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Jamaica is to host the first Forum of Ministers of Social Development in the Caribbean from January 24- 26, 2010. The Forum of Ministers, is expected to create a platform for regional dialogue on strategies and social policy at the Ministerial level, the sharing of best practices in creating national policies and promoting regional research policy linkages, among other things....

Government will have to impose new taxes upon signing of the IMF agreement as a part of the measures to contain expenditure and increase revenue. Speaking on a radio and television discussion programme yesterday (Dec 13) Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding said the new taxes will have to be imposed almost immediately. "Up to the end of October our...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has underscored the importance of good customer service within the public service, adding that the recently established Public Sector Transformation Unit will be paying keen attention to this area. He emphasised that there is need for a complete transformation in thinking within the civil service, where every public servant can fully appreciate the fact...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that the pending International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement, will not be a panacea for Jamaica's economic problems. Giving the main address at the 10th anniversary celebrations of Mega Mart Stores, held at Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, St. James, on December 12, Mr. Golding explained that there is at present a shortfall in...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh departed the island on the weekend for Copenhagen, Denmark , to participate in the 15th Conference of Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change. Dr. Baugh, who heads Jamaica's delegation, will address the Conference which runs from the 7th to the 18th of December,...

Minister of National Security, Dwight Nelson told dancehall artistes Mavado and Vybz Kartel that competitiveness does not have to lead to violence. "I would love to see you artistes demonstrate to your fans that yes, we are competitors and we compete but our competition does not mean war and violence. This is where I would love to see Kartel and...

On Sunday, December 13, a timely, frank and insightful discussion programme with Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding and veteran journalist, Ian Boyne, will be aired on national radio and television networks. The one-hour programme called, A Conversation with the Prime Minister, will cover a range of issues that are pertinent to moving the country ahead despite global economic concerns....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has announced the appointment of Miss Kamina Johnson, an Attorney-at-law and business executive, to the Senate to fill the vacancy arising from the resignation in July of Mr. Don Wehby. Miss Johnson, a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in French...

The Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, has announced the appointment of Kamina Johnson, an Attorney-at-Law and business executive, to the Senate to fill the vacancy arising from the resignation in July of Don Wehby. Miss Johnson, a graduate of the University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has given the assurance that Government has no plans to establish any licensing regime for journalists. Minister Vaz was responding to a report which claimed that the Government might be moving to establish a licensing regime for journalists. Both the Press...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has called on the region's disaster management professionals to empower communities to manage their own disaster prevention and risk recovery. He identified this as an area that is seriously lacking in the region's response mechanisms. Speaking at the opening ceremony for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), in Montego Bay (December 8), Mr....

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has ceased the granting of discretionary waivers on taxes on duties, effective December 1, in light of significant reductions in revenue inflows during the first half of the 2009/10 fiscal year. Speaking at Wednesday's (December 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects in...