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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...

Cabinet has instructed the Chief Parliamentary Counsel to draft legislation to facilitate the allocation of units at the Twickenham Park Housing Development, Union Estates, St. Catherine, for distribution to public sector employees. Employees eligible under this order are those who were once members of the Jamaica Civil Service Association and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), Minister with responsibility...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has suggested the possibility of Jamaica establishing its own final Court of Appeal as an option to the United Kingdom based Privy Council or the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). "We have to dispense with the Privy Council. We are not yet satisfied that in doing so, we must take out a final court...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has congratulated three high school students who copped the Rising Stars award in the International Junior Achievement competition for young entrepreneurs. Speaking at the weekly Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (December 15), Mr. Vaz said the girls were positive examples for Jamaican youth, and...

New Year 2011 will herald the first of many cruise ships to arrive at the 32-acre, two-berth Historic Falmouth Cruise Port, when the Navigator of the Seas comes calling at the port on January 7. The port is a US$220 million project under development by Royal Caribbean Limited (RCCL) in partnership with the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) for the...

Supplies, valued at approximately $1.2 million, were presented to the Portland Infirmary by CARI-MED Limited, as part of a continuous programme of assistance to the facility. The supplies, which included wheel chairs, commodes, walkers, bed pans, a microwave, antibiotic ointments and pharmaceuticals, were handed over by CARI-MED's Manager for Business Development, Geta-Mae O'Sullivan, at a ceremony at the infirmary on...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding says the country should be out of the economic recession, which has crippled much of the world's economies, by the next quarter. Speaking on December 16, at the official opening of the Lionel Densham Aerodrome, in St. Elizabeth, Mr. Golding said the recession should have ended during the last Quarter of 2010, but due...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding told the people of downtown Kingston that the town's rebirth and redevelopment must be accomplished with them at the core as they are the life of downtown. PM Golding while speaking a the official opening of SweetTings Bakery on December15 commended the CEO of SweetTings, Gassan Azan Jnr., for taking his business downtown as part of...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says he is excited about the growth prospects for the sugar industry, noting that investors have been putting forward the necessary capital for the retooling of plants. He was speaking Wednesday December 15 at the official opening of National Rums of Jamaica Limited's state-of-the- art facilities at Clarendon Distillers Limited (CDL), located at Monymusk...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said that the over 2,000 houses and service lots to be developed in a housing project funded by a US$ 71.2 million loan from the Chinese government, is further manifestation of the solid, strong relationship that exists between the two countries. The $6.5 billion project will complete housing solutions in St. Ann and St. Elizabeth....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding repeated government's commitment to reduce tax barriers to trade with Europe in keeping with the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed by CARICOM nations and the European Union. "We remain committed to our obligations under the EPA... Cabinet authorised the reduction of tariffs effective the first of January, which is part of our commitment under the agreement....

Cabinet has approved the new arrangements for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project for which Prime Minister Bruce Golding has assumed responsibility. At yesterday's post cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House December 15 it was confirmed that a Ministerial Committee has been established chaired by the Prime Minister. Other members include Energy and Mining Minister , James Robertson; Finance Minister...