Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is cautioning against the continued reliance on manual processes in agriculture across the region, arguing that the sector must embrace technology to be more efficient. He was delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) regional conference for Latin America and the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, believes Jamaica has progressed to a "fairly good place" in relation to the commencement of the National Identification System (NIDS) pilot implementation by the last quarter of 2018. He was speaking at a panel discussion at the 7th Inter-American Caribbean Development Bank (IDB) Governors’ Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed deep sadness at the death of former head of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) and prominent public sector leader Hon. Noel Hylton, OJ. Mr. Hylton died yesterday (February 24) after a brief illness. Prime Minister Holness has hailed Mr. Hylton as a nation builder. “The Hon. Noel Hylton served Jamaica with distinction over...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Ambassador Designate of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nguyen Trung Thanh, when he arrived at the Office of the Prime Minister for a courtesy call on Thursday (February 22).

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Administration is working to incorporate more sources of renewable energy into the country’s supply as it seeks to ensure greater energy security. “We are now at approximately18 per cent of our electricity needs being generated by renewables. We are on track to being able to supply 30 per cent of our...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Qingbao, when he called at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on February 21.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging recording and performing artistes to play an integral part in the fight against crime by using their music as a source of inspiration to promote peace and love in the society. Speaking at a Reggae Month reception on the lawns of Jamaica House last night (February 20), the Prime Minister said...