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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses today
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses today's (April 30) sitting of the House of Representatives.

PM Provides Details of Meeting with US President

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the recent meeting with President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump; and several Caribbean leaders provided a direct opportunity for the strengthening of bilateral and regional relationships. On Friday,...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with newly appointed World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Axel van Trostenburg, at Tuesday’s (April 30) media briefing to announce the Bank’s provision of a US$140-million loan to Jamaica. The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with newly appointed World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Axel van Trostenburg, at Tuesday’s (April 30) media briefing to announce the Bank’s provision of a US$140-million loan to Jamaica. The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Support for Social Safety Net
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), announces the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) for the parishes of St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland during a press conference on Tuesday (April 30), at the Office of the Prime Minister. With the Prime Minister (from left) are Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; and Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), announces the States of Public Emergency (SOEs) for the parishes of St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland during a press conference on Tuesday (April 30), at the Office of the Prime Minister. With the Prime Minister (from left) are Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; and Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade.

States of Public Emergency Declared in St. James, Westmoreland and Hanover
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) cuts the ribbon to officially open the Lathbury Barracks at Up Park Camp, St. Andrew April 26. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) cuts the ribbon to officially open the Lathbury Barracks at Up Park Camp, St. Andrew April 26. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte; National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson.

Gov’t Increasing Investment in Security Forces
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens keenly as Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, provides an update on the Jamaica Trade Information Portal, at the Office of the Prime Minister, in St. Andrew, on April 26. The Portal is expected to go live on May 16, 2019, and will be the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean. It can be accessed at: www.jamaicatradeportal.gov.jm
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens keenly as Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, provides an update on the Jamaica Trade Information Portal, at the Office of the Prime Minister, in St. Andrew, on April 26. The Portal is expected to go live on May 16, 2019, and will be the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean. It can be accessed at: www.jamaicatradeportal.gov.jm

PM Says Jamaica Trade Information Portal Will Improve Ease of Doing Business

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), points out something of interest on the model for the new Silver Sun Estates housing development in St. Catherine. Looking on are Chairman, West Indies Home Contractors Limited (WIHCON), Peter Melhado (left); Managing Director, WIHCON, Delroy Alcott (second right); and National Housing Trust (NHT) Managing Director, Martin Miller (right). Occasion was the ceremony to break ground for the 1,200-unit housing project on Wednesday (April 24).
HousingPrime Minister

PM Breaks Ground for 1,200 New Houses in St. Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has broken ground for construction of 1,200 new houses at Silver Sun Estates in Innswood, St. Catherine, which will be sold through the National Housing Trust (NHT). These two-bedroom homes will be built by West Indies Home Contractors Limited (WIHCON) under the NHT’s new Guaranteed Purchase Programme (GPP), through which the agency agrees...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, speaking during Tuesday’s (April 16) sitting of the House of Representatives. Listening is Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon Nigel Clarke.
National SecurityPrime Minister

Gov’t Looking to Roll Out More ZOSOs

The Government plans to roll out additional Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs). This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during Tuesday’s (April 16) sitting of the House of Representatives, where two resolutions were approved, extending the ZOSOs in Mount Salem, St James, and Denham Town, West Kingston, for another 60 days. “We have reached a point...
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Ease of Doing Business Boosts Investor Confidence – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the ease of doing business plays a crucial role in the country’s economic development as well as boosts investor confidence. Delivering the keynote address at the ceremony to break ground for the 800-room luxury Amaterra Resort in Stewart Castle, Trelawny, on April 12, Mr. Holness said that it with this in mind...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), engages with Minister of Science, Energy and Technology , Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) and General Manager of Wigton Windfarms Limited, Earl Barrett, at Wigton
Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

More Underutilised State Assets to be Divested – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government intends to divest more underutilised State-owned assets. He said that the objective is to create greater space for spending on hospitals, schools, roads, national security, infrastructure and housing, and pay down debt, among other things. “The strategy of the Jamaican Government is, you are only stronger when you have...
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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

Growth of Two Per Cent in Last Quarter of 2018

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has informed that the economy grew by two per cent in the fourth quarter of 2018. Mr. Holness, who made the announcement at the launch of Wigton Windfarm Limited’s initial public offering (IPO), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Tuesday (April 9), said this revised figure was confirmed by the Statistical Institute of...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), participates in the breaking of ground for Guardian Life Limited
HousingPrime Minister

PM Breaks Ground for Apartment Complex in New Kingston

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (March 21) broke ground for Guardian Life Limited’s 176-unit luxury apartment complex in New Kingston. The $4-billion housing development, dubbed ‘The Cambridge’, will be built on three acres of land located at 2 to 4 Musgrave Avenue, Kingston 5. Mr. Holness lauded the financial services company for investing in its second...
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