Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says public-private partnerships (PPPs) are an important feature of the Government’s growth and development plans. “As a people, we can't move forward unless we have a strong and innovative entrepreneurial private sector that will come and work with the Government to create the public goods that we all benefit from,” he noted. The...

States of Public Emergency (SOEs) have been declared in several parishes and police divisions islandwide. These are the parishes of Clarendon, St. Catherine, St. James, Westmoreland and Hanover and specified areas of Kingston and St. Andrew. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the announcement during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on November...

A next generation of public-sector workers is being produced through the Jamaica House Fellowship Programme. This, according to Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who conceptualised the programme. The initiative is intended to spawn a more dynamic, efficient, and agile public service while providing an opportunity for young professionals to participate in national development and governance at the highest...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the $300-million investment by Chinese technology company Huawei, with the inauguration of its new office space, located at 97 Hope Road, Kingston 6. The complex has 9,000 sq. ft. of space with digital low-carbon solutions and a modern work environment for staff. In his address at the ceremony held on Thursday...

Constable Owen Graham of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is the proud recipient of a new two-bedroom home in the Roseneath Park development in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. He is one of 30 persons who were presented with keys to units in Phase one of the project, during a handover ceremony on Wednesday (October 12). Constable Graham, who is confined...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), hands over the keys for a new house to resident of Shenton, Bog Walk, in St. Catherine, Francis Dixon (centre), on October 12. At left is Councillor for the Bog Walk Division, Peter Abrahams, and at front is Oswald, son of Mr. Dixon. The unit was constructed under the Government’s New Social...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), speaking with Chairman of PanJam Investment Limited, Stephen B. Facey (right) and Chairman, Board of Directors, Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Michael McMorris, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on October 12. Joining the meeting remotely is international urban development expert, Professor Greg Clark.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will look to amend legislation to equalise the time for adverse possession of State-owned lands, which are not Crown lands, to 60 years. “Currently, not all State-owned land is Crown land, so under the Limitation (of Actions) Act, Crown Land is protected by 60 years before you can take adverse...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that a comprehensive investigation will be undertaken to crackdown on the illegal sale of lands in areas across the island. He said that the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been tasked to investigate these scams and bring to book, all those persons involved,...