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Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, addresses a town hall meeting held at the Closed Harbour Beach in Montego Bay on Thursday (November 22).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, addresses a town hall meeting held at the Closed Harbour Beach in Montego Bay on Thursday (November 22).

More Affordable Housing Solutions for St. James

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to providing more affordable housing solutions for residents of St. James as part of a strategy to tackle squatting in the parish. “The National Housing Trust (NHT) has...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), tours the bypass for the Three Miles area in Kingston, today (November 23). With the Prime Minister is Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, Everton G. Hunter.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), tours the bypass for the Three Miles area in Kingston, today (November 23). With the Prime Minister is Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, Everton G. Hunter.

PM Says Bypass at Three Miles Will Be Opened Soon
Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade (left), unveil a commemorative plaque marking Wednesday’s (November 14) commissioning of the JDF’s new Maritime Patrol Aircraft Hangar, situated at the JDF Air Wing Manley Base, Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. The facility will serve as the operational base for the JDF’s newly established Maritime Air and Cyber Command. At right is the Unit’s Commander, Captain Antoinette Weymss Gorman.
Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade (left), unveil a commemorative plaque marking Wednesday’s (November 14) commissioning of the JDF’s new Maritime Patrol Aircraft Hangar, situated at the JDF Air Wing Manley Base, Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. The facility will serve as the operational base for the JDF’s newly established Maritime Air and Cyber Command. At right is the Unit’s Commander, Captain Antoinette Weymss Gorman.

Government Will Deepen Cooperation To Strengthen Regional Security
Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, addresses a meeting of the Rotary Club of Kingston at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (November 8). Mrs. Lynch-Stewart, who was guest speaker at the event, gave a presentation on the Government’s proposed National Identification System (NIDS).
Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, addresses a meeting of the Rotary Club of Kingston at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (November 8). Mrs. Lynch-Stewart, who was guest speaker at the event, gave a presentation on the Government’s proposed National Identification System (NIDS).

Disabled Community on Board with NIDS
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (front, centre), assists two sudents across the road in front of the Hazard Primary School in May Pen, Clarendon, on Wednesday (November 7), where the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation’s ‘X Marks the Spot’ road-safety campaign was officially launched. Others participating in the launch are Quality Education Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr. Rebecca Tortello (second right); Senior General Manager at JN General Insurance, Lynford Reece (third right), and parents.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (front, centre), assists two sudents across the road in front of the Hazard Primary School in May Pen, Clarendon, on Wednesday (November 7), where the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation’s ‘X Marks the Spot’ road-safety campaign was officially launched. Others participating in the launch are Quality Education Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr. Rebecca Tortello (second right); Senior General Manager at JN General Insurance, Lynford Reece (third right), and parents.

Minister Henry Appeals for Motorists to Look Out for Children

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PM calls meeting with NWA, CHEC and Flow to resolve road work Issues

Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday (Thursday, November 15) convened a meeting with the National Works Agency (NWA), China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and the management of Flow to resolve challenges associated with the major roadworks taking place. The meeting was attended by the Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, QC as well as Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Douglas Saunders and Permanent Secretary...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) is led on a tour of the Jamaica-China Goodwill Infant School in West Central St. Andrew by Principal, Suelyn Ward-Brown. The school, one of two built under a cooperation agreement with the Government of China, was officailly opened on October 31.
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Police Station to Be Built In Olympic Gardens

Work is scheduled to get under way shortly on the construction of a police station in Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the disclosure, said that the facility will serve as a “community security central point, because the idea is to create an atmosphere of security where people can do business”. He said...
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Review of Parole Process to be Undertaken by the Ministry of National Security

Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Thursday, October 25, 2018, chaired the monthly sitting of the National Security Council. During the deliberations of the Council, concerns were raised by the Security Forces regarding the granting of parole to offenders whose release has been assessed as being contrary to the public interest, given the magnitude of their criminal antecedents. In response to...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing residents and other stakeholders attending a town hall meeting at National Heroes Park in Kingston on October 25. The meeting, organised by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), was held to outline the proposed Government Circle Project Development in and around the Park.
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Gov’t Intends to Ensure That Built Spaces Are Sustainable – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government Circle Project, proposed for development in and around National Heroes Park in Kingston, will serve as the catalyst for the changes necessary to improve the built environment. Speaking at a town hall meeting at the Park on October 25 where the project was discussed, Mr. Holness said the Government intends...
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Gov’t Circle to Save Some $2.4 Billion Annually In Rental Costs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Administration stands to save as much as $2.4 billion in annual office rental costs from development of the proposed Government Circle project in and around National Heroes Park in Kingston. Additionally, he envisages that the project will serve as a catalyst for other developments in the area, which will become the...
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Interests of All Will Be Safeguarded

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says steps will be taken to safeguard the interests of all stakeholders, particularly residents, under the Government Circle development project being proposed for National Heroes Park in Kingston, and surrounding communities. The project, being spearheaded by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), will entail the construction of a new building for the Houses of...
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