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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has offered condolences to Canada, on the recent deaths of four soldiers in Afghanistan. Speaking with Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lawrence Cannon, on March 24, in Ottawa, Canada, Dr. Baugh expressed regrets on behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica for Canada's loss. "We...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has expressed Government's appreciation for the J$2-billion (18.625 million Euros) grant from the European Union, which was handed over today, to be paid directly into the treasury through the EU's ongoing Budget Support Programme. Speaking at the official handing over ceremony at Jamaica House on Thursday March 26, Mr. Golding said the grant was a significant...

Scores of family members and friends, crowded the Hither Green Methodist Church, in London, United Kingdom (UK), on Thursday March 26, for a thanksgiving service for the life of 105 year-old Wilhelmina Morgan, who died on March 1 this year. Mrs. Morgan was originally from Moravia, in Clarendon. She moved to the UK in 1966 to join her only daughter,...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness and Chief Medical Officer (CMO), in the Ministry of Health and the Environment, Dr. Sheila Campbell Forrester, will be special guests on the monthly call in radio programme, 'Jamaica House Live', hosted by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, which will be aired tonight (March 25), from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Mr. Holness will speak on...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has stressed the importance of the Organisation of American States (OAS), to support the call for stronger regulations of financial institutions that have an international reach. "There is a need to rebuild global confidence. There must be synchronisation of regulatory systems. It will be a tragedy if developing countries become more excluded from global decisions", Mr....

Prime Minister Golding has endorsed the establishment of the new Sandals Foundation, which aims at improving the lives of residents of troubled communities through educational and environmental outreach. The Prime Minister described the foundation as "a tremendous initiative" and congratulated Sandals' chairman, Mr. Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, and his son, Adam Stewart, for spearheading the programme. He also urged other companies...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Dwight Nelson, has emphasised that there is a need for more transformational leadership within the public sector. The Minister also noted that the leaders should be strategic thinkers and strong decision makers. Senator Nelson was speaking on March 17, at the opening of a two-day conference, aimed...

Jamaica is to play a major role in the Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) efforts to streamline regulatory mechanisms for regional financial institutions, following the collapse of the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) in several Caribbean countries. Prime Minister Bruce Golding said Monday night, that Jamaica will be assisting CARICOM in establishing a College of Regulators, which will involve financial regulators from...

CARICOM's concerns regarding the effects of the current global economic crisis on the region are to be conveyed to G-20 Leaders, prior to their summit in London next month, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, confirmed last night. Mr. Golding was speaking to JIS News after his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport, from a 5-day trip abroad, which included attending...

A draft manual on disaster preparedness for the Old Harbour Bay area is to be presented to the residents for comment at a town meeting, at the Old Harbour Bay Baptist Church, on Tuesday, March 17. The Plan is a collaboration between the St. Catherine Parish Council, and the Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation (C-CAM) which is funded by the...

Head of the Caribbean Development Bank's (CDB) Social Sector Division, Yvonne Moses Grant, has said that institution was providing support for Jamaica as the country deals with the global financial crisis, with loan and grant disbursements to the country during 2008, reaching a record US$160 million and US$5 million, respectively. She was addressing the launch of the University of Technology's...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said that the Government would be embarking on a national education initiative to build schools, under the Ministry of Education's National Education Fund. According to the Prime Minister, the Fund would be launched soon, following Cabinet's approval, and establishment of the legislative framework. This will be followed by a public awareness campaign to promote the...