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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), paints the exterior of the Cumberland Road Health Centre in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, as he participates in one of two National Labour Day projects on Wednesday (May 23). The other project was at the St. Ann’s Bay Infant School in St Ann.

Choose Employment over Crime – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has used the occasion of Labour Day to encourage all Jamaicans to commit to doing work and seeking employment over crime. “I want every single able bodied Jamaican to commit to doing work and to commit...

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2018 National Labour Day and Workers’ Week Message – PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during his address at the opening ceremony of the Kiwanis Eastern Canada and the Caribbean's three-day Convention at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on May 17.

Gov’t Committed to Working with Voluntary Sector – PM

Prime Minister Andrew Holness endorsed the Houses of Parliament Design Competition at the Launch held on Thursday, May 17 at the National Heroes Park.

Proposed New Parliament not a Waste of Money– PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), and Chairman, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Senator Ransford Braham (right), unveil a commemorative board for the Houses of Parliament Design Competition, during the official launch of the competition at the National Heroes Park in downtown Kingston on Thursday (May 17). Also pictured are members of the competition’s Bipartisan Parliamentary Oversight Committee. They are (from left) Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda; and Member of Parliament for Southern Trelawny, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert. Registered Jamaican architects locally and in the diaspora have a chance to win up to $7 million in the competition.

PM Launches Design Competition for New Parliament Building

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Government must work in partnership with the voluntary sector – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says volunteerism is an important part of national development. Speaking at the Kiwanis Eastern Canada and Caribbean District Convention in Montego Bay recently, the Prime Minister stressed that a stronger partnership between the Government and the private sector including service groups, is needed across the region to improve the quality of life of citizens. “Government must...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Minister Andrew Holness (left), presents Patricia Eves-McKenzie with an award for Service to Education at the Prime Minister’s Jamaica 55 Commemorative Medal of Appreciation ceremony held recently, at Jamaica House.

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‘Teaching is My First Love’ – PM Award Recipient

Retired Educator, Patricia Eves-McKenzie, is honoured to be a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for doing something that she loves. Proud of her long and distinguished career in education, moulding students from the primary to the tertiary levels, Mrs. Eves-McKenzie says that things might have turned out differently, as there was a time when she stepped away...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses a press conference held at Jamaica House on Tuesday (May 15) to provide details on the $15-billion local bond facility established by the National Water Commission (NWC), through National Commercial Bank (NCB) Capital Markets Limited. Also pictured at the head table (from left) are Chairman of the NWC, Senator Aubyn Hill; and Chief Executive Officer, NCB Capital Markets Limited, Steven Gooden.

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PM Says NWC $15 Billion Local Bond Will Transform Entity

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the $15-billion local bond facility established by the National Water Commission (NWC), will now help to transform the entity into a viable asset for long-term investment. “We are now creating the NWC as an asset in which pension funds, and other such funds, like insurance funds, can invest,” he explained, while addressing...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness (Centre) with Mark Barnett, President, NWC (Left) Steven Gooden, CEO, NCB Capital Markets (2nd right) & Audrey Sewell, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation (Far right)

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Making NWC Financially Stronger Allows More Capital Projects – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says greater investment in the National Water Commission (NWC) will set the stage for its listing on the stock market. The Prime Minister was speaking this morning (May 15) at a press conference to announce the NWC’s successful J$15 Billion Bond Issue. Prime Minister Holness commended the team on the historic bond issue and said there...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), share a light moment with Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris, during the launch of activities for Workers

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PM and Education Minister to Lead National Labour Day Projects

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, will lead groups of volunteers in carrying out refurbishing works at the national Labour Day Projects on May 23 at the Cumberland Health Centre in St. Catherine, and the St. Ann’s Bay Infant School in St. Ann. Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents President, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, 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, recently. 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.

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CMU Receives PM Medal of Appreciation

Regarded as the premier institution for tertiary maritime and logistics education in the region, the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is focused on changing the higher-education landscape, while certifying students who are ready for the 21st century workforce. The CMU, which acquired university status under a year ago, was among 65 institutions and persons honoured with the Prime Minister Jamaica 55...

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.

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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 Eastern St. Andrew community, the group, headed by Kenneth Wilson, is committed to working tirelessly to reduce conflicts and create...