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Prime Minister Bruce Golding has lamented the passing yesterday (Dec 10) of one of the Caribbean region's brightest and most outspoken journalists, John Maxwell. Describing him as one of the vanguards of democracy, Prime Minister Golding said that Maxwell, in his over 50 years as a journalist, gained the utmost respect for his fearless and outspoken views and commentaries. 'He...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has introduced a Bill in Parliament which proposes to limit the length of time a person can serve as Prime Minister. The Bill states that a person who has already served for nine years as Prime Minister cannot again serve as Prime Minister; if however, a sitting Prime Minister has already served for nine years, that...

Over 250 delegates from approximately 20 countries and several organizations have registered to participate in the Fifth Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management taking place at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay. "We are probably up to about 20 countries, maybe a little bit more, representing the Caribbean region, and I am talking about the wider Caribbean,...

The Falmouth cruise ship pier is expected to receive its first call in January 2011, according to Prime Minister Bruce Golding. Responding to questions in Parliament yesterday, Mr. Golding confirmed that construction of the new Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier has already been completed and is now ready to receive cruise ships. He added that ancillary works including the terminal building...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has called for special differential treatment for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the development process, in access to loans, and the terms, conditions and costs of these loans. "Some countries need debt write off and it has been proven what can be done when debt forgiveness is handled properly', Mr. Golding told yesterday's (Dec 7)...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says that several factors influenced the Government's decision to propose the removal of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) from its current location at Up Park Camp in Kingston to Caymanas, St. Catherine. Responding to questions posed by Member of Parliament for Central Manchester, Peter Bunting, Mr. Golding told the House of Representatives, Tuesday (December...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has expressed his condolences to President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon and the people of Colombia on the loss of lives and the damage to homes and property caused by the mudslides in a Medellin suburb in Colombia. Mr. Golding also expressed his gratitude for the lives saved and hoped for the continued safety of the rescue...

Former Prime Minister, the Hon. Edward Seaga, on Thursday (December 2) launched the second volume of his well-received autobiography at Books and Books in Coral Gables, South Florida. 'My Life and Leadership - Volume 2: Hard Road to Travel 1980 - 2008′, is a follow-up to 'My Life and Leadership. Volume 1: Clash of Ideologies 1930-1980', which was released in...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says the public sector must set the example and lead the way in addressing the problem of excess use of energy in order to get the whole country to support energy efficiency and conservation. He said Jamaica faces severe energy challenges, far beyond most other countries as we depend almost entirely on imported oil for our...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says the small business sector will continue to need government support because the traditional institutions of commerce, banking and financing, still have not reached the stage where they are willing to embrace that sector and to provide the support. 'Therefore government still has a role which it will have to play through a number of initiatives...

Cabinet approved the standardisation of administrative regions across the public sector to commence from January 1, 2011. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on December 1, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said the objective is to facilitate "multi-task agency co-ordination of data to common geographic areas, both at the strategic...

Caymanas Track Limited (CTL), operators of Caymanas Park racetrack, in St. Catherine, recorded a turnover of $4.82 billion in 2009, an 11 per cent increase over the figure of $4.35 billion recorded in 2008. Making the disclosure on (December 1) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz informed that...