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A National Branding Committee is to be established as part of measures to ensure that Jamaica capitalises on the achievements of its athletes at the recently completed 12th International Association of Athletics Associations (IAAF) World Athletic Championships in Berlin, Germany. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, at a press briefing, held at the...

The Government is expressing optimism that the Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will make a decision on Jamaica's application for balance of payment support, by the end of October. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, told journalists at today's (August 26) post Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House, that discussions with the IMF are...

The Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre (General Penitentiary) received 20 toilets, Tuesday (August 25), from two support organisations, Prison Fellowship Jamaica and the Board of Visitors, to assist in improvements to the penal institution's sanitary conveniences. Commissioner of Corrections, June Jarrett, thanked both organisations for the toilets, in particular, and for their continued support of the correctional institutions over the...

Bishop Herro Blair has been re-appointed Political Ombudsman, to serve for another five years. Presenting the Instruments of Re-appointment, at a brief ceremony, held at King's House, today (Aug. 25), Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen congratulated Bishop Blair on his re-appointment and for the contribution he has made over the years in that capacity. "We are...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding will again have direct conversations with Jamaicans at home and abroad during his monthly radio call-in programme, Jamaica House Live, this Wednesday, August 26, from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Now in its second year, the programme generates stories that people talk about the next day as the Prime Minister delivers answers to pointed...

"The performance of our athletes at the Berlin games and the victories they have brought to our country almost on a daily basis, confirm that this country is destined for greatness. We are blessed, our people are blessed and we now need to translate this energy, this determination, discipline and drive, into all spheres of our lives." This is the...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding is convinced that what this economic crisis has brought upon the country is the absolute need for transformation. This was the message he delivered as he addressed the official opening of the Scotiabank Group Financial Centre in Kingston, on August 20. "We didn't get into a crisis when the crisis came; we've been in...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has stepped up its public education campaign to inform Jamaicans about the importance of constructing houses and buildings to the right specifications. This has taken on much significance, as the country is in the middle of the Hurricane season, which runs from June to the end of November. Director General of...

A programme to stimulate economic growth to alleviate problems brought on by the financial crisis, will be taken to Parliament next month. Addressing the official opening ceremony for the Scotiabank Groups Financial Centre in Kingston yesterday (August 20), Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding named some areas of the projected programme, which include energy, agriculture, telecommunications and tourism. In making...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding says Government is at an advanced stage in recasting the 2009/2010 budget; and that there are going to be significant expenditure cuts. As part of the effort, the Prime Minister has given all Permanent Secretaries one week to comb through their budgets to determine how to effect these cuts. Mr. Golding said that as...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has sent the following congratulatory message to the people of Barbados on yesterday's (August 20) victory by hurdler, Ryan Brathwaite, in Berlin, Germany: "The people of Jamaica join with Barbados in recognising the achievement of hurdler, Ryan Brathwaite, who won the first IAAF World Championship gold medal for his homeland in Berlin, on August...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding has remarked on the sensational performance of Jamaica's athletes at the World Championships in Berlin, saying: "Our athletes have put Jamaica on top of the world again. Let's transform this performance on the track to every single area of our endeavour and let us work towards making Jamaica the God-blessed paradise that it was meant...