‘Victory conference’

Supporters of the People’s National Party (PNP) yesterday dubbed the party’s 86th annual conference a “victory con ...

Mark Golding promises changes to Integrity Commission Act

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has promised changes to the Integrity Commission Act, should his Peopl ...

‘Portia Initiative’ to target infrastructure renewal – Golding

Afuture People’s National Party (PNP) Government will unveil what it calls the “Portia Initiative” in c ...

PNP to push logistics-based economy for better paying jobs, says Golding

The People’s National Party (PNP) says a major pillar of its economic plan if it forms the next Government is the posi ...

Golding confirms PNP won’t contest North East St Ann by-election | News – Jamaica Gleaner

The People’s National Party (PNP) has confirmed it will not be contesting the upcoming by-election in North East ...

Golding demands resignation of justice minister, attorney general over DPP crisis

Opposition Leader Mark Golding says Attorney General Derrick McKoy and Justice Minister Delroy Chuck should resign for s ...

Most Jamaicans disagreed with gov’t walk out of Parliament – poll

There is apparently not much support for the government’s parliamentary walkout last month. A recent poll commiss ...

Golding Concerned About Mandatory Minimum Sentence For Children Charged With Murder

Opposition Leader Mark Golding is questioning the constitutionality of a mandatory minimum sentence for children charged ...

Acting DPP to be announced in short order

An acting Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, is expected to be announced in short order. This, as DPP Paula Llewellyn ...

Jamaica’s DPP steps down after 16 years following court ruling

BySheri-kae McLeod Jamaica is set to welcome a new director of public prosecutions (DPP) after 16 years, as an int ...

Interim DPP to be named today

Llewellyn steps aside after 16 years following bombshell court ruling For the first time in 16 years, Jamaica is to h ...

Opposition Leader charges real estate sector to embrace sustainable building practices

ST JAMES, Jamaica-Opposition Leader Mark Golding has charged stakeholders in the real estate sector to embrace sustainab ...

Jamaica: Opposition celebrates another constitutional win

(Jamaica Observer) President Mark Golding and members of his People’s National Party (PNP) on Friday celebrated the la ...

Golding threatens legal action over shielded AG’s opinion

Opposition Leader Mark Golding says the parliamentary Opposition may ask the court to compel House Speaker Juliet Holnes ...

Gov’t to appeal after court rules DPP’s second tenure extension unlawful 5:53 pm, Fri April 19, 2024

There is uncertainty about the future of Paula Llewellyn as the country’s chief prosecutor following a ruling by t ...

Llewellyn is no longer DPP, insists Golding

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding insisted Friday that the post of Director of Public Prosecutions (D ...

Golding calls for immediate appointment of a new Director of Public Prosecutions

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has called for the immediate appointment of a new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). ...

Golding calls for changes to tourism model; repeats call for income tax threshold increase

People’s National Party, PNP, President Mark Golding has called for changes to Jamaica’s tourism model, to ensure gr ...

A leader has emerged

Dear Editor, As I listened to President Mark Golding’s speech at the People’s National Party’s (PNP) a ...

PNP President urged to focus on uniting his party, following successful annual conference

On the heels of what has been described as a successful annual conference, People’s National Party(PNP) President, Mar ...

Aspiring lawyer explains why she flew in for PNP conference

TIFFANY PRYCE – STAR Writer September 20, 2023 Shari-Ann Henry spared no expense to jet off to Jamaica fo ...

Golding wants more tourism dollars flowing to local economy

PEOPLE’S National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding on Sunday promised that a future Government led by him will d ...

Golding commended for authentic speech that resonated with Jamaicans, at party’s annual conference

People’s National Party (PNP) Leader Mark Golding has been commended by two political commentators for presenting an a ...

‘I have no fear of them!’ says Golding of his political opponents

Declares he comes to Jamaicans with ‘clean hands’ and ‘a clean heart’ Leader of the Oppositio ...

PNP supporters give Golding thumbs up

Supporters of the People’s National Party (PNP) have heaped praises on president Mark Golding, describing his spee ...

Opposition MPs walk out as House Speaker shuts down questions on IC report related to her filings

Opposition Members of Parliament walked out of the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon, following House Speake ...

PROPER FISCAL CONTROL

Golding outlines would-be focus of a PNP administration OPPOSITION LEADER Mark Golding has pledged that an administratio ...

Opposition again calls for roll back of salary increases for political directorate

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has again called for the government to roll back the massive wage increases to members of ...

‘Roll it back’

PNP issues another call for salary increases for politicians be withdrawnBY BRITTNY HUTCHINSON Observer staff reporter h ...

Opposition Leader Mark Golding

Opposition Leader repeats call for impeachment legislation for MPs

By Racquel PorterOpposition Leader Mark Golding is calling for Prime Minister Andrew Holness to revise the performance e ...

Opposition Leader Mark Golding

WATCH: Golding responds to Holness salary announcement

Opposition Leader Mark Golding on Tuesday responded to Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ announcement that he will be giv ...

The Opposition Leader made the declaration amid public outcry over the increases for members of the political directorate. - File photo

Golding wants 40% increase in income tax threshold

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has stated that Jamaica’s income tax threshold should be increased by about 40 per ...

Ronald Thwaites

If there is one Jamaican white man to whom the term Massa does not apply, it is Mark Golding. Anyone who knows him will ...

‘I never meant to say that’

Leader of the Opposition and President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding has apologised for comme ...

Not so fast

The parliamentary Opposition has sought to distance itself from recommendations made by legislator Everald Warmington t ...

Golding apologises for offensive comment about Labourites

Opposition Leader Mark Golding on Sunday afternoon apologised for an offensive comment he recently made towards suppor ...

Holness (the JLP) understands…

A s I see it, Jamaica, for the foreseeable future, must continue to focus like a laser-beam on achieving increas ...

Storied history of political mudslinging

From ‘dutty labourites’ of the 1960s to ‘chi chi man’ of the 1990s, and ‘damn fools’ and ‘fool fool’ in ...

Gordon Robinson | Budget debate? Or sideshow?

Now the budget debate is over, we can take a comprehensive overview of the entire process. The overwhelming impression ...

Mark Wignall | Massa, a wha dis?

If I am in conversation with a group of youngsters that are trying to wind their early life through the world of paid e ...

Carolyn Cooper | ‘Massa’ Mark’s time soon come?

Prime Minister Andrew Holness made an emotional public declaration last October. He was practically in tears. It was at ...

Race: Still a flashpoint in Jamaican politics

Jamaica’s national motto “out of many, one people” was posited by our founding fathers to mean that a ...

Our politicians need to get with it

Older Jamaicans should be forgiven if they are scratching their heads wondering what all the fuss is about in relation ...

Editorial | Censure Clarke, Brown Burke

Angela Brown Burke, the shadow labour minister and member of parliament for St Andrew South West, must be appropriately ...

Playbook PM: The House tees off on TikTok

And a possible Trump indictment is delayed until next week. ...

TV Talk: ‘Yellowstone’ made Westerns a hot genre – expect to see more, including Hallmark’s ‘Ride’

Hallmark Channel’s latest drama series, “Ride” (9 p.m. Sunday), won’t be confused with a great new drama but it ...

Match Preview: Huddersfield Giants (A)

Last year’s Challenge Cup Finalists have further strengthened their squad as they look to go better this year aft ...

‘Massa Mark’ passa passa

A major war of words has broken out on social media over Finance Minister Nigel Clarke’s labelling of Opposition Lead ...

PNP accuses Clarke of ‘reverse racism’, expresses outrage

The People’s National Party (PNP) says it is outraged and repulsed by the “racial inference” used by ...

PNP chides Nigel Clarke over ‘Massa Mark’ comment

The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says it is outraged and repulsed by what it calls the racial inferenc ...

Clarke hits back at debt repayment criticism

Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke this afternoon rebuffed criticisms from opposition leader Mark Golding that the Gov ...

Some MPs walk out after Clarke refers to Golding as ‘Massa Mark’

The characterisation of Opposition Leader Mark Golding as “Massa Mark” by Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke led to a ...

PNP slams Clarke for ‘racist utterances’

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The People’s National Party (PNP), along with its Youth Organisation (PNPYO), is expressin ...

Brown Burke’s outburst exposes her to censure

House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple Philibert appears to be on a collision course with St Andrew South Western Member of Par ...

Clarke repels challenge to ‘no new taxes’ claim

Rolling out reams of paper around the government side of the parliamentary divide representing more than a decade of tax ...

‘Massa Mark’ comment triggers Opposition walkout of Parliament

Members of the Parliamentary Opposition walked out of Parliament earlier this afternoon after a verbal spat with Speake ...

‘Massa Mark’ reference by Clarke triggers Opposition walkout of Budget Debate

In an unprecedented move, Opposition Members of Parliament on Tuesday walked out of the closing Budget presentation of ...

Golding’s repetitive waltz

The position of Opposition Leader is a ladder to either a transit camp to potential political glory, the top elected jo ...

State will protect major infrastructure work from criminals, PM vows

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has issued a warning to criminals, that the security forces will be moving to protect ...

Golding scorns Clarke’s ‘no new taxes’ boast

Opposition Leader Mark Golding says the finance minister’s heralding of “no new taxes” in his opening Budget Deba ...

Candidates rush to represent PNP in next general elections, says gen sec

Results from its recently commissioned political poll are not quite favourable and its ratings among voters have been w ...

Opposition files court application challenging SOEs

The Opposition has filed a claim challenging the Government’s repeated use of states of public emergency (SOEs) t ...

Of polls and numbers – Jamaica Observer

Dear Editor, I still maintain that the only People’s National Party (PNP) person who has a chance against Andr ...

Opposition seeks court ruling on Clifton demolitions – Jamaica Observer

OPPOSITION Leader Mark Golding says his lawyers are preparing a claim to be filed in the Supreme Court for compensation ...

WATCH: Golding says ‘paranoid’ JLP shaken up by poll; denies PNP sabotaged PM’s budget speech – Jamaica Observer

People’s National Party (PNP) president Mark Golding says the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has been ‘shaken ...

Golding scorns Clarke’s ‘no new taxes’ boast

Opposition Leader Mark Golding says the finance minister’s heralding of “no new taxes” in his opening Budget Debat ...

Golding: Minimum wage still too low

BELFIELD, St Mary:Opposition Leader Mark Golding on Sunday chastised the Government for what he deemed its failure to pr ...

No South East St Ann vacancy, says Campbell

The People’s National Party (PNP) says it is willing to accept former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) member Dr Ryan Si ...

Opposition Leader urges Gov’t to consider shifting focus from its pace of debt reduction and focus on well-being of Jamaicans

Leader of the Opposition and People’s National Party President Mark Golding says the Government should consider shifti ...

Cool down debt reduction, spend money on people, Golding tells Gov’t

MANDEVILLE, Manchester – Opposition Leader Mark Golding is calling on the Government to reduce its pace on debt paymen ...

PNP revs up protest for gas tax cap

Seizing on national foment that has sparked days of strikes and a rash of rural road protests, People’s National Party ...

PNP Stages March at Ministry of Finance Over Rising Fuel Prices in Jamaica

BySantana SalmonLeader of Jamaica’s opposition People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding on Monday led a march at ...

Gov’t must find ways to cushion ‘intolerable’ crisis, says Golding

https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/govt-must-find-ways-cushion-intolerable-crisis-says-golding ...

Golding slams RADA for failing farmers

The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has pledged an overhaul of Jamaica’s agricultural sector, making that r ...

Golding blames drainage for MoBay flooding that caused 12-y-o’s death

https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/golding-blames-drainage-mobay-flooding-caused-12-y-os-death ...

Opposition leader meets with grieving family of drowned 12-y-o

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Opposition Leader Mark Golding on Thursday urged the Government to address what he said were d ...

Golding encouraged by Portland tour

Opposition Leader Mark Golding said that he is encouraged by the turnout of People’s National Party (PNP) supporters a ...

Golding blames poor infrastructure for tragic MoBay floods

WESTERN BUREAU:Opposition Leader Mark Golding on Thursday blamed poor infrastructure and a lacklustre garbage-collection ...

If they don’t do it, we will – Golding

WESTERN BUREAU:Leader of the Opposition Mark Golding says that if the present Government does not make use of the opport ...

Golding calls for unity during long-awaited stop in Hanover

RANGE BAY, Hanover — President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding has called on the people of Han ...

Golding says “Glory Be!” on Marlene Malahoo’s fresh appointment of new attorney general

“Glory Be!” were the words from the Leader of Opposition Mark Golding on Marlene Malahoo Forte being appointed as Ja ...

PNP calls for $12,000 national minimum wage amid economic hardships

The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has renewed its call for a $12,000 per week National Minimum Wage in ...

Golding rips into Holness, says Ja drifting on ‘sea of lawlessness’

People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding believes Jamaica is “drifting on a sea of lawlessness a ...

Golding calls for referendum to decide on parish status for Portmore

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has expressed that the people of Portmore, St Catherine should be allowed to decide by wa ...

Nurse insists oxygen shortage caused husband’s death

BY HORACE MILLS Observer writer OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Adamant that her husband died due to a shortage of oxygen at the c ...

Gov’t should offer food packages to get more J’cans vaxxed – Golding

Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, has said the Government should con ...

JLP Gov’t rapidly losing ground, PNP leader tells annual conference

Leader of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding pledged his party’s commitment to righti ...

Golding says future PNP Government will adjust minimum wage annually

Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding, has promised that a future PNP ...

Jamaica desperate for solution to problem of violent crime, says Golding

“Jamaica desperately needs a sustainable solution to its problem of very high levels of violent crime”. That is ...

Portmore residents should decide via referendum whether the municipality should become Jamaica’s 15th parish – Golding

Residents of the dormitory community of Portmore, St Catherine should decide whether they want the municipality to becom ...

The People’s National Party (PNP) has committed to doing away with the requirement for two guarantors for tertiary lev ...

George Wright controversy sparks political chess game

The declaration by Opposition Leader Mark Golding last Wednesday that the controversy surrounding Member of Parliament ...

Golding describes attack on teacher as despicable

Staff members at the Four Paths Primary and Junior High School in Clarendon are still trying to come to grips with the g ...

House speaker shuts down PNP bid to suspend MP George Wright

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marissa Dalrymple-Phillibert, on Tuesday shut down efforts by the parliamentary ...

Speaker blocks attempts to suspend MP in assault case

House Speaker Marissa Dalrymple Philibert today blocked attempts by the Opposition to move a motion for the suspension ...

Opposition Leader Mark Golding Wants Jamaica to Become a Republic

Across the diaspora, discussions have reignited regarding the role of Queen Elizabeth II in independent commonwealth nat ...

Scrap SLB guarantors – Golding

Opposition Leader Mark Golding said the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) guarantor system should be abolished as it is unde ...

Vaccine audit under way

An audit is under way into the roll-out of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which met with challenges in the first two days when ...

Government’s response to COVID-19 ‘timid and inadequate’ – Golding

Opposition leader Mark Golding has described as “timid and inadequate” the Government’s response to the COVID-19 p ...

Golding calls on Auditor General to probe vaccine ‘line skipping’

Opposition Leader Mark Golding is calling for the Auditor General to probe reports of breaches in the COVID-19 vaccina ...

Gov’t treading on slippery slope in its crime response, says Golding

Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, has told National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang that he is treading on a ...

Golding promises to keep Gov’t on its toes, accuses PM of arrogance

Newly-elected President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding is signalling that although few in numbers, ...

Morris declares support for Golding

Former Senate president says Hanna needs to resolve discord in her constituency   Former Senate President Floyd Mor ...

Daniel Thwaites | The Gospel Of Mark

The People’s National Party (PNP) has two good candidates vying for its presidency. Because I know and like both, and ...

The matrix for deciding the next PNP president

I am attracted to the approach taken by former Senate President Floyd Morris in subjecting the two candidates vying for ...

The PNP needs ‘superfecta’ leadership

It would be an egregious error if People’s National Party (PNP) delegates miscalculatingly elect a one-trick pony ...

Mark Wignall | A Golding Triumph Lies Ahead

There was hardly any time allowed for it to be a long, drawn-out campaign where People’s National Party (PNP) constitu ...

Dead Heat In PNP Presidential Race

The race for the presidency of the People’s National Party (PNP) is going down to the wire, a new opinion poll has rev ...

NWU endorses Mark Golding

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The National Workers Union (NWU) has declared support for Mark Golding who is seeking to replace Dr ...

Mark Wignall | PNP Leadership Battle Heats Up

In the final US presidential debate, Donald Trump continued to misguide the American people. Against overwhelming eviden ...

Win or lose, PNP fund for workers is a go, says Golding

THE endowment fund being promised to People’s National Party (PNP) workers who fall on hard times will be establis ...

Watch: E-Learning hands over tablets to St Andrew students

Education Minister Fayval Williams and three of the beneficiaries during the recent handing over ceremony. &nb ...

PHOTOS: Mark Golding nominated and ‘ready to unite PNP’

PNP presidential candidate Mark Golding (centre) elbow bumps a supporter. Golding’s friend, former Central Man ...

Majority PNP Patriots backing Golding, says president

PEOPLE’S National Party (PNP) Patriots President Omar Newell says most of the group’s members have committed ...

‘Golding embodies the principles of the PNP’

MARK Golding has been described as undoubtedly the man for the job as People’s National Party (PNP) president, and ...

Golding eyes gold

Mark’s team plans route to victory as he heads to nomination centre today BY ARTHUR HALL Editor-at-large halla@ja ...

Golding: I Can Beat Hanna

As the November 7 People’s National Party (PNP) presidential election draws closer, prospective candidate Mark Golding ...

‘Golding embodies the principles of the PNP’

MARK Golding has been described as undoubtedly the man for the job as People’s National Party (PNP) president, and ...

Golding: There is no immediate plan to change Opposition senators

MARK Golding, the man seeking to replace Dr Peter Phillips as the People’s National Party (PNP) president next mon ...

Comrades, business leaders ‘Go With Golding’ at campaign launch

People’s National Party (PNP) presidential hopeful, Mark Golding, officially kicked off his campaign on Sunday with a ...

Golding promises to revive plan for party welfare fund

PEOPLE’S National Party (PNP) presidential candidate Mark Golding says he plans to revisit his idea of a welfare f ...

In Surprising Move, Paul Burke Endorses Mark Golding for PNP President

In a move which has surprised some comrades, former PNP General Secretary, Paul Burke, says he thinks Mark Golding is th ...

Holness ‘hype’ nothing to fear, says Golding

People’s National Party (PNP) presidential aspirant Mark Golding is playing down Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ like ...

WATCH: ‘My time has come,’ says Golding of prospect for PNP leadership

People’s National Party’s (PNP) presidential hopeful, Mark Golding, believes that integrity and the ability to attra ...

Jamaica Decriminalizes Marijuana and Moves Toward Cultivation

Alaw passed in Jamaica on Tuesday decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, while also laying the groun ...

‘I’m Not A Placeholder For Bunting’ – Golding Rejects Suggestion That Candidacy For President Is To Pave Way For Bunting’s Rise

Mark Golding is aware of the suspicion that his challenge for the presidency of the People’s National Party (PNP) has ...

Who is this man, Mark Golding?

He is a serious contender for president of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), a businessman and lawyer ...

Golding says Phillips has crucial role to play

The skills of Dr Peter Phillips will be sought to play an advisory role in the future development of the PeopleR ...