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Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

2016 Labour Day Message [Prime Minister]

My Fellow Jamaicans, As we mark Labour Day, we recall the heroic and landmark struggles of the Jamaican worker from the cane fields of Frome in Westmoreland to the docks of the Kingston Waterfront. It was these workers’ struggles that...

Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, O.N, M.P

2016 Labour Day Message [Leader of the Opposition]

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), with President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros, following a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday, May 22. The briefing followed bilateral discussions between government delegates of the two countries on trade, energy and culture. The Venezuelan President was on a working visit to Jamaica.

Venezuela Committed to PetroCaribe

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), with President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros (right), ahead of a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday, May 22. The briefing followed bilateral talks between the two countries on trade, energy and culture. The Venezuelan President was on a working visit to Jamaica.

Courtesy Call on the Prime Minister of Jamaica by the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left) greets visitors during a tour of the Ocho Rios Bay Beach, in St. Ann on May 20. At Left is Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company, Dennis Hickey.

Gov’t to Tackle Visitor Harassment

10 years ago AgricultureTourism

Jamaica to Pursue Farm Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica will be seeking to pursue farm tourism, which has a lucrative travel market worldwide. He noted that many tour operators have been pushing this market in various countries and that Jamaica is geographically poised to benefit from it. “The link between agriculture and tourism is something that we take very seriously and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) and President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros (third left) pause for a photo opportunity ahead of a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister to discuss agreements from bilateral discussions between the two countries. President Maduro was on a working visit to the island along with his wife, Cilia Flores (second right). Also pictured (from left) are: Minister of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Andrew Wheatley; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda; and Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Mendoza Ortega.

10 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Venezuela and Jamaica to Improve Trade Relations

High-level deliberations with the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela His Excellency, Nicolás Maduro Moros, have lead to agreements on trade, energy and culture. This was revealed by Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at a press briefing on Sunday (May 22) at the Office of the Prime Minister. The Venezuelan President arrived in the island...

10 years ago Commerce

Caribbean Countries Urged to Invest in its Human Capital

President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr. Warren Smith says the region can be proud of what it has accomplished since Independence. He was speaking in an address at the recently concluded 46th Annual Board of Governors Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Dr. Smith pointed out that prior...

General Manager of Round Hill Villas in Hanover, Omar Robinson.

10 years ago AgricultureTourism

Jamaicans Encouraged to Participate in Farm Tourism

Farm tourism is fast developing into a lucrative travel market worldwide and one where Jamaica could easily gain a competitive advantage. General Manger of Round Hill Villas, Hanover, Omar Robinson, told a gathering of farmers at a press conference held recently at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James, that this is a niche market that could boost stopover arrivals. He...

Two of the beneficiaries of scholarships to the Sandals Corporate University, Internal Audit Manager, Sherifa Brown (left) and Group Purchasing Administrator at Sandals Resorts International, Trishone Flowers speak on the value of the training they received at the school. The ladies were addressing a JIS Think Tank in Montego Bay recently.

10 years ago CommunityEducation

Sandals University Improving the Education Competencies of Its Employees

Programmes Manager at Sandals Resorts International, (SRI) with responsibility for the Sandals Corporate University, (SCU) Mark Pike says the University has been playing a major role in improving the education and technical competencies of the company’s employees. Addressing a JIS Think Tank in Montego Bay recently, Mr. Pike said the university was established in 2012 with a view of helping...

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Gov’t Remains Committed to Protecting the Rights of Jamaicans

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith says the administration is continuing to work on resolving issues relating to the treatment of Jamaicans who are denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago. Several Jamaicans have complained about being mistreated by immigration officials at Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport after they have been refused entry to the...

Programmes Manager at the Sandals Foundation, Heidi Clarke speaking at a JIS Think Tank in Montego Bay recently.

10 years ago Community

Sandals Foundation Improving the Lives of Caribbean People

Programmes Manager at the Sandals Foundation, Heidi Clarke is expressing satisfaction with the work that the seven year old entity has been doing in helping to improve the lives of Jamaicans and citizens in other parts of the Caribbean. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank in Montego Bay recently, Ms. Clarke said since 2009, US$1.5million is being spent annually on...