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Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says the future of Caricom states remains, and will always be challenged by our small size. "In this chess game of international politics and diplomacy, we can no longer play the geo-political advantage. The world has changed. That is no longer a card that is of any value. It is primarily economics and politics...

Out-going Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Senator the Hon. Don Wehby has said that the country is fortunate to have Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding at this time of serious economic challenges. He was saying farewell to Cabinet colleagues during a luncheon held in his honour at Jamaica House yesterday, July 27....

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that former Prime Minister the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson's commitment to Caribbean regionalism is unquestionable. "No one can question the contribution he has made to Caribbean development. No one can question the quality of leadership he has offered to the Caribbean Community. No one can question the respect he commands, the prestige...

The final round of Young Entrepreneurs Programme (YEP) orientation sessions were held on Friday (July 24) in Manchester. They were held at the HEART Vocational Training Development Institute (VDTI) campus, Grove Road, Mandeville and at Holmwood Technical High School, Christiana. Both sessions ran from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The sessions were originally scheduled for July 8, but were cancelled...

Lady Bustamante, widow of National Hero, The Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, who died yesterday (July 25), at age 97, was a defender of women's and workers' rights, as exemplified in her steadfast stance for port workers in 1938, alongside Sir Alexander Bustamante. Affectionately called 'Lady B', she was committed to the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), and was its...

Some 78 fire hydrants will be fixed this year as the Jamaica Fire Department embarks on a programme to rehabilitate hydrants across the island. Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, made the announcement at a meeting of the St. Ann Parish Council and heads of agencies held on...

Government is opening up new business opportunities by providing licenses to allow service providers to roll out wireless-based services to Jamaicans. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz in his contribution to the Sectoral debate in Parliament on Wednesday (July 22), announced that a wireless broadband licence has been...

Jamaica House Live, the monthly interactive radio talk show programme hosted by Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, will be aired again on Wednesday, July 29 from 8:30-10:00 p.m. The programme which is aired every last Wednesday in each month, allows Jamaicans at home and abroad, to call and speak with the Prime Minister on issues or concerns that they...

A national spatial unit will be established within the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) by December, Minister without portfolio with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, told Parliament on Wednesday (July 22). Mr. Vaz said that the new unit will work with all relevant Government agencies to develop various aspects of a National Spatial (land...

The Universal Access Fund (UAF) has collected $5.5 billion to date and of this amount, approximately $2.8 billion has been committed to the e-Learning project. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz on Wednesday (July 22), during his contribution to the 2009/10 Sectoral...

The Government is offering two wireless cable licences to service providers to afford consumers wider choices. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during his presentation in the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate, at Gordon House, yesterday (July 22). "As the communication and information technologies evolve...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Kingston, Ronald Thwaites, has called for the Government and Opposition to form a "Government of national unity." He made the call during his contribution to the 2009/2010 Sectoral Debate in the House, on July 22. Mr. Thwaites said it required a sustained and institutional partnership to meet today's challenges, rather than collaboration only when...