Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains committed to further diversifying Jamaica’s energy mix in a bid to achieving 50 per cent power generation from renewable sources by 2030. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at the Protocolary Session of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington DC on November 27, maintained that if Jamaica is...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin today signed an Energy Framework to foster cooperation on energy and infrastructure investment in Jamaica. Prime Minister Holness and Secretary Mnuchin signed the Framework to Strengthen Infrastructure Investment and Energy Cooperation at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The Framework is part of a U.S. initiative called...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), shaking hands with United States (US) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, after a meeting at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington DC on Tuesday (November 27). During the meeting, they spoke about improving urban areas and housing stock, Jamaica's Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on members of the Organization of American States (OAS) to act in unison to address the challenges facing the countries of the hemisphere. These, he said, include crime, gender-based violence, irregular migration and the increasing number of refugees. “These are all problems that need our collaborative efforts to resolve,” he said....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he will formally launch a commission to study violence in Jamaica early next year. He said the commission will be mandated to make recommendations to the Government as to what can be done to ensure that Jamaica is a more caring and loving society. He was speaking at a town hall meeting...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has signed a US$285-million contingency credit facility with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that will provide the country with immediate financing during the emergency recovery phase after a sudden event. The agreement was signed on Monday (November 26), during a brief meeting with IDB officials in Washington DC, where the Prime Minister is...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has encouraged leaders of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to engage in fruitful discussions with its international partners on building resilience in the Caribbean. Speaking at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Conference this afternoon (Monday, November 26) in the US capital Washington DC, Prime Minister Holness underscored that the discussions on building resilience must include impacts...