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Prime Minister Bruce Golding has expressed profound regret at the passing of former JLP Minister of Health, Dr. Herbert Eldemire C.D., who died peacefully at his home in Reading, St. James, this morning (May 20) after a brief illness. He was 79 years old. Members of his family including his daughter, Dr. The Most Honourable Denise Eldemire-Shearer, were at his...

The Umbrella Organization representing some local churches issued the following statement on Wednesday (May 19), regarding the Prime Minister's response to their call last week for his resignation: "We, the Umbrella Organizations, representing over 70% of Church membership in Jamaica and accounting for several hundreds of thousands of persons, having read the text of the Prime Minister's statement, respect that...

A special Adjudication Committee is to be set up by the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), to determine ownership of some 194 parcels of property in the Narine Lands area of Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine. Project Director for LAMP, Gloria Brown, told JIS News that the Special Provisions Act (2005)...

The 24 boys housed at the Mount Olivet Boys' Home in Walderston, Manchester, will be treated to a special movie at the Odeon Cinema in Mandeville, on Saturday, May 22, courtesy of the Palace Amusement Company. Marketing Manager at Palace Amusement, Melanie Graham, told JIS News that contributions of this nature are nothing new to the organization. "Palace Amusement decided...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding clarified Monday night that the Jamaican Government has never refused the United States' request for the extradition of Christopher Coke. "It (the Government) has simply asked the US authorities to provide additional information that would enable the Minister to issue the authorisation in compliance with the terms of the treaty," Mr. Golding said in his...

"I have listened very carefully to the views expressed by members of the public," the Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, said Monday night (May 17). Mr. Golding, in a national broadcast which followed calls for his resignation over his handling of the controversial Christopher Coke US extradition case, said he also consulted with his Cabinet, parliamentary members, the Jamaica...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding Monday night (May 17), apologized 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...

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...