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Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has emphasised the importance of building a society based, not just on economic success, but also social order, which comes through sacrifice and discipline. "We need a national consensus on the kind of society we want to build, the sacrifices we are prepared to make, the discipline we are prepared to impose on ourselves...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has suggested that given the evidence of abuse by some police personnel, the use of extraordinary powers could be restricted to senior levels within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). These officers would be subject to stringent oversight and accountability, Mr. Golding explained, as he made his presentation in the 2010/11 Budget Debate in Gordon...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding has welcomed the announcement that Russian alumina company, UC Rusal, will be re-opening the Ewarton Alumina refinery by mid-year. "We welcome that announcement and, especially, the jobs that will be restored to the bauxite workers. We provided special concessions under the existing fiscal regime to enable the plant to be reopened," Mr. Golding said, during...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) will be providing an additional $2 billion in loans to the micro, small and medium size enterprise (MSME) sector. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding during his contribution to the 2010/11 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, today (April 20). He also informed that the DBJ had previously provided $1.7...

Six anti-crime bills, which have been delayed passage in the House of Representatives since 2008 due to a lack of consensus, are to be reintroduced within the next few weeks. Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding gave this undertaking during his contribution to the 2010/11 Budget Debate at Gordon House today (April 20). "I hope that in the new spirit...

The Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that provisions have been made in the 2010/11 Budget to satisfy the Government's obligations to Air Jamaica's staff. "We have made provisions in the budget to satisfy, promptly, all our obligations to the staff of Air Jamaica, some of whom will be offered employment by Caribbean Airlines," he said during his...

The Government will be placing emphasis on rectifying key constraints in the business environment over the next two years, as it continues to roll out Vision 2030 Jamaica. According to the plan's Medium-Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework, which covers the period 2009 to 2012, this is being done through specific national strategies, including: revising and modernising relevant legislation and regulations; streamlining...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding has explained that what the 2010/11 budget seeks to do is to create the conditions that will facilitate investment and growth, and not to finance investment and growth. He noted that the conditions include proper fiscal management, reduced deficit, lower interest rates, less borrowing, confidence-building transparency and accountability. "We recognise that improving our fiscal dynamics...

The Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, is scheduled to make his contribution to the 2010/11 Budget Debate at Gordon House on Tuesday (April 17), starting shortly after 2:00 p.m. Mr. Golding is expected to address a number of national and international issues, including those raised by the Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, in her...

The Jamaica Early Childhood Development Foundation (JECDF) will be focusing on projects looking at the role of grandparents, particularly grandmothers, in the early development of children in Jamaica. "We will be supporting those (projects), aimed at educating and guiding these grandmothers, in their efforts to offer surrogate support to Jamaica's young children," Founder and Chair of the JECDF, Mrs. Lorna...

Minister of State for Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has called on the Organization of American States (OAS) to play its part in facilitating cooperation between oil producing and consuming countries in addressing climate change. "There is an urgent need to demonstrate a greater resolve by the stronger nations in assisting the non-producing nations," Mr. Broderick stated as he...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kenneth Baugh is today participating in the 33rd meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) in London. The CMAG was established at the 1995 Commonwealth Heads of Government in Auckland, New Zealand with the mandate to assess the nature of any infringement to the political fundamental values...