(Jamaica Observer) The transition of leadership of the government will be completed on Sunday when Prime Minister Bruce Golding will formally tender his resignation to the Governor-General and a new prime minister will be sworn in.
This will take place at a special ceremony at King’s House starting at 4:00 pm.
After presiding over his final Cabinet meeting today, Golding convened a meeting of government MPs and received their unanimous formal endorsement of Andrew Holness to succeed him as prime minister.
Golding will convey this advice to the Governor-General.
At the meeting, Golding used the occasion to thank his ministers for their support and hard work under his leadership. He said the government had overcome significant challenges over the last four years but emphasised that much remains to be done to accelerate the pace of economic recovery in order to be able to tackle the country’s urgent social needs.
Golding noted, too, that while some elements of the government’s reform agenda had been completed, other important items are yet to be implemented.
He urged his colleagues to complete these as a matter of urgency.
