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State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister West, Hon. Homer Davis, addresses the launch of the Canterbury Community Development Project held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St James on Thursday (June 15).

$40-Million Transformation Project for Canterbury

The Community of Canterbury in Montego Bay, St. James, is slated to benefit from a multimillion-dollar transformation project aimed at strengthening the community’s resilience and promoting sustainable urbanisation. The approximately $40-million initiative, dubbed the Canterbury Community Development Project, was officially...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), leads a tour of the Content Greenhouse Cluster Project in Williamsfield, Manchester, on Wednesday (June 14), by President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga (left). Also on the tour were Greenhouse farmer Earl Williams (second right) and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

World Bank President Praises Jamaica’s Economic Health

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), looks on as six-year-old Ari (left) from the Danny Williams School for the Deaf, signs while using an assistive learning device to read. Also observing are Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and student, Mico University College, Special Education Unit, Nathaniel Campbell. Occasion was a courtesy call at Jamaica House on May 30, to present the Accessible Digital Textbook Project to the Prime Minister. The initiative is a collaboration between the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Book Fusion, to provide children with access to high-quality, interactive digital textbooks in a variety of languages, including Jamaican Sign Language.

PHOTOS: Accessible Digital Textbook Project Presented to PM

The logo for Phase Two of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Rural Economic Development Initiative (JSIF-REDI II).

JSIF Reminds Persons to Apply for Support Under REDI II

Minister without Portfolio with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addressing Wednesday’s (May 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Outcomes of Prime Minister’s Decision on Salary Adjustments Highlighted

3 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Dividends from Early-Childhood-Education Investments Highlighted

Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Wilford “Billy” Heaven, says investing in early-childhood education is critical to the development of Jamaica’s children, noting that this has long-term benefits for the society. Addressing students, teachers, and parents at the Westmoreland-based Savanna-la-Mar Infant School recently, Mr. Heaven said the quality of early-childhood education is the difference...

3 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterYouth

8th National Skills Competition to Be Held at National Arena

The HEART/NSTA Trust will host the 8th National Skills Competition from May 30 to June 2, at the National Arena in Kingston, under the theme ‘Future Proofing the Economy through TVET’. According to a bulletin from the Ministry of Education and Youth, over twenty-five new and emerging skills will be showcased across various leading sectors. The National Skills Competition is...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness

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Prime Minister Dispels Misinformation Regarding His Decision Not to Take A Salary Increase

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking during a press conference held today (May 22) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

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PM Makes Changes to Cabinet

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a reshuffle of Cabinet and merging of some portfolios to create two new Ministries. The two Ministries are Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, headed by Hon. Floyd Green, with Minister of State, Hon. Franklin Witter; and the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, led by Hon. Daryl Vaz, with Minister of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during a press conference held today (May 22) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

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PM Declines Salary Increase

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, has declined his salary increase under the new public-sector-compensation regime. His salary will remain at its current level of $9.16 million. “I have directed the Transformation Implementation Unit to remove the Prime Minister's compensation from the new salary scale. The Prime Minister's compensation will, therefore, remain at its previous levels,” Prime Minister Holness...

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PM Announces Accountability Measures

The Government is to implement several accountability measures for the political directorate. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the announcement during a press conference held on Monday (May 22), informed that written job descriptions for Members of Parliament (MPs) and Ministers are already in place and will be tabled in Parliament shortly. “Those were done in 2021…...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, makes his contribution to the 2023/24 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 16.

3 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Work to Continue on Myton Gully Drainage Project

The Myton Gully drainage improvement project, aimed at addressing flooding in the St. Catherine community and surrounding areas, will be intensified this year. Being undertaken at a cost of more than $245 million, the project is being facilitated under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP). “This intervention will reduce the risk of flooding for over...