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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness delivered a statement in Parliament on Wednesday (December 6) in which he expressed regret for the pain and loss which occurred during the 2010 West Kingston Operation.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness delivered a statement in Parliament on Wednesday (December 6) in which he expressed regret for the pain and loss which occurred during the 2010 West Kingston Operation.

Gov’t Apologises for 2010 West Kingston Operation

The Government has formally apologised to residents of West Kingston and all Jamaicans who were affected by the operations of the security forces in May 2010, which resulted in the loss of lives and damage to property. Prime Minister, the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

DART Returns from Dominica
Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

Use Advocacy to Bring About Change – Mrs. Holness
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point as he addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 5). At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point as he addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 5). At left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw.

CARICOM Report to Be Tabled in The House in January
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses guests attending the Planning Institute of Jamaica
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses guests attending the Planning Institute of Jamaica's (PIOJ) Dialogue for Development lecture series and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals public education launch, at the University of the West Indies regional headquarters in Mona, St. Andrew, on Tuesday, December 5. The lecture series, which concluded on Tuesday, was held under the theme ‘The Jamaica We Want: Vision 2030 Jamaica, advancing the SDGs…leaving no one behind’.

PM Says Gov’t Committed to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses a wide cross section of persons attending an ‘OPM-Live’ mini town hall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew on November 29. The meeting was organised by the Office of the Prime Minister.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime MinisterYouth

Young Persons Guided to Areas Where Employment is Being Generated – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking a strategic approach to ensure that jobseekers, particularly young people, are guided to areas where employment is either being generated or can potentially be created. Noting that some 60,000 new jobs have been generated since the Administration took office in March, 2016, Mr. Holness said there is great...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and retired track star, Usain Bolt second right), lead in showing off the athlete’s trademark ‘To the World,’ pose, at the unveiling of the eight-foot statue in Bolt’s likeness at the National Stadium in St. Andrew on December 3. Others (from left) are Bolt’s long-time coach and mentor, Glen Mills; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and sculptor Basil Watson.
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PM Says Bolt an Inspiration for Young People

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...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), along with his wife the Most Hon. Hon. Juliet Holness participate in the National Day of Fasting and Repentance held on Saturday (December 2) in Half Way Tree Square. This special initiative was organized by the Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches under the theme “Jamaica Repent and Turn”. Also participating at (left) is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange and other dignitaries.
Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM Joins Hundreds in Prayer for the Nation

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...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), responds to questions during Wednesday’s (November 29) ‘OPM-Live’ mini town hall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew. The meeting was organised by the Office of the Prime Minister. Others (from left) are Government senator Matthew Samuda; Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.
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OPM Live Youth Edition

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...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
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Activities in ZOSOs to be Maintained until Normality is Restored

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....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (November 29) to launch the National Day of Fasting, Prayer and Repentance, slated for this weekend in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, and Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay.
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PM Endorses National Day of Prayer, Fasting, and Repentance

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...
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