Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has lauded track and field icon Usain Bolt for helping to lift brand Jamaica and inspiring young people across the globe. “The country owes you a lot because your personal achievements have helped to cement brand Jamaica as one of the top-ten brands in the world,” he said. Mr. Holness was delivering the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, joined hundreds of Jamaicans, who gathered in Half-Way-Tree square, St. Andrew on Saturday (Dec. 2) in prayer for the nation. The National Day of Prayer, Fasting and Repentance Solemn Assembly, organised by the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches (JUGC), saw members of the various Christian-based denominations coming together to seek God's forgiveness and...

Prime Minster, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the next step in the Jamaica Moves campaign will be to take legislation to Parliament to regulate the sugar content in food products. But before that, he said, persons will have to be educated about the ill effects of some of the foods they consume daily. He was addressing a large crowd...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has assured that the Government will be hosting public consultations in the form of town hall meetings, to provide further clarification on the National Identification System (NIDS). The first meeting is slated for Tuesday, December 5 at Emancipation Park in Kingston, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at an OPM-Live...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is reassuring that activities, particularly social interventions, which are conducted in communities adversely impacted by crime and violence and are declared Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs), will be maintained until normality is restored in those areas. “We will stay with the communities for as long as it takes for them to be normalised....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has endorsed the National Day of Fasting, Prayer and Repentance organised by the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches. Speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on Wednesday (November 29), Mr. Holness said his job as leader and head of Government is to support the work...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government continues to take concrete steps to expand the tourism product and to create more opportunities that will improve the livelihood of Jamaicans. Mr. Holness, who was giving the keynote address at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth at the Montego Bay Convention...