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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, front row), shares a photo opportunity with members of staff during a special Father’s Day function on Wednesday (June 11), The function was held at the Office of the Prime Minister. Fathers who are staff members of the Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica House and the Office of the Cabinet were honoured during the event. Father’s Day 2025 will be observed on Sunday, June 15.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, front row), shares a photo opportunity with members of staff during a special Father’s Day function on Wednesday (June 11), The function was held at the Office of the Prime Minister. Fathers who are staff members of the Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica House and the Office of the Cabinet were honoured during the event. Father’s Day 2025 will be observed on Sunday, June 15.

PM Holness Applauds Fathers Committed to Strengthening Families

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has commended fathers who are committed to playing pivotal roles in strengthening families and, by extension, the nation. Describing fatherhood as one of life’s most sacred callings, Dr. Holness acknowledged fathers who...
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the main address at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 10).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the main address at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 10).

Special Programme to Ensure Proper Names of Roads
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in a ceremony on Tuesday (June 10), in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. Also participating are (from left) Project Manager for the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), Dane McLean; Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Western, Everald Warmington; Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank Group, Kirk Brown; Custos Rotulorum for St. Catherine, Hon. Icilyn Golding; and General Manager of Finance, Procurement and Standard at JSIF, Orville Hill.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in a ceremony on Tuesday (June 10), in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. Also participating are (from left) Project Manager for the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), Dane McLean; Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Western, Everald Warmington; Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank Group, Kirk Brown; Custos Rotulorum for St. Catherine, Hon. Icilyn Golding; and General Manager of Finance, Procurement and Standard at JSIF, Orville Hill.

PM Says as Communities Undergo Development the Environment Must Be Protected
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated), is being assisted by Service Manager and Operator Trainer, Stewarts Industrial, Antonio Pinto, to operate the tree-relocation device, following the commissioning at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on June 9. The device will primarily be used to facilitate the selective removal and replanting of trees displaced by development activities. This will reduce the loss of mature trees, which are usually uprooted or cut down to facilitate infrastructure development.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated), is being assisted by Service Manager and Operator Trainer, Stewarts Industrial, Antonio Pinto, to operate the tree-relocation device, following the commissioning at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on June 9. The device will primarily be used to facilitate the selective removal and replanting of trees displaced by development activities. This will reduce the loss of mature trees, which are usually uprooted or cut down to facilitate infrastructure development.

PM Commissions Region’s First Tree-Relocation Device
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently.

Jamaicans Urged to Embrace Mediation for Conflict Resolution

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) presents New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Sharon Hughes, with a social contract and the keys to her new home. Occasion was the handover ceremony for Ms. Hughes
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PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Housing Units in Trelawny

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) presents New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Sharon Hughes, with a social contract and the keys to her new home. Occasion was the handover ceremony for Ms. Hughes' new one bedroom unit in St. Vincent District, Trelawny on Friday (June 6). Sharing in the moment are (from left) Member of...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) looks on as New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Patrica Rowe (right) embraces her granddaughter, Asantiwa Gordon. Occasion was the handover ceremony for Ms. Rowe
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Patricia Rowe Receives One-bedroom Unit

New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary Patricia Rowe is now breathing a sigh of relief, as her days of falling through the floorboards of her old home ended on Friday (June 6) when she received a new house. The unit was handed over by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon Andrew Holness in Cotton Tree, Trelawny. Ms. Rowe, who received...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) officially cuts the ribbon to hand over a New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) unit to beneficiary, Precious Eason (right) in Freeman
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Freeman’s Hall Resident Receives Housing Unit

Precious Eason of Freeman’s Hall, Trelawny, no longer has to place a basin to catch water or wipe water from the floor of her house when it rains. She is the recipient of a two-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, handed over the keys to the grateful homeowner during...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a new three-bedroom unit to New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Ivylin Thompson (right). The occasion was the handover ceremony for the unit in Brampton District, Trelawny on Friday (June 6). Sharing in the moment are Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters (partially hidden, left) and Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern, Marisa Dalrymple Philibert.
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Prime Minister Holness Presents Six Additional Housing Units to Needy Jamaicans Under NSHP

Six deserving beneficiaries in Southern Trelawny are now the proud recipients of housing units provided under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). The recipients received the keys to their new homes from Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Friday (June 6). Speaking at the handover ceremony for a three-bedroom unit to Ivylin Thompson, in Brampton District,...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting, held on Wednesday (June 4) at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development on Hagley Park Road in Kingston.
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Government Commits to Ensuring that Accountability Systems Continue to Work During Disasters

The Government has affirmed its commitment to ensuring that systems of accountability continue to work during disasters. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that there is an expectation that the Government is at liberty to suspend or ignore rules in the disbursement of public resources. Addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting, held on June 4...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE) 2024 ceremony held on Saturday (May 31) on the lawns of Jamaica House.
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43 Young Jamaicans Honoured with PM’s Youth Awards

The outstanding work and achievements of Jamaican youth were on display on Saturday (May 31) as 43 individuals and groups were presented with the 2024 Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE). Held on the Jamaica House lawns, the ceremony awarded young people in the categories of Academics, Agriculture and Agro-Processing, Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship/Social Entrepreneurship, Environmental Protection, Innovation...
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