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Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, said he has directed the Attorney General to prepare a submission for Cabinet that will seek to put the role, function and authority of Custodes within a statutary framework. Mr. Golding, who was addressing a ceremony held yesterday (May 7) in Lucea to install medical doctor, David Stair, as Custos of Hanover, said the aim is...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Local Government, Robert Montague, has urged Jamaicans to clear homes of garbage and other debris, in order to minimise damage during a hurricane or other natural disaster. "We need to look around our homes.many of us, during these trying times, don't want to throw away this...

The St. James Parish Council is staging its third annual Disaster Education Awareness competition, which will see some 21 schools and members of the public competing for attractive prizes, while learning about disaster preparedness and mitigation. Held under the theme: 'The more I know, the more I am prepared' the competition, which comprises a quiz and poster segment, is being...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has told the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and the Lord Bishop of Jamaica, Alfred Reid that his government is open to having Churches manage public schools and select their own teaching staff. He was receiving the churchmen who visited him this morning (May 8) at Jamaica House. The Prime Minister, a confirmed Anglican who was...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has outlined plans to review the roles of Custodes and Justices of the Peace in order that these offices can contribute more to the functioning of the justice system. He said government intended to increase the duties of JPs and that the Attorney General had been directed to prepare a Cabinet submission that would seek to...

Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Pearnel Charles, has said that his Ministry is moving to the stage where strikes will not be necessary in Jamaica to resolve industrial disputes. "One of the aims of my Ministry is to remove the need to strike. We want to strengthen the process to support production , and we will be examining...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is calling for a more clearly defined framework for the Aid -for- Trade (AFT) programme and he says there is also need for clarity as to the relationship and the impact of trade provisions with bilateral arrangements. Addressing the second Latin America and the Caribbean regional review on Aid- for- Trade at the Ritz Carlton hotel...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding is of the view that there is a need to examine the expanded, unregulated and distracting choices available to young people and in particular boys. He said there are too many impulses coming at youngsters from too many directions. "Where are they going to find time to focus on their academic learning?. Where are...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has confirmed that the health authorities now have the capacity to do local testing for Influenza A (H1N1). "Up to last week, specimens would have had to be sent to the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) in Port-of-Spain for analysis. We have now received the necessary primers and we have the reagents and the competence...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has said that the Government will be spending approximately $10 billion this fiscal year to keep poor Jamaicans covered under its social safety net, especially in terms of health care and school nutrition. Mr. Golding said that the Government has provided an additional $1 billion to expand the Programme for Advancement Through Health and...

The National Development Plan for Jamaica (Vision 2030) and the Medium Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework, were tabled by Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding today (May 5) in the House of Representatives. The development plan and framework set out a range of policy actions, which are designed to transform Jamaica into a developed state by the year 2030. Prime Minister...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says that Jamaica will only contemplate resuming a borrowing relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), if the country faces significant deterioration in its balance of payment. But Mr. Golding, speaking in the Budget Debate at Gordon House today (May 5), assured Parliament that the Government was prepared to engage the Opposition in looking...