitaries attending the swearing in of Brazil's first woman President, Dilma Rousseff scheduled for Saturday (January 1). He will be accompanied by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Evadne Coye. Mr. Golding will leave the island on Thursday (Dec 30) for Brazil,...

A beautifully lit Christmas tree and glowing lights installed around the Claude Stuart Park in Port Maria have made that location an area of special attraction in St. Mary for the Christmas season. The lights were turned on by Mrs. Colleen Pottinger, wife of the Custos of St. Mary, Hon. A.A. 'Bobby' Pottinger, during the annual St. Mary Christmas Tree...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding and his wife, Lorna Golding were enchanted by children who participated in his live radio call-in programme on December 22 at Jamaica House. The programme 'Jamaica house live' was dedicated exclusively to children between the ages of 10-16 years. On the wish list of the children were that Jamaicans smoked less cigarettes, used the roads so...

The Public Sector Modernisation Division (PSMD) of the Cabinet Office is reporting that members of the public are responding positively to the Public Sector Customer Service Competition. In an interview with JIS News, Acting Chief Standards and Monitoring Officer of the Division, Michele Gordon-Somers, stated that "things are going extremely well. members of the public have really shown that they...

The long awaited Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms took a step closer to passage through Parliament, when the House of Representatives completed the Second Reading of the Bill. Completion of the debate in the House will have to wait another three months, however, as constitutional changes require that such Bills remain on the table for three months between the...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has eulogised former Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Colonel Leslie Lloyd, as fearless and outspoken and always prepared to stand up for the things in which he believed. "He was someone, who had very strong views on matters, and those were views he was prepared to hold so strongly and he was never...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding paid tribute to former parliamentarians Ambassador Ben Clare who died on December 17 and Colonel Leslie Lloyd who died yesterday (December 21). Speaking in Parliament, Prime Minister Bruce Golding recalled that Ambassador Ben Clare served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade with distinction. "Mr. Ben Clare entered Parliament in 1989 and served until 2002...