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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...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. the Hon Kenneth Baugh, has extended the commendations of the public and the gratitude of Prime Minister Bruce Golding to the members of the local police force who have served on various United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Missions. Dr. Baugh was speaking at a meeting with the officers at...

An organisation to recognise and highlight the skills and experience of retired persons while providing them with an opportunity to continue to contribute to the development of the country, was officially launched today (April 13) at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Dubbed: 'Caribbean Community of Retired Persons' (CCRP) Limited the non-profit membership organistion is the first comprehensive body for...

The wife of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Lorna Golding, will join three other wives of world leaders as the Guests of Honour at Friday's "First Ladies Speak" event, being staged by the United Nation's Women's International Forum in New York. Mrs. Golding will be one of three eminent speakers at the forum being held under the theme, "The First Ladies...

Cabinet has approved talks between Jamaica and the Peoples Republic of China on cooperation on the transmission of Chinese radio and television programmes in Jamaica. However, Minister with Responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that the discussions are in the preliminary stage, and that China is only interested in the rebroadcast of Chinese radio and...

Alpart bauxite company recently honoured its former communications manager, Mr. Lance Neita, for his role in helping to build harmonious relations between the company and communities in Manchester and St. Elizabeth. At a function held at the company's sports club in Nain, St. Elizabeth, Mr. Neita was lauded by community leaders, civic and political representatives, for his role in the...

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is optimistic that the Government will be able to iron out the transition between Air Jamaica and Caribbean Airlines, as it relates to the Open Skies agreement with the United States. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House Wednesday (April 7), Mr. Vaz noted that a...

Newly installed President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Keith Smith, has called on business colleagues to look globally in the marketing of resources in the parish. Making his inaugural address after he was installed as head of the Chamber, at the Golf View Hotel, in Mandeville, recently, Mr. Smith noted that a vast amount of skills and resources...

Cabinet has approved a proposal to amend the Travel Agencies Regulation Act to increase several penalties, which will allow for tighter monitoring of the industry. These include penalties for operating an unregistered Travel Agency; offences set out in Section 22 of the Act, including obstructing the Registrar or Inspectors in carrying out their duties under the Act; and for breaching...