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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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the planned development of Jamaica’s Logistics Hub Initiative (LHI) is now materialising. “The dream has begun (as) we are seeing the first signs of it with major investments along the (Marcus Garvey...
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.
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.

PM Holness Calls for Political Unity in Reducing Bureaucratic Culture
Prime Minster the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Prime Minster the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Prime Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Report Criminals
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.
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.

Prime Minister Implores Young People to Get Trained
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), breaks ground for the construction of 230 housing units as part of the Foreshore Estate development in Delacree Pen in South West St. Andrew today (April 24). Also participating (from left) are Councillor for the Greenwich Town Division, Karl Blake; Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga; President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of World Homes Jamaica Limited, William Lai; Executive Chairman, World Homes, Edward Lai; and Senior Manager, National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore. World Homes Jamaica is undertaking the new low-income housing development in partnership with the NHT.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), breaks ground for the construction of 230 housing units as part of the Foreshore Estate development in Delacree Pen in South West St. Andrew today (April 24). Also participating (from left) are Councillor for the Greenwich Town Division, Karl Blake; Member of Parliament for South West St. Andrew, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga; President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of World Homes Jamaica Limited, William Lai; Executive Chairman, World Homes, Edward Lai; and Senior Manager, National Housing Trust (NHT), Donald Moore. World Homes Jamaica is undertaking the new low-income housing development in partnership with the NHT.

PM Says Government Will Build More Affordable Housing Solutions

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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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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the third Chief Executive Officers (CEO) Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, on April 13.
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Government Focused on Boosting Public-Private Partnerships

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains focused on building greater public-private partnerships (PPP) as it works to achieve economic growth. “PPPs have emerged as an important commercial modality to secure economic growth. The mutual benefit that public-private partnerships offer is of great value,” he said. The Prime Minister was speaking at the Third Chief Executive...
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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.
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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, said the Zinc Fence Substitution and Integrated Infrastructure Project is being implemented. He noted that the project, which had seen...
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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.
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Gov’t Strengthens Social Interventions in Mount Salem

The Government is intensifying social-intervention activities in the Mount Salem Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in St. James. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation will be signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for construction of 1,000 metres of concrete fencing under the Zinc...
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