$92 billion more - Bigger chunk for health, education and security in Jamaica
BUDGET OVERVIEW - Six months into office, the Golding administration yesterday tabled a $497-billion budget, which, on the face of it, is 23.4 per cent higher than the level to which the Government expects to hold spending for the fiscal year that ends on March 31....
Chinese eye Air Jamaica
AT LEAST one major international airline has expressed an interest in acquiring Jamaica's cash-strapped national airline. Finance and the Public Service Minister Audley Shaw told The Gleaner this week that the Chinese national airline, Air China, has had initial talks with the Government...
THRONE SPEECH - Focus on youths
Youths at risk will come in for special attention from the Government this year as part of efforts to reduce crime and stem the tide of indiscipline in the society. This was one of the key measures announced yesterday by Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall as he delivered the 2008-2009...
Slipping through security
I found myself yesterday at the official opening of Parliament at Gordon House.It's not an event that I would normally have attended, but this year, I was intent on getting a first-hand view of how the proceedings unfold. When I arrived at Duke Street, two police officers...
Little interest from Tivoli
It was a challenge, my quest to find an audience in Tivoli Gardens, located in the West Kingston constituency of Prime Minister Bruce Golding. Not that it was at all hard to find a bar - there was at least one on every corner. However, at my first stop, the television reception...
BUDGET 08/09 - HOW YOUR TAX DOLLARS WILL BE SPENT
New innovations are to be introduced at various levels within the education system to improve lesson delivery, school management and study activities. The range of options for acquiring knowledge and skills is also to be more closely integrated to ensure that each student can pursue...
We are looking closely at this - Opposition
PEOPLE'S NATIONAL Party (PNP) President Portia Simpson Miller, who had promised to be the Government's "worst nightmare" said that the Opposition would be watching closely to see whether articulated government policies come to fruition. Simpson Miller, who is leader of the Opposition, said...
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