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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), observes as Chief Executive Officer of Ingenuity Technologies Limited, Melarka Williams (second left), demonstrates the company’s innovative mobile survey and business analytics tool – iSurvey – during the closing ceremony for the pilot phase of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Innovation Grant from New Ideas to Entrepreneurship (IGNITE) progamme, at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday (April 27). Ingenuity Technologies was one of the 27 entities receiving grant support under the initiative, which commenced in 2015/16. Sharing the moment (from left) are DBJ Chairman, Paul B. Scott, and Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), observes as Chief Executive Officer of Ingenuity Technologies Limited, Melarka Williams (second left), demonstrates the company’s innovative mobile survey and business analytics tool – iSurvey – during the closing ceremony for the pilot phase of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Innovation Grant from New Ideas to Entrepreneurship (IGNITE) progamme, at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday (April 27). Ingenuity Technologies was one of the 27 entities receiving grant support under the initiative, which commenced in 2015/16. Sharing the moment (from left) are DBJ Chairman, Paul B. Scott, and Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds.

PM Says Government Has Implemented Well-Tried and Well-Studied Policies to Achieve Growth

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he is satisfied that the Government has taken steps to revise its approach to achieving economic growth, by implementing “well tried and well-studied” polices that will facilitate this. While acknowledging that Jamaica...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents Fabian Brown (right) with his award for Community service and Development. Mr. Brown was among 65 persons who were conferred with the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation for 2017, during a ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House on Wednesday (April 25). 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 Fabian Brown (right) with his award for Community service and Development. Mr. Brown was among 65 persons who were conferred with the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation for 2017, during a ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House on Wednesday (April 25). Assisting is aide-de-camp assigned to the Prime Minister for the function, Major Karl McKen.

PM Says Government Will Build on Legacy of Nation Builders
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister with Audrey Sewell, Permanent Secretary and Ruel Reid, Minister of Education, Youth & Information addressed members of the Career Advancement Programme Entrepreneurship Team who copped second place at the Youth Entrepreneurship Summit at Delaware University in the United States recently.
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister with Audrey Sewell, Permanent Secretary and Ruel Reid, Minister of Education, Youth & Information addressed members of the Career Advancement Programme Entrepreneurship Team who copped second place at the Youth Entrepreneurship Summit at Delaware University in the United States recently.

PM Lauds CAP Students on their Performance on the International Stage
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front, centre); State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left); Principal of Bog Walk High School, Patrick Phillips (third left); and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), with students and administrators of the Bog Walk High School, who are participants in the institution’s ‘Boys Big-Up Programme’, at Jamaica House on April 25.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front, centre); State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left); Principal of Bog Walk High School, Patrick Phillips (third left); and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), with students and administrators of the Bog Walk High School, who are participants in the institution’s ‘Boys Big-Up Programme’, at Jamaica House on April 25.

Prime Minister Lauds Educators of Bog Walk High School
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (centre), emphasises a point during a discussion with (from left) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of World Homes Jamaica Limited, William Lai; Executive Chairman, World Homes, Edward Lai; Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; and Councillor for the Greenwich Town Division, Karl Blake. The occasion was Tuesday’s (April 24) ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of 230 housing units as part of the Foreshore Estate development in Delacree Pen, South West St. Andrew. The development is being done in partnership with the National Housing Trust.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (centre), emphasises a point during a discussion with (from left) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of World Homes Jamaica Limited, William Lai; Executive Chairman, World Homes, Edward Lai; Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; and Councillor for the Greenwich Town Division, Karl Blake. The occasion was Tuesday’s (April 24) ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of 230 housing units as part of the Foreshore Estate development in Delacree Pen, South West St. Andrew. The development is being done in partnership with the National Housing Trust.

Prime Minister Holness Says Logistics Hub Initiative Now Materialising

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (second right), listens as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of World Homes Jamaica Limited, William Lai (right), speaks about the types of amenities being provided through a new housing development being undertaken by his company, as is demonstrated by a model home. The Prime Minister broke ground for the construction of 230 housing units as part of the Foreshore Estate development in Delacree Pen in South West St. Andrew during a ceremony today (April 24). Also pictured (from left) are Councillor for the Greenwich Town Division, Karl Blake; and Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke. In the background is Senior Manager, National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore. World Homes Jamaica is undertaking the new low-income housing development in partnership with the NHT.
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PM Holness Calls for Political Unity in Reducing Bureaucratic Culture

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says removing the existing bureaucratic culture will help to fast track several projects and grow the economy. Speaking yesterday (April 24) at the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of 230 housing units as part of the Foreshore Estate development in Delacree Pen, South West St. Andrew, the Prime Minister said there must be unanimous political...
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Prime Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Report Criminals

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, is again calling on Jamaicans to assist the police in the fight against crime, especially in identifying criminals in their communities. “Nobody is invading Jamaica to commit crime; it’s the people in our communities. We know them and we see them. They are our children and they are our relatives. Our silence encourages...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), examines an ‘USAVER’ power bank lamp built from plastic bottles by a group of Career Advancement Programme (CAP) students who won an international award of US$7,500, at the recent Youth Entrepreneurship Summit held at the University of Delaware in the United States. The PM met with the students at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in St. Andrew today (April 24). Also pictured are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (fifth left); Permanent Secretary at the OPM, Audrey Sewell (seventh left); Technical Development Officer with the CAP programme, Avril Campbell-Brown (left), and the students.
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Prime Minister Implores Young People to Get Trained

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring young people to get involved in training programmes, so that their ideas can be transformed into tangible innovations. Mr. Holness was addressing a group of Career Advancement Programme (CAP) students who were awarded an international award of US$7,500 at the recent Youth Entrepreneurship Summit held at the University of Delaware in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
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No State Will Be Left Behind – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica has taken seriously its responsibility to each state within the African, Caribbean & Pacific (ACP) Group of States council, noting that no state will be left behind in the process. The Prime Minister stated that along with the CARIFORUM Group of states that Jamaica represents, the Council is committed to promoting a process of...
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Meeting With Prime Minister May-The Windrush Generation Issue Speaking Notes

Prime Minister, my colleague Heads and I welcome this opportunity to meet with you as we continue to strengthen the UK Caribbean partnership. Our shared history and commitment to promoting democracy, people empowerment, economic development and working together on global challenges are well established. Your invitation today reinforces those shared values enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter. We want to thank...
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The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister at the Eighth Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru.
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Jamaica Committed to Cooperating with International Partners to Combat Corruption – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed Jamaica’s commitment to combatting corruption. Speaking at the eighth Summit of the Americas underway in Lima Peru, Mr. Holness said Jamaica will also continue to partner with international stakeholders to battle corruption. “Jamaica remains committed to cooperating with international bodies and other Member States to combat corruption in the forms of bribery, international graft,...
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