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Prime Minister Bruce Golding has announced that former Ambassador, the Hon Keith Johnson OJ, will be accorded an official funeral. The body of the former senior diplomat will be flown home from New York for the funeral service at the St Andrew Parish Church, Half Way Tree on Thursday, October 15, starting at 10:00 a.m. Interment follows at Dovecot. A...

The National Coalition on Caribbean Affairs (NCOCA), has described the late former Jamaican Ambassador to the United States, the Hon. Keith Johnson, O.J., as a "true Caribbean man who brought respect and honour to himself, his country, and the Caribbean region." In paying tribute to Ambassador Johnson, General Secretary of NCOCA, Mr. Leopold Edwards, said his passing was a great...

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Office (PICA) is urging persons, who have submitted applications for citizenship to contact the agency by November 7 to sort out their applications. Director of Citizenship at PICA, Carole Hammond, said that the agency is experiencing a backlog in the processing of applications. "We have approximately 814 applications in backlog for citizenship to Jamaica and...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding says there has been a slow down in the rate of decline in the economy and based on reports he has received, remittances for August have shown an improvement of 8 per cent, compared to the figures for August last year. The Prime Minister was speaking at his 8th Town Hall meeting in the...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, says Jamaica is not doing well in the area of human resource development. He said Government is spending $75 billion this year on education but not getting value for the money being spent. "There is a lot of work to be done...there is a culture that has to be overturned.there is a complacency that has...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, has started to develop a framework that will guide the consultative process of public sector reform in a bid to meet the designated implementation date of April 2010. Minister with responsibility for Information, Daryl Vaz, made the announcement to journalists, who attended the post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday, October 7. Minister...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson is to undergo further tests today to determine the cause of severe abdominal pains he started having last night. Minister Nelson was taken to hospital by his personal physician, Dr. Denise Eldemire-Shearer after he complained of the pains. The Minister remains in high spirits.

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has described businessman Christopher Zacca's appointment as Special Advisor to Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding as "critical and well needed". "This appointment is critical and well-needed at this time, especially in light of the commitments that the Prime Minister has...

The Government is to approve a number of foreign currency denominated insurance products for issue, in response to calls from local insurance companies for the Financial Services Commission (FSC) to give the green light. "After careful consideration, it was concluded that the types of foreign currency denominated insurance products under consideration would have limited impact on the foreign exchange market...

The Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, indicated last night that the Government may be contemplating re-evaluating its position on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). Mr. Golding told last night's Town Hall Meeting in the assembly hall of the University of the West Indies(UWI), Mona, that a number of changes had been made to the Court, since his Jamaica...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding said, last night, that despite some encouraging signs of economic recovery, the Government was still concerned about its sustainability. "Even though the rate of decline is slowing down; even though the remittances are looking up for two months; even though the latest business confidence survey suggests some improvement in the level of business confidence,...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has announced the appointment of businessman and former Deputy Chairman of the ATL Group of companies, Christopher Zacca as Special Adviser. His appointment became effective October 1, 2009. In his new position, Mr. Zacca will provide high level advice and support to the Prime Minister on the development and implementation of policies, strategies, and...