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...

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,”...

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...

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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government will continue to give the Tourism Ministry and its agencies all the support they need in order to fully maximise the sector’s potential. He said that while the local industry has been performing exceptionally well, “much, much more can be done”. “The Caribbean region recorded 50 million visitors last...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will not give up its strategic intent to combat crime in the country. His comment follows the Opposition’s position not to support the extension of the St. James State of Public Emergency beyond the current request to be brought to Parliament. “We fell into that trap in 2010 when we...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government has no intention to sit idly by and watch the country’s iconic tourism brand get tarnished by criminals. Addressing a function at the Jewel Grande Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James, on April 28, the Prime Minister said that on a recent trip overseas, he was frequently asked by journalists,...