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Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, in remarking on the stress on Jamaica's justice system, noted that for last year alone, there were some 345,000 cases listed for the Resident Magistrates Courts. This does not include the numbers listed in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeal. Of the total, some 90 percent involve criminal offences. Mr. Golding was...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding confirmed last night that the Government has received a substantial offer for the purchase of the Forum Hotel in Portmore, St. Catherine to be used as a medical facility and nursing school. The Prime Minister disclosed that the offer was from a group led by a Jamaican resident in the United States. "They have...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding said that the upcoming development of the Caymanas lands, along with the earmarking of funds for entrepreneurship, will directly stimulate the Portmore economy. He was speaking at the Town Hall meeting in Portmore St. Catherine last night (May 26). Noting that "It is through small business that we can have the fastest impact on...

Jamaican author, Lorna Goodison's new book, 'From Harvey River', had its official United Kingdom (UK) launch, at the Jamaican High Commission in London, last week. The book is a memoir of Ms. Goodson's mother, Doris. It tells of her life in Harvey River in Hanover, where she was born and grew as one of the 'Fabulous Harvey Girls'. The narrative...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has urged farmers in Clarendon to use the technology and expertise available to them to plant more and better ginger. Mr. Golding was visiting the community of Top Alston in Clarendon, which was abuzz with activity on Labour Day yesterday (May 25), continuing the project to establish a ginger sucker nursery. Farmers are being...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has called for more investment in the area of agro-processing, as adding value to local produce will result in greater economic rewards, not only for the sector, but for the country. "We need to do more with the items before we ship them away. We have to add value to the things that we...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has completed the training of one hundred cadets who will form part of the national emergency management volunteer team. The first batch of cadets, called the Preparedness and Emergency Response Corps (PERC), will be presented to Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding when he launches the programme at a special function...

Following on the heels of the very successful first Town Hall meeting in Mandeville Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding and his team will continue to take the government's message across the island. The next stop will be at the HEART Academy auditorium in Portmore, on Tuesday, May 26 starting at 7:00 p.m. Supporting Prime Minister Golding on the town...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean need to be liberated from the nostalgia of an era of protective market when they could punish their consumers as they chose, by shutting their borders so that foreign goods could not easily come in and consumers were condemned to substandard products. "We do not now...

Volunteerism was at a high in Western Jamaica today (May 25), as hundreds of residents from across that region turned out to participate in Labour Day 2009 activities. With over 160 registered projects across the parishes of Trelawny, St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland, inclusive of four parish projects and three national projects, the overcast conditions did not dampen the spirit...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding visited the Blue Hole Nature Park in South St. James today (May 25), and spent quality time getting involved in Labour Day activities including handing out trees to students and planting fruit and food trees on the 1200-acre nature reserve. The Blue Hole Nature Park was one of six Labour Day projects across the...

Summerfield Boys Home in Chapleton, Clarendon, is the latest beneficiary of the generosity of Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc., a non-profit organisation, established to improve the welfare of under-served children in Jamaica and the United States. COJO recently presented the institution with a commercial printer, a 42 inch flat screen television, clothing, school supplies, balls, a projector, and five...