Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government continues to advance key engagements aimed at strategically positioning Jamaica to become the fourth node in the global logistics network. Among those he highlighted are infrastructure upgrades; special trade arrangements and special provisions with major trading partners; regulatory reform, such as the establishment of the Omni Bus Legislation and...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the biblical story of the Hebrew prophet, Ezekiel’s vision of the Valley of Dry Bones offers “a blueprint for national resurrection.” “God, in this scripture, shows us that he uses people - leaders, prophets, voices, the church - to call for restoration, reconstruction and revitalisation, and he will breathe life,” Dr....

The Solidarity Programme, which aims to address the needs of vulnerable Jamaicans who are not currently benefiting from existing government initiatives, will be rolled out soon. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provided an update on the programme while addressing a diaspora forum at the ChristWay Baptist Church, in Miramar, Florida, on April 4. “Jamaica is at the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is warning criminals that they have no safe haven anywhere in Jamaica. He said the security forces will be relentlessly going after gangs, those who import weapons into the country and those who use them to commit crimes. “You have no hiding place! All the people who are importing guns into Jamaica,...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Holness, says the municipal authorities will be the first to receive attention as Government moves to reduce bureaucratic hurdles under the Streamlining Processes for Efficiency and Economic Development (SPEED) programme. “I have appointed a Minister, [Senator the Hon.] Ambassador Audrey Marks to focus on that. Her mandate is to undertake a comprehensive review of...

Jamaica and the United States will be exploring a partnership aimed at upskilling and reskilling Jamaican workers. The disclosure was made by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a joint press conference following bilateral talks with United States (US) Secretary of State, Hon. Marco Rubio, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, on Wednesday (March...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a rapid expansion of manpower and resources in the Haitian national police is urgently needed to combat gangs that have overrun sections of that country. “The extraordinary humanitarian, civil, and national security challenges in Haiti pose an acute threat to Haitians, regional stability and, indeed, to its close neighbours, including Jamaica,”...