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Prime Minister Bruce Golding tonight (May 17) apologised to the nation for failing to acknowledge his ruling Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) efforts to lobby U.S. support in the controversial Christopher Coke extradition issue, and announced that the Minister of Justice will sign the authorization for the extradition process to begin. "When I was asked in Parliament whether the government had...

More than $2 billion has been spent through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) on community improvement projects across all 60 constituencies since 2008. Director of the CDF Programme Management Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister, Moveta Munroe, informed that just over $1.08 billion was spent on physical infrastructure works including the rehabilitation of farm and minor arterial roads,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has disclosed that the Spanish investors' hotel group, Fiesta, is to begin construction of another 700 hotel rooms before the end of this year. He has also announced that new sites for the construction of more hotels on the south coast are being explored under the direction of Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett. Speaking to travel wholesalers...

The Government is putting systems in place to manage the human resource concerns that may arise as a result of the re-organisation of the public service. A team of senior public sector human resource (HR) practitioners, under the direction of the Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU), has developed a Change Management Plan, which sets out guidelines and procedures to effectively...

Bishop Everton Thomas, of the Portmore Emmanuel Apostolic Church, has called on Jamaicans to seek God's favour, in order to make a difference in the country. He also reminded the nation that God's blessing is more than just that which comes from positive thinking, and is never selfish. "No one who has ever made a significant difference in the world...

The 13 Government members of the Senate of Jamaica have given their full support to Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding. In a statement issued on Friday (May 14), the Senators said that they are of the view that no impropriety took place in the Manatt, Phelps and Phillips affair, which involves the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). They commended the Prime...

The nation will hear from the country's leader this evening, (May 17) when Prime Minister Bruce Golding delivers a national broadcast on all radio and television stations starting at 8:30 p.m. Since last Thursday, the Prime Minister has been holding consultations with several interest groups following his announcements in Parliament on Tuesday in relation to the Manatt, Phelps and Phillips...

With the start of the 2010 hurricane season just weeks away, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is encouraging Jamaicans to begin now to prepare, to mitigate the effects of any disaster. "Let us all begin to prepare in your homes, in your offices, your companies, your private sector organisations, your social clubs and in your churches....

The hotel room stock in Montego Bay has increased by 700 suites, with the official opening on Wednesday (May 12), of Secrets St. James and Secrets Wild Orchid hotels, on the same property within the Montego Freeport area. Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, declared the facility officially open, during a function to mark the occasion. In his address, the Prime...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, has expressed pleasure at the progress of work being carried out on the dualisation of the Bogue main road in Montego Bay, St. James and the Falmouth cruise ship pier in Trelawny. The Prime Minister and Transport Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, along with a team of technocrats, toured both projects on Wednesday (May 12) at...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, officially opened Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) 2010 last night (May 11) in Montego Bay, praising local stakeholders in the tourism industry for their hard work in selling the island. He said that despite the downturn in the global economy, Jamaica continues to attract a record number of visitors, outdoing a number of leading Caribbean...

Methodists across the Caribbean and the Americas are marking the 250th Anniversary of the church's mission in the region, with a tree planting project. The Jamaica District will on Saturday (May 15) launch the occasion with a tree planting project at Egypt, Brown's Town, St Ann. Methodists from across the island are expected to participate in the event. The President...