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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

Gov’t Ramps up Logistics Operations

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is focused on developing the lands adjacent to the port of Kingston into a modern competitive near-port logistics centre. These include the lands lying between the Causeway and the terminal,...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

Economic Growth, Curbing Crime Remain Priorities – PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

Unattached Youth Programme to Be Absorbed Under Hope – 12,600 to Be Engaged
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (file)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (file)

Government to Support Plastic Bottle Return System
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while making his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 20). Pictured in the background, is the Prime Minister’s wife and Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

PM Announces BPO Projects to Create Thousands of New Jobs

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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Budget 2018/2019Prime Minister

Budget Presentation 2018/2019 Fiscal Year – PM Andrew Holness

Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, Senators and Former Members seated in the well, Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps, His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen in the gallery Patriotic Jamaicans here and in the diaspora, listening, watching and following virtually via the media We all give God thanks for sparing us individually and collectively so that we can...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), fields questions from journalists during a press conference at Jamaica House on Sunday (March 18), at which he declared a State of Public Emergency for the St. Catherine North Police Division effective March 18. The enhanced security measure saw a joint Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)/Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) team deployed on Sunday to undertake engagements in the area. Also pictured (from 2nd left) are: National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague; Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck; and incoming Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson.
National SecurityPrime Minister

Revised Business Hours in St. Catherine North Police Division

Operating hours for businesses and other establishments in sections of the St. Catherine North Police Division, where a State of Public Emergency was declared on Sunday (March 18), have been adjusted in keeping with stipulations under the enhanced security operation. According to the Constabulary Communication Unit (CCU), the closing hours for all businesses in Spanish Town, Linstead and Bog Walk...
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National SecurityPrime Minister

St. Catherine North Police Division Placed Under State of Public Emergency

A State of Public Emergency has been declared in the St. Catherine North Police Division. The enhanced security measures took effect today Sunday March 18, 2018. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement this morning (Sunday March 18) during a media briefing at Jamaica House. The measures will last for an initial 14 days. The State of Emergency comes against...
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The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister, greeted one of the many factory workers after the Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited Official Factory Opening & Launch of Gold Seal Flour.
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Government Policy Creating Flourishing Business Environment – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that the Government has been strategic in creating a strong business environment. Speaking at the Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited official factory opening and launch of Gold Seal Flour this morning, (Thursday March 15), the Prime Minister reaffirmed that the Government is on a path of retaking the manufacturing industry by dealing with its...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Seprod Group’s new $3-billion state-of-the-art grains mill, Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited, during a ceremony at the facility’s location on Felix Fox Boulevard in Kingston on Thursday (March 15). Also participating (from left) are Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Opposition Spokesman for Development and Physical Planning, Anthony Hylton; mother of Seprod’s Chairman, Paul B. Scott (pictured fifth left), Susan Scott; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Western, Dr. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Commodity Trading and Milling and President, Seaboard Overseas Trading Group, Seaboard Corporation, Dave Dannov. Also pictured in the background is Seprod’s CEO, Richard Pandohie.
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PM Welcomes $3-Billion Investment by Seprod

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the launch of the Seprod Group’s new $3-billion state-of-the-art grains mill, Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited, which has created employment for 300 more Jamaicans. “It is an important signal when one of the largest food manufacturers in the Caribbean undertakes such an expansive investment,” Mr. Holness said, at a ceremony to...
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Prime Minister

PM Holness Thanks Ambassador Clarke for Public Sector Service

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today thanked Ambassador Dr Nigel Clarke for his service to Jamaica as Chairman of the National Housing Trust, Chairman of the Board of the Port Authority of Jamaica and Deputy Chairman of the Economic Growth Council. Having been elected as Member of Parliament for NW St. Andrew last week Ambassador Clarke has given up all positions...
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AgriculturePrime Minister

Climate Smart Solutions in Agriculture are a Must – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has underscored that climate smart solutions in the agriculture sector is critical to Jamaica achieving economic growth and development. Speaking at the United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean in Montego Bay on Wednesday (March 7), Mr. Holness said that smart climate solutions will assist Jamaica’s conservation efforts....
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