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...

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...

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, 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, 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, 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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging the international community to support an initiative aimed at providing access to development assistance for highly indebted middle-income countries (HIMIC). In proposing the HIMIC Initiative during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 23, Mr. Holness said countries could receive assistance in the form...