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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during Tuesday’s (December 2) ceremony to break ground for the US$50million Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during Tuesday’s (December 2) ceremony to break ground for the US$50million Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon.

Prime Minister Calls for Immediate Use of Idle Sugar Lands

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called for unused and underutilised former sugar lands to be immediately put into production. He made the appeal on Tuesday (December 2) during the ceremony to break ground for the US$50-million...
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), participates in the breaking of ground for the US$50-million Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon, on Tuesday (December 2). He is joined by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third left); Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tropical Sugar Company Limited, Anil Jami (fourth left); Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right); Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, and other stakeholders.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), participates in the breaking of ground for the US$50-million Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon, on Tuesday (December 2). He is joined by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third left); Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tropical Sugar Company Limited, Anil Jami (fourth left); Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right); Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, and other stakeholders.

US$50-Million Sugar Factory In Clarendon to Generate 2,000 Jobs
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during Tuesday’s (December 2) ground-breaking ceremony for Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon, situated opposite the former Monymusk Estate. The factory, to be developed at a cost of approximately US$50 million, is expected to revitalise the sugar industry in south Clarendon, creating an estimated 2,000 direct and indirect jobs.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during Tuesday’s (December 2) ground-breaking ceremony for Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon, situated opposite the former Monymusk Estate. The factory, to be developed at a cost of approximately US$50 million, is expected to revitalise the sugar industry in south Clarendon, creating an estimated 2,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Prime Minister Holness Emphasises Shift from Post-Hurricane Relief to Economic Recovery
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, listens attentively as New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Beverly Barnaby-Moo-Young (second right), shares her journey to home ownership. The occasion was the official handover of her new unit in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on November 28. Also pictured are (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Arlene Williams, and Mrs. Barnaby Moo-Young’s daughter, Natasha Moo-Young.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, listens attentively as New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Beverly Barnaby-Moo-Young (second right), shares her journey to home ownership. The occasion was the official handover of her new unit in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on November 28. Also pictured are (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Arlene Williams, and Mrs. Barnaby Moo-Young’s daughter, Natasha Moo-Young.

NSHP Handover In Westmoreland Marks Poignant Tribute to Beneficiary’s Late Aunt
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Holness (left), shaking hands with Chief of the Accompong Maroons in St. Elizabeth, Richard Currie, during a visit to the community on Sunday (November 30). Looking on at centre is Minister of culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Holness (left), shaking hands with Chief of the Accompong Maroons in St. Elizabeth, Richard Currie, during a visit to the community on Sunday (November 30). Looking on at centre is Minister of culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

JDF Engineers to Assist With Rebuilding in Accompong

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 25).
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PM Highlights Importance of Breast Cancer Screening

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), listens as Guyanese President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali (third right), expresses his country
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) is being briefed by Brigadier Commander Mahatma Williams (left) of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), during a walk-through of the Whitehouse community in Westmoreland on Monday (November 17). The Prime Minister was leading a delegation comprising CARICOM Heads of Government, international development partners and Cabinet Ministers, on a tour of some of the parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. The touring party also included Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley; Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams; Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Mottley; CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett; and President of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali.
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PM Welcomes Regional Solidary in Hurricane Restoration

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
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