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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right, seated) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left, seated), sign a document for the restructuring of committees of the National Disaster Risk Management Council (NDRMC) following a meeting of the Council at Jamaica House on Tuesday, June 27. Looking on (from left, standing) are: Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe; Chairman of ODPEM, Joy Douglas; Member of Parliament, Clarendon South West, Noel Arscott; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right, seated) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left, seated), sign a document for the restructuring of committees of the National Disaster Risk Management Council (NDRMC) following a meeting of the Council at Jamaica House on Tuesday, June 27. Looking on (from left, standing) are: Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe; Chairman of ODPEM, Joy Douglas; Member of Parliament, Clarendon South West, Noel Arscott; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

PM Charges MDAs to Ensure All is in Place for Hurricane Season

  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has charged all Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure that all systems, protocols and practices are in place that will ensure optimal efficiency and effectiveness in their response during the hurricane...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), speaks with Davian Burke, one of the first batch of 250 participants who have been recruited under the newly instituted National Service Corps (NSC) Programme. The Prime Minister met with the group on Sunday (June 25). The recruits will benefit from military, vocational and life skills training over a one-year period. Also pictured (from right) are Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade; and Adjutant Quarter Master, Lt. Col. Roderick Williams.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), speaks with Davian Burke, one of the first batch of 250 participants who have been recruited under the newly instituted National Service Corps (NSC) Programme. The Prime Minister met with the group on Sunday (June 25). The recruits will benefit from military, vocational and life skills training over a one-year period. Also pictured (from right) are Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade; and Adjutant Quarter Master, Lt. Col. Roderick Williams.

First Batch of NSC Recruits Being Trained by JDF
Acting Chief Technical Director, Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, addresses journalists during a press conference at Jamaica House on Wednesday (June 21) to address matters regarding the proposed National Identification System (NIDS), which is expected to provide a comprehensive and secure structure to capture and store the personal identity information of citizens.
Acting Chief Technical Director, Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, addresses journalists during a press conference at Jamaica House on Wednesday (June 21) to address matters regarding the proposed National Identification System (NIDS), which is expected to provide a comprehensive and secure structure to capture and store the personal identity information of citizens.

Transformed RGD to Manage National Identification System
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents the Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education to Principal of New Forest Primary and Junior High School, Arnaldo Allen, during a ceremony at Jamaica House on June 21.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents the Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education to Principal of New Forest Primary and Junior High School, Arnaldo Allen, during a ceremony at Jamaica House on June 21.

Principal of New Forest Primary Gets PM’s Medal of Appreciation
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated left) and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (seated right), share a photo opportunity with the recipients of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to education at the award ceremony held on Wednesday (June 21) on the lawns of Jamaica House. The 40 recipients, who have collectively contributed 1,428 years of service to education, were nominated by their peers, community members and elected representatives.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated left) and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (seated right), share a photo opportunity with the recipients of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for service to education at the award ceremony held on Wednesday (June 21) on the lawns of Jamaica House. The 40 recipients, who have collectively contributed 1,428 years of service to education, were nominated by their peers, community members and elected representatives.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, deep in thought as he tours the Alpart/JISCO alumina plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth, by bus on June 21. The Prime Minister delivered the keynote address at the reopening.
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Crime Control a Must – Prime Minister

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has emphasised that if Jamaica is to be the place in the region that comes to mind first when investors are thinking about doing business in the Caribbean, “we have to bring crime under control”. Mr. Holness said he has never subscribed to the notion that poverty and economic hardship can be justifiably...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), and Chairman for JISCO/Alpart Chen Chunming (left), participate in a tree-planting exercise at the official opening of the Alumina Refinery in Nain, St. Elizabeth, on June 21. Looking on are Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (2nd left); and Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (partially hidden).
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Jamaicans can Fill Specialist Posts at Alpart – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he expects that Jamaican workers will be afforded every opportunity to take up highly skilled positions at the new Alpart/JISCO Alumina Refinery in Nain, St. Elizabeth. In giving the keynote address at the official opening of the facility on June 21, Mr. Holness said it is the intention of the Government to...
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Hundreds of unattached youth attend the HOPE programme orientation and registration at Jamaica College yesterday (June 20).
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1500 Unattached Youth Attend HOPE Orientation

Approximately fifteen hundred young persons yesterday (June 20) attended the orientation and registration for the first phase of the HOPE programme. The HOPE programme is the Government’s flagship training and apprenticeship programme, which targets unattached youth, aged 18 -24, who are not in school or currently employed. HOPE means Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment. The orientation was held at the...
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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left) is in discussion with former Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards recipient, Jerome Cowans, at a press conference to announce the return of the awards at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle office in Kingston on June 19
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New Categories Added to PM’s Youth Awards

New categories and features have been added to the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence, which returns this November after a three-year hiatus. For the first time, awards will be presented for excellence in Innovation, Science and Technology and Environmental Protection. These are in addition to the traditional areas of Agriculture, Sports, Youth-In-Service, Arts and Culture, Journalism, Entrepreneurship, Academics...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presents the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation (PMMA) for Service to Education to Dr. Gilzene Fearon, during the awards ceremony at Jamaica House last year. (File)
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Outstanding Educators to be Honoured June 21

The Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation (PMMA) for Service to Education ceremony will be held on Wednesday, June 21, on the Lawns of Jamaica House. Forty outstanding educators who have contributed 1,428 years of service collectively to education will receive the PMMA. The recipients were nominated by their peers, community members and elected representatives. The recipients include Arnoldo Allen, New...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) listens to a point being made by President, Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Lincoln Edwards, during the institution’s fundraising banquet, in commemoration of the inauguration of the new president, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 15 .
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NCU Urged to Undertake More Agricultural Based Studies

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is challenging researchers at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) to undertake more agricultural based studies and innovations which would redound to the benefit of the country. “If we manage to infuse technology and good management into our agricultural practises, we could increase our agricultural output tenfold and where you are in the centre...
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