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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), shares a hug with Dorothy Scott, one of the new homeowners in the St. Paul’s Lane housing development in Tower Hill, St. Andrew. Occasion was the hand over of keys to 36 housing units in the development on Wednesday (December 11). Sharing the moment is Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Linval Freeman.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), shares a hug with Dorothy Scott, one of the new homeowners in the St. Paul’s Lane housing development in Tower Hill, St. Andrew. Occasion was the hand over of keys to 36 housing units in the development on Wednesday (December 11). Sharing the moment is Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Linval Freeman.

PM Hands Over Keys to 36 Housing Units in St. Paul’s Lane

Thirty-six families at St. Paul’s Lane in Tower Hill, St. Andrew, whose houses were destroyed by fire years ago are the proud beneficiaries of new homes, just in time for Christmas. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, handed...
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, second left), affixes his signature, as a witness, to the signing of four contract packages with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), to undertake works under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. The contract signing ceremony was held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday (December 5). Other signatories (seated from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; CHEC
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, second left), affixes his signature, as a witness, to the signing of four contract packages with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), to undertake works under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme. The contract signing ceremony was held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday (December 5). Other signatories (seated from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; CHEC's Country Manager, Dangran Bi, and representative from CHEC, Gui Hongsheng (witness). Looking on (standing from left) are Ministers without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda and Hon. Robert Morgan; Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; and Member of Parliament for Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips.

Contracts Signed for the Start of Work Under SPARK Programme
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), symbolically breaks ground for the construction of the approximately $127-million Olympic Way Cultural Community Centre at 119B Olympic Way, St. Andrew West Central, during the site handover and official groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday (December 4). He is joined by (from left) Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams; Executive Director, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, Leslie Harrow; Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund Chairman, Omar Frith; Chief Executive Officer, Wilford “Billy” Heaven, and Director, Nicole McLaren Campbell.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), symbolically breaks ground for the construction of the approximately $127-million Olympic Way Cultural Community Centre at 119B Olympic Way, St. Andrew West Central, during the site handover and official groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday (December 4). He is joined by (from left) Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams; Executive Director, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, Leslie Harrow; Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund Chairman, Omar Frith; Chief Executive Officer, Wilford “Billy” Heaven, and Director, Nicole McLaren Campbell.

Ground Broken for Multimillion-Dollar Olympic Way Cultural Community Centre
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, addresses the recent World Town Planning Day (WTPD) forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, addresses the recent World Town Planning Day (WTPD) forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

Gov’t Committed to Sustainable Urban Planning
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) makes a point during a tour of the Troy Bridge construction site in Trelawny on Friday (November 8). Others (from second left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; Member of Parliament for Northwest Manchester Mikael Phillips; former Member of Parliament for Southern Trelawny, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert; and Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) makes a point during a tour of the Troy Bridge construction site in Trelawny on Friday (November 8). Others (from second left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; Member of Parliament for Northwest Manchester Mikael Phillips; former Member of Parliament for Southern Trelawny, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert; and Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan.

PHOTOS: PM Visits Troy Bridge Construction Site in Trelawny

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Managing Director, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.
Office of the Prime MinisterSkillsYouth

Recruitment for Year Two of LIFT Programme Underway

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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.
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First Year of LIFT Programme a Resounding Success

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has declared the first year of the Learning and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme a resounding success, noting that “it has delivered on its core objectives.” LIFT is a $2 billion Government of Jamaica programme, aimed at bolstering the social mobility of 2,500 youth over a...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at Wednesday’s (October 30) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
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Voters to Elect MPs for Trelawny Southern and St. Andrew North Western on Nov. 22

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Assistant General Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank.
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NHT Extends Deadline for Disaster Relief Assistance to November 30

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation , Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during Wednesday`s (October 9) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
Office of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Enabling Jamaicans to Generate Wealth

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to supporting the growth and development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). She said that every business needs access to capital and the Government believes in enabling Jamaicans to generate wealth. Dr. Morris Dixon, who has responsibility...
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Jamaica Post Warns Customers About Phishing Scams

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