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Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has said that the country will have to find its own money to close the budget gap this year. In a national broadcast tonight, Mr. Golding said that the Government cannot borrow more money to close the gap, and the nation will have to start "cutting our suit to fit the cloth." "We will...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has welcomed Canada's support for the inclusion of a development component in the proposed Canada/CARICOM Free Trade Agreement. "We insisted, from the very beginning, that we cannot just negotiate a trade agreement, it has to be a trade agreement plus. It must have a development component, because we are not in a position to...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says that Canada's commitment to increase funding to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is a positive move for regional economies. He was speaking at a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Canada the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, following the launching of the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) Programme at Jamaica House...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding today (April 21) secured funding for a four-year programme that will improve the effectiveness of Jamaica's justice system. He made this announcement following the signing of the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) Programme between himself and the Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper at Jamaica House. Mr. Golding said that...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding said he is pleased with the outcome of the Fifth Summit of the Americas and is optimistic of stronger relations among the Caribbean, Latin America and the United States of America (USA). Addressing journalists at the Norman Manley International Airport on Sunday night (April 19), Mr. Golding said the three-day Summit, held in Trinidad...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, is currently at the Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, St. James Jamaica where a hostage incident is unfolding. Speaking with JIS NEWS, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that the Prime Minister was briefed by Assistant Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington who...

As the 5th Summit of the Americas gets into its first full working day, Prime Minister Bruce Golding is among the CARICOM heads attending this morning's Canada/CARICOM session. The Jamaican foreign affairs delegation will then participate in bilateral meetings with their counterparts from several Organisation of the Americas (OAS) member states including Canada , Chile , Colombia , the Dominican...

Wednesday, April 1 may have been All Fool's Day, but 69-year-old Adina Anderson was not pulling a stunt when she told the staff of the Jamaica Information Service's (JIS) Research and Publications Department that she was working on a school project. The idea raised eyebrows, but this grandmother of two was really at the JIS to conduct research for granddaughter...

The Broadcasting Commission, on April 17, issued a circular requiring all Subscriber Television (STV) Licensees, to implement special measures to protect against unauthorised, or unintended access to X-rated and A-rated channels by minors and other persons within households. The Commission has confirmed reports that methods presently being utilised by some STV Operators to encrypt these channels have, sometimes, been inefficient...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Caricom has reiterated its position in support of the re-entry of Cuba into all hemispheric engagements and the removal of the embargo imposed by the USA. At the same time, Mr. Golding said that arising out of the caucus meeting of the Caricom heads this morning, at the 5th Summit of the Americas in Trinidad,...

The Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) formerly the Natural History Division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) will this year honour the work of several students at the 10th staging of its annual Earth Day Essay, Poster and Photography competition awards ceremony at the IOJ Lecture Hall on April 22, 2009. The competition, which is this year themed Global...

Leaders and delegations from some 34 western hemispheric countries, including Jamaica, are converging on Trinidad and Tobago for the 5th Summit of the Americas, which gets underway Friday (April 17) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port-of- Spain at 5:00 p.m. The 3-day Summit, which runs through to Sunday, is being held under the theme: 'Securing Our Citizens' Future by...