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Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc. on May 21, honoured partners who have been instrumental in the organisation's drive of helping to improve the health, education and general well-being of underprivileged children, at a luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. The recipients were: General Manager, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Eldon Bremner; Senior Director, Government and Community Relations, Air...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has requested the Public Defender, Mr. Earle Witter and Political Ombudsman, Dr. Hero Blair, to visit Tivoli Gardens today to conduct an independent assessment of the operations being carried out by the Security Forces. They have been instructed to ascertain the precise number of persons who have been killed or injured. The Prime Minister has directed...

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has provided details of the regulations, which will be in place during the current State of Emergency imposed on Kingston and St, Andrew since Sunday (May 23). The regulations give the Competent Authority the power to establish cordons and curfews, disregard for which persons can be placed before a court for punishment in...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will address the nation this evening at 8:30pm following the declaration of a state of public emergency. The state of emergency is limited to the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew and came into effect at 6.00 P.M. today. Mr. Golding said that based on an earlier update and advice from the security forces, he summoned...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has assured that the threats that have emerged against the safety of the Jamaican people will be driven back, with strong and decisive action by the country's security forces. In a broadcast to the nation tonight (May 23), Mr. Golding appealed to all law-abiding citizens to remain calm and support the measures that have...

A state of public emergency, limited to the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, has been declared and will come into effect at 6.00 P.M. today. In a statement issued this afternoon, Prime Minister Bruce Golding said that based on an update and advice from the security forces, he summoned an emergency meeting of the Cabinet at 2.00 P.M today...

Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Bruce Golding, has called on members of the constituency to remain calm, continue to go about their legitimate businesses and allow the courts to deal with the extradition matter. Prime Minister Bruce Golding The Prime Minister said he was concerned about roadblocks that have been mounted in sections of the constituency,...

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...