Jamaica Gleaner News - Are you being served? Cabinet roll call - Sunday

MEMBERS OF the Cabinet meet from a low of two times per month to a high of five to deal with matters relating to the country, literally keeping it afloat in this turbulent economic environment.

Using the Access to Infor-mation Act, The Sunday Gleaner secured documents revealing a Cabinet roll call from September 2007 to December 2008.

Perfect record

It should be noted that the only minister with a perfect attendance record for the period under review is Dorothy Lightbourne, attorney general and minister of justice.

Clive Mullings, Derrick Smith and Trevor MacMillan are no longer members of the Cabinet, while Daryl Vaz is the new addition.

ATTENDANCE AT CABINET MEETINGS (for the Period September 2007 to December 2008)

Cabinet Minister - Total Present - Total Absent - Total #Meetings - Reason for absence

Prime Minister Bruce Golding - 54 - 3 - 57- 2 OBA, 1 indisposed

Kenneth Baugh - 49 - 8 - 57 - 8 - OBA

Audley Shaw - 50- 7 - 57- 5 OAB, 1 Indisposed 1 NRG

Derrick Smith - 38 - 19- 57 - Most times on sick leave

Dorothy Lightbourne - 57- 0- 57- N/A

Andrew Holness - 52 - 5- 57 - 4 OBA, 1 leave

Karl Samuda - 55 - 2- 57 - Leave

Edmund Bartlett - 43 - 14 - 57- 14 OBA

Christopher Tufton - 50 - 7- 57 - 5 OBA, 2 leave

Clive Mullings - 48 - 9- 57- 8 OBA, 1 indisposed

Horace Chang - 53 - 4 - 57 - 2 OBA, 1 indisposed, 1 OOB

Pearnel Charles - 54- 3- 57 - 2 OBA, 1 NRG,

Rudyard Spencer -52 - 5 - 57 - 3 OBA, 1 leave, 1 RG

Olivia Grange - 52 - 5 - 57 - 5 OBA

Michael Henry - 49 - 8 - 57 - 7 OBA, 1 NRG

James Robertson - 53 - 4 - 57 - 3 leave, 1 OBA

Don Wehby - 48- 9 - 57 - 6 OBA, 2 leave, 1 indisposed

Dwight Nelson - 56 - 1 - 57 - OBA

Trevor MacMillan - 27 - 1 - 28 - 1 leave

NOTE: NRG - No reasons given OBA - Official business abroad OOB - Other official business