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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during the sitting of the House of Representatives on April 11. At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during the sitting of the House of Representatives on April 11. At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Social Intervention Programmes Under Way in Denham Town

Several social-intervention programmes are currently under way in the Denham Town community in West Kingston, which is currently a Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). Speaking in the House of Representatives on April 11, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness,...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens keenly to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Special Olympics International, Mary Davis (left), when she visited the Office of the Prime Minister, on April 10.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens keenly to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Special Olympics International, Mary Davis (left), when she visited the Office of the Prime Minister, on April 10.

PHOTOS: PM Meets CEO of Special Olympics International
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during the sitting of the House of Representatives on April 11. At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during the sitting of the House of Representatives on April 11. At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Gov’t Strengthens Social Interventions in Mount Salem
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Prime Minister Holness to Hold Key Bilateral Talks During Working Visit Overseas
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during the sitting of the House of Representatives on April 11. At left is National Security Minister, Dr. the Hon. Horace Chang.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during the sitting of the House of Representatives on April 11. At left is National Security Minister, Dr. the Hon. Horace Chang.

60-Day Extension of Mount Salem and Denham Town ZOSOs

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to Alphansus Davis, retired principal of Spalding High School, at an appreciation function held at Golf View Hotel in Mandeville on April 5.
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PM Singles Out Technical and Vocational Training for Special Attention

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the technical and vocational training areas are being singled out for focus, and that this has already begun with the National Youth Service (NYS) and the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) being merged with the HEART Trust/NTA. He says such an important and strategic move, which will create a national training...
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The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister at the Appreciation Function for Former Principal of Spaldings High School/Advisor to Prime Minister Holness, Alphansus Davis, hosted at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester on Thursday, April 5, 2018.
Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Technical and Vocational Training Key to Economic Prospects – PM Holness

The Government is set to focus primarily on Technical and Vocational Training this year. The announcement was made yesterday (Thursday April 5) by Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The move comes as Prime Minister Holness said technical and vocational training and competence are critically linked to the country’s growth. “The truth is that our education system now is a binding constraint...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), addressing the House of Representatives on April 3. At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
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House Approves Emergency Powers Regulations for St. Catherine North

The Emergency Powers (No. 2) Regulations (Continuance) Resolution, 2018, which will govern the operations of the State of Public Emergency in the St. Catherine North police division, was approved in the House of Representatives on April 3. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, declared the State of Public Emergency on March 18. In his remarks, Mr. Holness addressed a...
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Prime Minster the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Vale Royal Talks Resume Tomorrow

The Vale Royal Talks - a mechanism for the two main political parties to have bipartisan dialogue on critical national issues will take place on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at the UWI Regional Headquarters commencing at 10am. The Jamaica Labour Party’s team will be led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness and will include General Secretary Horace Chang, Chairman Robert Montague,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Budget 2018/2019Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

2018/19 Financial Year Officially Begins Today

The 2018/19 Financial Year officially begins today (April 1), with the Government projecting to spend $773.6 billion for the year. When former Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, tabled the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives in the afternoon on Thursday, February 15, the document outlined that the Government expects to spend $560...
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Senate Approves Motions to Extend State of Public Emergency in North St. Catherine

The Senate, on Thursday (March 29), unanimously approved two motions to extend the State of Public Emergency in the St. Catherine North Police Division until July 3, 2018, during its sitting at Gordon House. They are the Emergency Powers (No. 2) (Continuance) Resolution, 2018, and the Emergency Powers (No. 2) Regulations (Continuance) Resolution, 2018. All 16 members of the Senate...
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