Jamaicans at home and abroad... National Heroes' Day is a time for celebration, a time to celebrate the achievements we have made because of the extraordinary contributions of those men and a woman who, in such a remarkable way, helped to shape our destiny. It is a time, too, for reflection, for, even as we face the enormous challenges of...

The Government continues to hold discussions with our multilateral partners regarding the actions necessary to consolidate the gains made in fiscal management and ensure the success of Jamaica’s economic programme as embodied in the Standby Arrangement with the IMF. While the performance for this fiscal year is broadly on track, there are challenges that must be addressed in order to...

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My fellow Jamaicans... Last Sunday, I advised my party's central executive that I would not seek re-election at the annual general conference to be held next month and I would step down as Prime Minister as soon as a new leader had been elected. I had come to this position after deep contemplation and prayer, seeking to do what is...

Today, we celebrate the 49th anniversary of our independence. Next year, God's willing, we will celebrate our golden jubilee – 50 years as an independent nation. We have already started planning the series of events to commemorate that significant milestone. We hope to make it a grand homecoming for thousands of Jamaicans who live overseas but for whom Jamaica will...

EMANCIPATION DAY MESSAGE BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA THE HON. BRUCE GOLDING AUGUST 1, 2011 We have a truly remarkable history. We were not the original inhabitants of the land we now call our own. The indigenous Jamaicans were the Taino or Arawak Indians, not dissimilar to the population of South America. They were constantly invaded and attacked by...

It has been almost three quarters of a century since the tumultuous events of 1938 in which the working class people of Jamaica, after a long, hard struggle, secured recognition of their rights under the colonial government. Throughout those years, the process of institutionalizing those rights in law and practice has significantly advanced. The trade union movement continues to be...

[Click here to view entire speech (PDF)] This debate has been conducted in the manner to which we have long been accustomed. One side seeks to showcase what has been achieved, the other side seeks to demonstrate how little, if any, has been achieved. I question whether the interests of the people are best served by this approach. I question...

Today, as we mark Teacher's Day, we are presented with an opportunity to give due recognition to members of this noble profession, whose outstanding contribution to nation building cannot be discounted. It is an opportunity for many of us to reflect on our own lives and how much our past teachers had aided our journey to the place of success...

Prime Minister, Hon Bruce Golding, returned to the witness chair at the enquiry into the Christopher Coke extradition on Wednesday March 23, to answer more questions from his attorney, Hugh Small. Among the issues Mr. Golding dealt with was his statement made in 2010 that, "constitutional rights do not begin in Liguanea".   Mr. Golding explained that the comment was...

My fellow Jamaicans... 2010 was a year of mixed fortunes. It was, in some respects, a tumultuous year, most notably with the events surrounding the extradition of Christopher Coke. In the first half of the year, we experienced the worst drought in more than 30 years and then, in a complete reversal, we had more rains in the latter part...