The Prime Minister has assigned persons on the back benches of Parliament various tasks in support of the development of broad policy. These assignments are not part of the formal parliamentary process. For example, the Prime Minister assigned Senator Matthew Samuda the task of studying the impact of plastics on the environment and ways in which its effects can be...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness and the Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips, yesterday afternoon (January 2, 2019), held private discussions at Vale Royal. Both Leaders held full, frank and confidential discussions on security and crime management in Jamaica. They agreed that a meeting of teams from the Government and Opposition will take place next Monday, January...

The Government is currently engaged in an intense planning process to maintain the security gains and the safety of the citizens of Jamaica. Given the negative response of the Leader of the Opposition to the invitation of the Prime Minister to meet and reconsider the extensions of the States of Public Emergency, the Government has been focused on fine-tuning its...

  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, engages with youngsters at a Christmas treat at the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday (Dec. 16). The children received gifts, delicious treats, and enjoyed a range of fun activities for the day.  

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be providing funds in the second supplementary estimates for the 2018/19 financial year to improve the physical condition of lockups. He made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 11) at Gordon House. The move follows the Prime Minister’s tour of lockups and...

The Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in Mount Salem, St. James, and Denham Town in West Kingston will be extended by a further 60 days. The House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 11), approved two Resolutions for the extensions, which were moved by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The extensions are for up to February 16, 2019 in...

The States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in St. Catherine North, St. James and sections of the Kingston Central, Kington Western, and St. Andrew South Police Divisions will not be extended. Following a lengthy debate during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 11), the Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) voted to end the enhanced security measures introduced...