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It was standing room only on Thursday night (June 25) at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in Sam Sharpe Square St. James, as Montegonians and residents from other nearby towns and villages, turned out in their numbers to the third in a series of town hall meetings being hosted by Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding. Hundreds waited outside the...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has made it clear that the Government would only enter into an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), if the terms of the agreement were beneficial to the country. "We are not going to go back into any IMF agreement unless we are satisfied that that agreement is good for Jamaica, that it has the...

A Casino Gaming Bill is to be tabled in Parliament next week Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced last night. Mr. Golding told a Town Hall Meeting at the Montego Bay Civic Centre that Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, will table the Bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, when the House meets again. The...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has reiterated Government's commitment to making the investments necessary to bring about the required improvements in the justice system, despite the economic difficulties. Giving the keynote address at the official opening of the new Port Antonio court house in Portland on June 24, Mr. Golding said over the years, the justice system has suffered...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, has emphasised the importance of proper marketing in the agricultural sector, pointing out that only strong marketing strategies will convince farmers that the profession is worthwhile. Giving the keynote address at the first Production and Marketing Organisation (PMO) conference staged on June 25 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in association with the...

Head of the Department of Co-operatives and Friendly Societies (DCFS), Norman Gordon, has said that he will be lobbying to amend the Co-operative Societies Act and Regulations to include youth co-operatives. "Within the school systems and within the youth clubs, we can have legally registered youth co-operatives, wherein which the teachers and the guardians would be there with you to...

State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, has praised the staff of the St. Elizabeth Infirmary for providing quality care for the sick and less fortunate persons housed at the facility. "I am very pleased with the care that the matron and her staff have continued to offer here," Mr....

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding yesterday (June 24) officially declared open the new Port Antonio Resident Magistrate's Court at Boundbrook, Portland, with an appeal to the people of Portland to take ownership of the facility to protect it, to ensure it maintains the ambience and pristine quality so it can stand as an instrument for further advancement and development...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has promised that tough measures will be coming with the Sexual Offences Bill; and he urged parents to support the initiative taken by Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, to establish a Parenting Commission. He added, "Protecting children is more than punishing sexual offenders, it requires the promotion of parenting skills and more vigilant...

Opportunities available to young people through participation in the Young Entrepreneurs Programme (YEP), were the major focus of a meeting sponsored by the Development Bank of Jamaica at the Old Marina in Port Antonio on June 19. The programme was announced by Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding in the 2009/2010 Budget Debate, and is part of a $2.2 billion...

The Jamaica Import/Export Inspection Centre, expected to reduce overlaps and gaps in the import/export inspection process, was officially opened Tuesday (June 23) during a ceremony at Port Bustamante, Newport West in Kingston. The Centre will operate as a 'one stop shop', housing all the regulatory agencies with responsibility for human safety, animal health and plant health, which fall under the...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says if the country is to attract meaningful investments and business, it must do away with unnecessary bureaucracy, complicated ways of conducting business, and the use of discretion in a way that can lead to unfairness and corruption. He has called for a new philosophy to conducting business in Jamaica. In opening the Jamaica Import/Export Inspection...