Bruce Golding

Bruce Golding

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Bruce Golding is a Jamaican politician who served as Prime Minister from 2007 to 2011 and is a former leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). He has been active in Jamaican politics for several decades and was a key figure in the reintroduction of an impeachment bill in Parliament, aimed at addressing misconduct by Members of Parliament, in light of the George Wright controversy.

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Bruce Golding is brave enough and sufficiently disentangled from the love bush of tribalism to say so.

Ronald Thwaites | Bruce Golding gets it | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-08-10
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Ronald G Thwaites

Bruce Golding was Jamaica’s prime minister between 2007 and 2011 and has emerged as a grandee on Caribbean affairs and a vocal critic of the Trump administration.

Editorial | The value of Bruce Golding | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-08-07
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Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has renewed his criticism of the United States’ approach to Jamaica and the wider Caribbean.

‘That’s not friendship’ - Golding blasts US gov’t over demands and policies placing pressure on Caribbean nations | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-08-03
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Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has renewed his criticism of the United States’ approach to Jamaica and the wider Caribbean.

‘That’s not friendship’ | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-08-03
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The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) accused Prime Minister Bruce Golding of nepotism and misusing state funds.

SCHOOL SHUFFLE - Parents weigh costs, reputation and convenience in wake of Hydel-Cumberland merger | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-07-19
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Bruce Golding is a former prime minister of Jamaica who chaired the commission that reviewed Jamaica's participation in CARICOM.

Editorial | Holness’ CARICOM agenda | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-07-03
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Bruce Golding headed a commission that recommended steps for Jamaica's relations with CARICOM.

Editorial | Single market in energy | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-07-02
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Bruce Golding was the prime minister who lamented the excessive spending on graduation ceremonies in Jamaica.

Editorial | Again, graduating from what? | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-06-30
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Bruce Golding, former Jamaican Prime Minister, criticized the lack of progress in campaign finance reform in The Bahamas.

Defense uses Golding’s warning to Bahamas on campaign finance reform
The Tribune – major Bahamian daily, est. 1903·BahamasBahamas· 2026-06-26
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Philp Brave Davis

Bruce Golding has been a lifelong member of the Jamaica Labour Party and served as Jamaica’s prime minister from 2005 to 2011.

Editorial | Supporting oversight | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-06-02
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Andrew Holness
Andrew Holness

Bruce Golding is a former Prime Minister who cut the ribbon at the ceremony.

MoneyMasters breaks ground on US$25m 10-storey commercial project near Half-Way Tree | Business
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-05-31
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Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has asserted that public officials in Jamaica do not instinctively embrace oversight and monitoring.

CLOSING THE SCRUTINY GAP | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-05-30
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Jeanette Calder
Jeanette Calder

I will cite Michael Manley, P J Patterson, Bruce Golding and in recent times I have come to welcome positive statements coming out of CARICOM from the mouth of our present Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

SSP Diaries | The thirst for power | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-03-05
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The eight former leaders initially endorsing the statement are Jamaica’s Bruce Golding and P.J. Patterson.

PJ Patterson agonising over Cuba crisis
Stabroek News·GuyanaGuyana· 2026-02-23
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The eight former leaders initially endorsing the statement are Jamaica’s Bruce Golding and P.J. Patterson.

Patterson agonising over Cuba crisis | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-02-22
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Bruce Golding is a former Prime Minister of Jamaica who signed the appeal for humanitarian aid to Cuba.

A plea for Cuba - Stabroek News
Stabroek News·GuyanaGuyana· 2026-02-21
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Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding of Jamaica has expressed concern over the humanitarian crisis in Cuba.

Former CARICOM Heads urge US to rescind Cuban oil embargo
Stabroek News·GuyanaGuyana· 2026-02-21
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Bruce Golding is one of the former leaders who endorsed the statement condemning the US executive order targeting Cuba's fuel supply.

Former CARICOM leaders urge repeal of US exec order targeting Cuba’s fuel supply | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-02-20
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Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding first tabled a bill for the inclusion of impeachment in the Jamaican Constitution.

Lloyd Barnett | Impeachment – substantive defects in the legislative proposals | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-02-16
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Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding said it represented a rapidly shifting and increasingly aggressive global order driven by Trump-era policies.

Holness: Access, statecraft key in ‘new era of diplomacy'; no 'ideological fantasies' for Jamaica | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-01-22
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Bruce Golding was the Prime Minister under whom Marks first served as ambassador.

Audrey Marks receives Global Heart Award | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-01-14
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Bruce Golding cautioned Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness regarding the potential consequences of his actions.

Orville Taylor | Reality cheque: Monroe doctrine | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-01-12
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Bruce Golding is mentioned as a former prime minister of Jamaica in the context of US demands.

Letter of the Day | Whose oil is it – Venezuela’s or US’s? | Letters
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-12-25
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Prime Minister Bruce Golding outlined the obstacles of LAMP Phase 1 in October 2010.

Christopher Burgess | Land tenure and board houses | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-12-21
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Bruce Golding was the Prime Minister before Andrew Holness and played a significant role in reforming Jamaica's defamation law.

Editorial | Damoclean Marlene | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-12-04
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Bruce Golding led the government that relocated residents after the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav in 2008.

Hope River fears | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-11-30
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He and another former prime minister, Bruce Golding, have been named by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness as individuals who will play roles in the rebuilding process.

Patterson: Include political parties, churches and artistes in rebuilding process | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-11-06
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Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding was named by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness as an individual who would be playing a part in the rebuilding process.

Patterson urges Jamaica, Jamaicans to rebuild with resilience for the future | Lead Stories
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-11-05
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Bruce Golding, a former Jamaican prime minister, signed the declaration emphasizing the importance of peace in the Caribbean.

Editorial | Former leaders right | Commentary
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-27
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Bruce Golding is one of the former leaders expressing concern over the increase of U.S. military presence in the Caribbean.

Llega a Trinidad y Tobago un destructor de EE. UU. para llevar a cabo ejercicios militares - Mundo
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2025-10-26
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