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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives the keynote address at the fifth annual Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Financing of Terrorism Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on October 10. The two-day conference is being held by the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA), in collaboration with the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS) under the theme ‘Understanding Our Obligation… Safeguarding Our Future’.

Prime Minister Urges Financial Sector to Remove Profit from Criminal Activity

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on the financial sector to ensure a regulatory environment that removes profitability from criminal activity. “We must take the profit out of crime. Criminals must have no access to the financial...

PM Urges DBJ to Fast Track Harmony Cove Project

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), explains the importance of trees to students of the Seaward Primary and Junior High School during a National Tree Planting Day exercise at the school on Olympic Way, St. Andrew today (October 7).

PM Urges Jamaicans to Plant Trees

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses an emergency meeting to discuss preparation for Hurricane Matthew, at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 29. Seated (from left) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

PM Commends ODPEM

Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management

Hurricane Matthew – NEOC Activation Level 2

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), makes a point to Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency, E. G. Hunter (left), during a tour of the Chalky River in St. Andrew today (Oct. 1). At right is Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

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Gov’t Focused on Speedy Recovery Following Hurricane Matthew – PM

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says all Government agencies, ministries and departments will play a crucial role in the speedy recovery of the economy following the passage of Hurricane Matthew. He said the aim is to ensure that the impact of the system does not derail the country’s economic programme. “We are determined not to let that happen....

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is being briefed by Chief Executive Officer, National Works Agency (NWA), E. G Hunter (2nd left) on his arrival at the NWA

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PM Urges Persons in Flood Prone Areas to Follow Evacuation Warnings

Jamaicans living in low lying and flood prone communities are being urged to heed any evacuation warnings issued for Hurricane Matthew. The appeal came from Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness during an interview with journalists following a tour of the planning and operational centre at the National Works Agency (NWA) in Kingston today (Oct.1). Matthew, which is now...

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Prime Minister to Tour Sections of the Island Today

Prime Minister Andrew Holness will today tour sections of the island to get a first-hand look at preparations being made by government agencies and citizens for the impending threat of Hurricane Matthew. Among the parishes he will tour are Portland, St. James, Kingston and St. Andrew. The situation, according to Prime Minister Holness should be taken seriously and all Jamaicans...

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Prime Minister Urges Jamaicans to Prepare for Hurricane Matthew

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging citizens to take all necessary precautions in preparation for Hurricane Matthew, which could impact the island as early as Sunday (October 2). Addressing an emergency meeting with heads of agencies at the Office of the Prime Minister, yesterday (September 29), Mr. Holness said the Government is now on high alert as...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), interacts with students at the Four Campbell’s Academy, on Booby Drive, in his West Central St. Andrew Constituency,on September 27. Mr. Holness presented books and other educational materials to the school, donated by the Palmyra Foundation.

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Prime Minister Says More Children Have Access to Education

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says with the addition of new classrooms in the early-childhood sector by the administration, more children will have access to education without paying fees. He said that in keeping with the constitutional provision, which guarantees children access to pre-primary education, tuition free, the Government has been expanding early-childhood spaces to ensure that quality...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), tours the Norwood Community in St. James on Sunday (September 25), before addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister’s Montego Bay office to provide details on strategies to address crime in the parish. He is accompanied by (from 2nd left): Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte; National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague; as well as members of the security forces and the community.

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Coast Guard Post to be Established in Montego Bay

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a Coast Guard post will be established in Montego Bay in order to stem the flow of weapons into the island under the guns for drugs trade. He made the disclosure at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister’s Montego Bay office on Sunday (September 26), to discuss strategies...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens as Dr. Julius Garvey, son of National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, addresses a town hall meeting in Queens, New York, USA, on September 22.

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PM Lobbying Diaspora’s Support for Petition Seeking Marcus Garvey’s Pardoning

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging Jamaicans in the Diaspora to sign an online petition calling for the exoneration of National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, by the United States (US) Government. The petition seeks to have US President Barak Obama pardon Garvey on the basis of “wrongful conviction” for mail fraud charges brought against...