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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable, Andrew Holness. (File)
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable, Andrew Holness. (File)

Establishment of National Identification System a Priority – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is making the establishment of the National Identification System (NIDS) a priority. He said the system will have a “positive transformational effect” on the country and serve to improve the...
“As a former Minister of Education, I must especially salute Lady Cooke. Her contribution to the sector cannot be overstated."
“As a former Minister of Education, I must especially salute Lady Cooke. Her contribution to the sector cannot be overstated."

House Pays Tribute to Lady Cooke
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable, Andrew Holness. (File)
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable, Andrew Holness. (File)

Contribution to the Debate on the National Registration and Identification Bill, 2017 – PM Holness
Father Dan Leary (third right) of St. Andrew Apostle Catholic Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, accepts a citation from Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, at the Embassy on June 7. The citation was presented on behalf of Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Also sharing in the occasion are members of the St. Andrew Apostle Catholic Church.
Father Dan Leary (third right) of St. Andrew Apostle Catholic Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, accepts a citation from Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, at the Embassy on June 7. The citation was presented on behalf of Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Also sharing in the occasion are members of the St. Andrew Apostle Catholic Church.

Citation Presented to Father Dan Leary
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), greets Executive Director of the e-Governance Academy in Estonia, Dr. Arvo Ott (left), while Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Representative for Jamaica and Caribbean Country Department General Manager, Therese Turner-Jones, makes the introduction. Occasion was the IDB’s seventh annual Caribbean Civil Society Meeting at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Thursday, June 8, where Senator Reid delivered an address on behalf of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The meeting was held under the theme ‘Delivery Revolution: Governments – Civil Society: A Partnership for Delivering’.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), greets Executive Director of the e-Governance Academy in Estonia, Dr. Arvo Ott (left), while Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Representative for Jamaica and Caribbean Country Department General Manager, Therese Turner-Jones, makes the introduction. Occasion was the IDB’s seventh annual Caribbean Civil Society Meeting at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Thursday, June 8, where Senator Reid delivered an address on behalf of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The meeting was held under the theme ‘Delivery Revolution: Governments – Civil Society: A Partnership for Delivering’.

Gov’t Committed to Partnering with Civil Society – PM

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to a point from General Manager, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean, Therese Turner-Jones, during an e-Governance briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on Friday (June 9).
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Jamaica Looking to Establish Region’s First E-Government System – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says his administration is committed to establishing the first fully digitised Government system in the region. He noted that the aim is to make the Government’s public service delivery more efficient through on-line access. The Prime Minister was speaking at an e-Governance briefing at his offices in St. Andrew on June 9. During...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right); and Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis, are impressed with the technology that when into the creation of the ‘tiny house’, which was on display at the opening of the Build Expo and Conference 2017 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 9. At left, Chairman of the conference, Dwight Crawford, highlights the features.
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Montego Bypass Will Become a Reality – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Montego Bay bypass will become a reality. Mr. Holness, who was responding to concerns raised by Montego Bay Chamber President, T’Shura Gibbs, at the opening of the inaugural Build Expo and Conference 2017 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 9, said he has taken an active...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd right), cuts the ribbon to open the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on June 1. Others (in foreground from left) are Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis; Jamaica Manufacturers
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PM Announces New Town Centre for Morant Bay

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced the establishment of a new town centre for the St. Thomas capital of Morant Bay. He said the Government intends to transform the 25-acre property that previously housed the Goodyear tyre factory into a modern-day township. “The Government will take that space… and we will, literally, in the 25 acres that...
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Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Juliet Holness (2nd left), assists member of Settlement, Sheila Morrison (3rd left), to display trophy for placing first in the Quality Cup contest, organised by Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC) and held today (June 1), at Craighton Hall Estate, in Irish Town, St. Andrew. Others are (from left) Cynthia Robinson, representing second place New Grange/Woodford; Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano; and Roxanne Richards, representing Middleton, which placed third.
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Coffee Farmers Urged To Adopt Best Practices

A call has been made for players in the coffee industry to utilise best practices for its sustainability. Making the call, Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Juliet Holness, says the industry is a mainstay of her constituency, and a major export commodity for Jamaica, hence the need for...
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