Bruce Golding
Prime Minister of Jamaica
Orette Bruce Golding has served as Prime Minister of Jamaica since 2007. He is the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and was the founder of the National Democratic Movement (NDM), and is the country's eighth Prime Minister since it declared independence. He s the current MP of West Kingston and he hosts a monthly talk show called "Jamaica House Live."
The country’s fervent Christianity and respect for family is why “buggery” remains illegal in the country, says the prime minister. But “we are tolerant provided that homosexual lifestyle does not […]
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“Leaders must be prepared to look at their people and say, ‘No look, you put me here to lead, this is the direction in which I think we ought to […]
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A recent dispute over the extradition of drug kingpin Christopher Coke strained the country’s relations with the Obama Administration. Prime Minister Golding says they’re on the mend.
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Prime Minister Golding says that drug-related crime in Jamaica and other countries in Latin America should not be seen in isolation: “It is a global problem. And therefore it’s something […]
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Jamaica has been one of the more dangerous countries in the world for years, but an intensive anti-crime push has brought the murder rate down 42% since May. To fight […]
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The prime minister says the tragedy in Haiti demonstrated the need to maintain strict building codes and to have disaster-management measures in place.
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The country introduced “very, very tight fiscal measures” to reduce its budget, cut its deficit, and rein in government borrowing, says the prime minister.
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A conversation with the Prime Minister of Jamaica.
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