Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed a deep sense of regret at the passing of broadcaster, Dorraine Samuels. Dorraine Samuels passed away this afternoon. She was ailing for some time. Dorraine was a long-time employee of the RJRGleaner Communications Group. She entered Broadcasting on January 1981. "Dorraine Samuels has shaped the lives of so many who grew up listening to...

Applications open on March 26 for the new cohort of participants in the Jamaica House Fellowship Programme. The initiative, launched by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness in 2016, is geared at exposing bright, young talent to public administration, in the hope that they will make public service their first career choice. Mr. Holness, in his contribution to the...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that by all accounts Jamaica’s economy is doing very good and could be used as a model to other countries. The Prime Minister made the comments today (Wednesday, March 13) to more than 60 resident Heads of Mission and Diplomats at the launch of the annual Diplomatic Week at the Jamaica Pegasus. Prime Minister...

On Friday 1 March 2019, Prime Minister Andrew Holness chaired the monthly sitting of the National Security Council (NSC). The Prime Minister, while noting that the overall crime rate is comparatively lower than the same period in 2018, expressed his concerns regarding the unacceptable levels of murders and shootings across the country. Arising out of the context of the discontinuation...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica can model Estonia’s steps toward becoming fully digitalized. The Prime Minister said there are many positive lessons that Jamaica can learn from Estonia’s experience in creating a digital society. “Estonia is a good example for the world to see. You have embraced technology and you are better off for it. Madame President, I must...

The Government will be spending $1.33 billion to implement the National Identification System (NIDS) in the 2019/2020 fiscal year. The allocation has been set aside in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The money will be used to commence piloting of NIDS with public-sector employees and continue the recruitment of key NIDS staff for the...

Since taking over the Energy, and Science and Technology Portfolios in July 2018, significant policy, governance and administrative advances have been made. Through the Energy Portfolio, government’s strategic policy goal of providing real assets to private citizens and entities through listing on the Jamaican Stock Market has begun to take shape with the imminent initial public offering of Wigton Wind...