Archive for October, 2011

Minister Andrew Holness is keeping Jamaicans guessing a bit longer about the composition of the new Cabinet as he yesterday named only two of the slate of ministers who will be included in his administration.

The first two members of the executive retained were Finance Minister Audley Shaw and Security Minister Senator Dwight Nelson. Both were appointed and sworn in at King’s House in St Andrew as one of the first orders of business for the new prime minister ...

It has been nearly a year since Haiti held elections, but it was not until late Tuesday night that the troubled nation finally was able to form a new government.

Garry Conille, a United Nations development specialist and aide to Bill Clinton, was ratified by the Haitian Senate after debate that lasted more than seven hours.

President Michel Martelly, who took office in May, congratulated his new prime minister, saying that the installation of new leadership was a step forward in implementing ...

PRESIDENT George Maxwell Richards yesterday spent his first full day in office since returning from vacation on Wednesday. However, by the end of the day there was as yet no word on what action — if any — he would take in relation to a complaint filed against Integrity Commission chairman Dr Eric St Cyr over his disclosure to the press of an Integrity Commission probe of Udecott chairman Jearlean John.

A complaint against St Cyr was lodged at the Office ...

JAMAICA Labour Party officials Dr Christopher Tufton, Daryl Vaz and Delano Seiveright, along with People’s National Party functionaries Delano Franklyn, Raymond Pryce and Damion Crawford speak on Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s address to the nation last night. Here are their responses:

Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of industry, investment and commerce:

 Given his experience in the political process, one has to respect and yield to his own judgements on these matters and the views that he has advanced.

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