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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation to President of the August Town Peace Builders, Kenneth Wilson, at the awards ceremony held on April 25 at Jamaica House.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation to President of the August Town Peace Builders, Kenneth Wilson, at the awards ceremony held on April 25 at Jamaica House.

August Town Urged to ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ for Peace

The August Town Peace Builders is rallying the community to ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ against divisive criminal elements and bolster the fight for their right to a peaceful existence. Disappointed but undaunted by the recent flare-up of violence in the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents Chief Executive Officer of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), Beverley Lashley (right), with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to Jamaica, in the ‘Organisations’ category during a ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House on April 25. Assisting is aide-de-camp assigned to the Prime Minister for the function, Major Karl McKen. A total of 65 persons and organisations were honoured for significant contributions to the economic, cultural and social development of the country.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents Chief Executive Officer of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), Beverley Lashley (right), with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to Jamaica, in the ‘Organisations’ category during a ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House on April 25. Assisting is aide-de-camp assigned to the Prime Minister for the function, Major Karl McKen. A total of 65 persons and organisations were honoured for significant contributions to the economic, cultural and social development of the country.

National Library of Jamaica Gets PM’s Medal of Appreciation
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), explains an aspect of a story he read to students of the St. Joseph’s Primary School in downtown Kingston today (May 8), as part of Read Across Jamaica Day. At left is Member of Parliament for West Kingston, and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), explains an aspect of a story he read to students of the St. Joseph’s Primary School in downtown Kingston today (May 8), as part of Read Across Jamaica Day. At left is Member of Parliament for West Kingston, and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Prime Minister Emphasises Importance of Reading
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents Stanley Roy Archer (right) with his award for service to Jamaica (Agriculture and Civic Development) at the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House, recently. Assisting is aide-de-camp assigned to the Prime Minister for the function, Major Karl McKen.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents Stanley Roy Archer (right) with his award for service to Jamaica (Agriculture and Civic Development) at the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House, recently. Assisting is aide-de-camp assigned to the Prime Minister for the function, Major Karl McKen.

PM Medal to Windrush Migrant who Returned in 1989 to Help Build Community
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Tuesday
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Tuesday's (May 1) launch of activities marking Workers' Week and Labour Day 2018, at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew – Unemployment at Record Low

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House Approves Resolution to Extend State of Public Emergency in St. James

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 1), approved the Emergency Powers (Continuance) Resolution 2018, which will extend the State of Public Emergency in St. James until August 2, 2018. All 53 members of the Lower House who were present voted unanimously in favour of the motion. Ten members were absent. The State of Public Emergency was announced and declared...
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National SecurityPrime Minister

Reduction in Fear of Crime in St. James

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says there has been a reduction in the fear of crime among residents in St. James since the implementation of the State of Public Emergency in January. “Significant progress has been made in rebuilding public trust towards the police across communities within the parish, and the fear of crime is steadily being reduced,”...
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EducationPrime MinisterYouth

Prime Minister Calls on Parents to Desist from Keeping Children out of School

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring parents engaged in the practice of withholding their children from school on some weekdays, to involve them in economic activities to generate household income, to desist from doing so. “You’re not doing the child a favour (and) you’re certainly not supporting their full potential development by depriving them of one or...
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Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

Full Employment within Reach – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is confident that Jamaica can attain full employment based on the growth in job-creating projects, which has boosted employment, leading to record declines in the unemployment rate. Unemployment has been trading downwards, reaching a low of 9.6 per cent as at January 2018, and there have been significant investment and development interests, particularly...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses handover ceremony for solar lanterns to seven constituencies, at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on April 30.
Prime MinisterYouth

Youth Energy Corps to be formed to Promote Solar Lanterns

A Youth Energy Corps will be formed under the Government’s Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme and will be responsible for publicly educating people about the use of the solar lanterns that will be distributed in seven constituencies. They are Eastern St. Andrew, East Rural St. Andrew, South St. Andrew, West Rural St. Andrew, East Central St. Andrew, East...
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