Bruce Golding News

Left: Pamella McLaren of the Debt Management Unit, Ministry of Finance. Right: Brian Langrin of the Bank of Jamaica.

Jamaicans from all walks of life gathered on Monday to bid farewell to Sonny Bradshaw, described as a pioneering multi-instrumentalist, band leader, composer, arranger, producer, teacher, journalist, broadcaster, musicologist, activist, social worker and cultural vanguard.

On the weekend, hotel magnate John Issa addressed this year's batch of University of the West Indies graduates after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

The extravagant compensation which was paid to former Bank of Jamaica Governor Derick Latibeaudiere and the high payment to Aubyn Hill for his work in the divestment of the sugar industry indicates that compensation for certain public service executives should be removed from the hands of politicians and placed in a competent, independent ...

SPOKEN and disarmingly charming, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne has been one politician who has earned the respect of persons on both sides of the political divide.

WHILE deposed governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Derick Latibeaudiere, is "yet to make a decision about his future", one thing is certain: he has built himself a mansion of architectural grandeur, unparalleled by many of... Read More... Did Latibeaudiere's house cost him his job? Derick Latibeaudiere's dream house captured the spotlight in 2008, when ...

Left: Prime Minister Bruce Golding addresses members of G2K at the party headquarters in New Kingston yesterday.

'EXCESSIVE PACKAGE': Central Bank Governor of Jamaica, Derick Latibeaudiere. IN VIEW of the dramatic and unprecedented dismissal of the Central Bank Governor of Jamaica, Derick Latibeaudiere, over what has been deemed a 'very excessive' financial package for his services, it may be useful for Jamaicans and other citizens of this region to learn ...

Danville Walker, Greg Christie, Paula Llewellyn and Les Green are making Jamaicans more hopeful about our body politic than we've been in a long time.

Jamaica's informal sector has expanded as the economy failed to deliver jobs in the formal sector.

THE Opposition People's National Party yesterday defended the multi-million-dollar contract it signed with former Bank of Jamaica Governor Derick Latibeaudiere and branded as a sideshow the Government's claim that it found certain provisions of the agreement unacceptable and repugnant.

Almost seven months after 159 passengers and crew members of a CanJet airline destined for Canada were held hostage at the Sangster International Airport in this resort city, the Jamaica Tourist Board is reporting that the incident which gained widespread publicity has not resulted in a fallout in the Canadian market.

PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding has argued that the termination of Derick Latibeaudiere's contract as head of the Bank of Jamaica has not affected the fundamentals of the economy.

With the appearance that little or nothing was happening to get a grip on the nation's crime rate, Prime Minister Bruce Golding says his administration lost confidence in Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin's ability to lead the Jamaica Constabulary... Read More... Ellington gets test run - Gov't choice to act as top cop during search ...

THE HOUSE of Representatives on Tuesday passed the amendment to the Strata Act, paving the way for its consideration and debate in the Senate.

Jamaica's President of choice in the United States, the deeply loved Barack Obama, facilitated an historic and far-reaching victory for... Read More... Charter of Rights and Freedoms in context The review of the Constitution of Jamaica is seen differently by various people: a routine review after more than three decades; an opportunity to close ...

The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting begins in Port-of-Spain on November 27 and continues for three days.

Phillips: I am continuing to think and reflect. - File Dr Peter Phillips said the time has come to reconsider barring people with dual allegiances from sitting in Parliament.

Prime Minister Bruce Golding - file THE HOUSE of Representatives on Tuesday passed the amendment to the Strata Act, paving the way for its consideration and debate in the Senate.

The week-long 5th Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Life in the Americas, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, is already reaping success with delegates hammering out a draft agro plan to be debated by the Ministers from 34 hemispheric countries on Wednesday.