'I am taking a pay cut' - Ahead of tough Budget, Golding asks parliamentarians to lead by example
The following is an address to the nation, ahead of the 2009-2010 Budget, delivered by Prime Minister Bruce Golding last night. On Tuesday, the minister of finance will be tabling in Parliament, the Budget for the new financial year. You would have been aware...

Hasty cost changes could force ships out of port
The National Cruise Council of Jamaica (NCCJ) is urging the country's decision-makers not to execute any hasty measures that might result in changes to the cost structure affecting both hotel and cruise lines at this time. "In these economic times, where...

Redraft! - Opposition senator 'shreds' faulty bill
A BILL to amend the Financial Administration and Audit Act was on Friday rejected by the Senate after Opposition Senator Mark Golding highlighted a myriad of technical flaws in the proposed law. A number of provisions in the bill will have to be revised or redrafted...

Gleaner article triggers Florida Kiwanis mission to Jamaica
On Sunday, June 8, last year, The Gleaner published an article titled, 'Good Samaritan Inn feeding the indigent'. In part, it said, 'Vermont Murray, who manages the programme, says the Good Samaritan Inn is 'an outreach project sponsored by the East Jamaica Conference...

Let's keep Air Jamaica flying, clergyman pleads
WESTERN BUREAU: A clergyman has thrown his full support behind the nation's ailing national airline, saying Jamaica needed to preserve a piece of its heritage. "We want to congratulate our national airline as they continue to press on despite the uncertainty of the future...

Degree of exposure of Jamaican businesses to the US crisis
The question on the minds of the Government and the people of Jamaica is: what is the extent of our exposure to this global economic crisis? How does it affect us directly and indirectly? To answer this question, the Caribbean Policy Research Institute...

Let the buyer beware - Consumers warned to monitor prices
Does it seem like your money is doing a disappearing act? Are you buying the same things, paying for the same services, but at much higher costs? Well, don't be too quick to blame it solely on the global financial crunch. The Consumer Affairs Commission...