Topic: Bruce Golding

Jamaican PM says scandal over drug lord took toll

KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding said Sunday that fallout from his handling of a U.S. request for the extradition of a notorious gang leader from his own constituency was a key factor behind his decision to step down."The ...

Jamaica PM Takes Over Energy Agency

รข?" Jamaica's prime minister has taken over management of the Caribbean country's energy and mining ministry a day after the agency's minister...
Jamaica holds by-election after another ruling lawmaker reveals US citizenshipPrime Minister Bruce Golding's party is seeking to maintain its slim parliamentary majority in a by-election called after a governing lawmaker revealed she held citizenship in the United States.The contest in ...
Joan McCarthy's voice rises in anger as she describes a police and military raid: Officers searching for a fugitive gang boss grabbed her nephew...
Jamaica achieves security gains, but slums seethe with anger against policeJoan McCarthy's voice rises in anger as she describes a police and military raid: Officers searching for a fugitive gang boss grabbed her nephew and son-in-law and hustled them upstairs.Once ...

Bruce Golding

Bruce Golding is the Prime Minister of Jamaica, having taken office on September 11 , 2007 . The son of a politician, Golding won his first campaign in 1971 for a seat in Parliament at the age of 24, becoming the youngest ever to ...

Barbados lays to rest PM Thompson

Hundreds of Barbadians on Wednesday lined the streets to have a glimpse of the casket draped in the Barbados flag drawn on a military carriage.Thompson, who was just 48, was succeeded by Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart, who led mourners in this ...

Thousands of Barbadians gather for PM's funeral

0 . Thousands of mourners, many weeping, lined the streets of Barbados' capital Wednesday to catch a glimpse of the flag-draped coffin of Prime...
A prominent lawyer has been picked in Jamaica to head an inquiry commission that will look into the government's handling of a U.S. extradition request for alleged drug baron Christopher " Prime Minister Bruce Golding told lawmakers Tuesday that attorney Emil ...
Question: What qualities make a great leader?. Bruce Golding: I think the most important quality that makes a great leader is his or her willingness to stand up for something if you feel it is right, even when everybody is maybe saying ...