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(FILE) Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit, Office of the Prime Minister, Maria Thompson-Walters (at podium), addresses participants in a recent forum on public-sector transformation, hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), at its Kingston campus.

Transformation of Public Sector to Present Opportunities

As the Government advances plans for the transformation of the public sector, civil servants will be given the opportunity to upgrade their skills to be suitably qualified for the new jobs that will accrue from the streamlining exercise. Many of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

PM Holness Attends 38th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Grenada

Government Moving to Bolster the National Security Council in Law

Acting Chief Technical Director, Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, addresses journalists during a press conference at Jamaica House on Wednesday (June 21) to address matters regarding the proposed National Identification System (NIDS), which is expected to provide a comprehensive and secure structure to capture and store the personal identity information of citizens.

Project Team Assures that National ID System will be Secure

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) greets President, Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Lincoln Edwards (left), on his arrival at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 15 for the institution’s fundraising banquet in commemoration of the inauguration of the new president. Looking on is Chairman, NCU Board of Governors, Pastor Everett Brown.

Gov’t to Review Tertiary Education Funding

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Sustainable Development Goals Aligned to Key Development Concerns and Priorities – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has indicated that he will be taking a keen interest in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs and their alignment with Vision 2030. He says that SDGs are aligned with key development concerns and priorities of the region. “We are paying close attention to the implementation of the accelerators as recommended in the SDGs...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

9 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Government will Tackle Crime Decisively – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government will tackle crime decisively to secure a better future for Jamaica. “The only obstacle in the way of our growth potential is crime,” stated the prime minister. He was speaking today (June 14) at the groundbreaking ceremony of The Hampshire Housing Development by Guardian Life, Musgrave Avenue in Kingston. “We know that crime...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness shares a light moment with Executive Chairman and Founder of the LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin at the LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) Awards Ceremony today (June 7). Also pictured is Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security.

9 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Far Advanced in Identifying Waste -to-Energy Solution

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that the government will embark on a programme aimed at transforming the collection and management of garbage before the end of this year. Mr Holness was speaking at the LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) Awards Ceremony today (June 7) at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. The prime minister announced that the government is...

9 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Holness Calls for More Investments to Support Entrepreneurs

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says more needs to be done to support entrepreneurs who are the “agents of growth in any economy”. Prime Minister Holness was speaking yesterday (June 6) at the official re-launch of the Richard Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship at Sovereign Commercial Centre, in Barbican. In endorsing the Branson Centre, Mr Holness noted that it is important to...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness (right), in conversation with President of the Jamaica Football Federation, Captain Horace Burrell, who died yesterday at age 67.

9 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Holness Mourns the Death of Capt. Horace Burrell

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is this evening mourning the death of national sporting icon, businessman and philanthropist, President of the Jamaica Football Federation, Captain Horace Burrell. Captain Burrell died this afternoon in hospital in the United States. He was 67 years old. Prime Minister Holness says the death of Captain Burrell is a loss to many communities throughout the island...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

9 years ago Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

Trinidadian Minister Not Searched by Jamaican Immigration Authorities

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica has today confirmed that neither Jamaican Immigration or Customs officials, nor any security personnel retained by the Government of Jamaica conducted a search on a Trinidadian Minister of Government at the Norman Manley International Airport. The Ministry was responding to media reports of an incident in which the Hon. Ayanna...

9 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Sends Condolences to the People of the UK

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is expressing shock at the recent incidents terror in the United Kingdom and has extended the support and sympathies of the Government of Jamaica to the victims of the attacks on London Bridge and Borough Market in the UK. The Prime Minister also pledged the Government's support in the global fight against terrorist attacks. According to the...