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, 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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Cabinet Ministers are now required to convene regular meetings with the Board chairs and members of public bodies under their portfolios as part of measures to strengthen the entities’ governance and accountability frameworks. The decision comes in the wake of the Auditor General’s report into the operations of State refinery, Petrojam, which...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has directed the Petrojam Board to seek legal advice and prepare to recover funds that were possibly misused at the oil company. The directive came as the Prime Minister yesterday (December 10) outlined decisive action arising from the Auditor General (AG) report into Petrojam which was tabled in Parliament last Tuesday, December 4. Speaking at the...

The Board of State-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, is to conduct an audit to identify and explain the loss of 600,000 barrels of oil over a five-year period. The directive, from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, comes in the wake of the Auditor General’s report into the entity’s operations, which highlighted the losses. Speaking at a press conference at...