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Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding says he wants to raise the level of confidence that the public has in the police, and names a number of steps the Government intends to take toward this end. Speaking in an interview on CVM television's programme, 'Direct', earlier this week, he said: "We are going to enact into law some of the...

Amidst fears of possible unemployment as a consequence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement, Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has given the assurance that Government is determined to avoid job cuts in the public sector. "There are going to be some serious expenditure cuts this year...We do not propose in those cuts to make any worker redundant," he...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, has underscored the importance of establishing partnerships and building synergies among stakeholders, in the effort to strengthen Jamaica's disaster management programme. Speaking at a workshop on 'Strengthening Partnerships for Disaster Risk Reduction' at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in Kingston on Wednesday (Aug. 12), Mr....

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding says the bauxite company, Alpart, in Nain, St. Elizabeth will continue its water supply programme to sections of St. Elizabeth despite its closure. Following discussions with the Government, the company has also agreed to extend the supply of water from five days to seven. This will come with conditions as the company has complained...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has commended the work being done by the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, which he says, is going to be one of the leading sectors that the country will rely on to lead it through the economic crisis. However, he noted that agriculture is faced with a lot of problems, especially in St. Elizabeth, the...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has vowed to come clean with the people, to be honest and tell them what is going on in relation to the plans that the Government has for combating the economic crisis. Speaking last night (August 12) to thousands of people who came out to hear him at the St. Elizabeth Town Hall meeting...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says every effort will be made to cut out waste, corruption and stealing, as too much of that is happening. He said because of these abuses, the country is not getting full dollar value for every tax dollar spent. The Prime Minister expressed his concerns at the Town Hall meeting in Junction, St. Elizabeth,...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is strengthening its capacity to contribute more significantly to the country's disaster risk reduction efforts. Director of Sustainable Development and Regional Planning at the PIOJ, Claire Bernard, said that the agency has introduced a sustainable development planning model known as Threshold 21(T21), and is pursuing the creation of a national spatial plan, which will...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, said last night (Aug.12) that the 2009/2010 Supplementary Estimates, which will be tabled in Parliament early in September, will be about "doing plenty with little." "When we present the Supplementary Estimates early in September, we are going to outline where we have to cut," Mr. Golding told a huge crowd at his Town Hall...

Cabinet will consider the terms on which the Government will negotiate a new loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its Balance of Payment (BOP) needs, when it meets on Monday (Aug. 17) at Jamaica House. Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding told a huge crowd at last night's (Aug.12) Town Hall Meeting at the B.B. Coke High School...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that the libel laws must not become a firewall that is used for the protection of unprincipled persons. "There are people, who deserve not only to be exposed, but to be put behind bars, who are able to hold on to the libel laws and hold it up as a shield and...

The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Technology (UTech), are collaborating to implement the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP) in Jamaica. This is according to Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment at UTech, Dr. Carol Archer, who was speaking to JIS News yesterday (Aug. 11), following the opening of the regional training workshop on...