here is no confirmation yet to reports that the entire board of Air Jamaica has been asked to resign.

A report in Wednesday's Observer newspaper said the entire Air Jamaica board was Tuesday asked to resign amid growing concerns within the Government that the ailing national carrier is being badly managed.

It is reported that a new Board is to be appointed in two weeks.

This comes two weeks after long serving Board member Noel Hylton resigned.

There were reports that Board members were split over the decision to grant a salary increase to some categories of employees at the airline.

On Monday Prime Minister Bruce Golding bemoaned the continued drain on the country's resources by the cash-strapped carrier.

He said then that the airline had recorded US$1 billion in losses for the last financial year.

Mr. Golding also indicated that the government was committed to divesting the airline by March of next year.

Efforts by the RJR News Centre to reach Board Chairman Shirley Williams were unsuccessful as both her home and cellular phones rang unanswered.

Both Finance Minister Audley Shaw and Minister without Portfolio Don Wehby are off the island.