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Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, has described allegations made by the Leader of the Opposition the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller that the National Housing Trust (NHT) is being politicised as "baseless and provocative". In a statement made public by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Thursday (January 7), Mr. Golding, who has portfolio responsibility for the...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has written to Opposition Leader, Portia Simpson Miller, advising that he will address the changes to the tax package in a national broadcast tomorrow evening and for a debate in Parliament early in the new year, on the details of the proposed IMF programme. The national broadcast will be aired on mainstream television and radio stations...

Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has given full support to the Charter of Rights Bill, which is being debated in the Lower House. "The Opposition is most heartened that the Government has given a firm signal that they are seriously considering having the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as our final Court of Appeal," Mrs....

Opposition Spokesman on Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has urged the Government to consider extending the stimulus package offered to tourism stakeholders to counter the impact of the global economic recession on the sector. The stimulus package, which was announced by Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding late last year, and which expired on July 1, offered a 50 per cent...

Opposition Spokesman on Energy, Phillip Paulwell, is proposing that the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) move to increase and enhance its revenue, by creating additional income streams, using available technologies in Broadband over Power Lines (BPL). This suggestion comes against the background of what Mr. Paulwell said, is the anticipated increase in electricity rates, which he contended, will be "another body...

Opposition Spokesman on Education, Senator Basil Waite, has said that if Jamaica's crime situation is to be fixed, the education system must be fixed first. "I am of the view that as a country, Jamaica's best days are ahead of us and if we are going to fix Jamaica, as we must, if we are going to fix the crime...

Opposition Spokesperson on Agriculture, Roger Clarke, has recommended that the Government accelerate its land reform and divestment programme to stimulate agricultural production. Mr. Clarke also urged the Government to identify parcels of land it owns in each parish, and distribute them, by way of reversible lease, to small farmers. "Any farmer occupying Government lands and not producing, give it to...

New Year messages from the Governor-General, His Excellency Sir Howard Cooke, Prime Minister P. J. Patterson and Leader of the Opposition, Bruce Golding will be available in print and audio format on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) website on Sunday, January 1, 2006. The messages can be accessed at the website, www.jis.gov.jm. On Christmas Day, messages from the Governor-General, the...