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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, front row), on the steps of Vale Royal with high-school and university students who received laptop computers through a partnership with Lenovo and AMD Inc. Representatives from the international computer manufacturers are also pictured, including Corporate Vice President of the Lenovo Account at AMD Inc, Mr. David Bennett (second right, second row); and Director of Channel Sales at Lenovo, Michael Abplanalp (second right, third row).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, front row), on the steps of Vale Royal with high-school and university students who received laptop computers through a partnership with Lenovo and AMD Inc. Representatives from the international computer manufacturers are also pictured, including Corporate Vice President of the Lenovo Account at AMD Inc, Mr. David Bennett (second right, second row); and Director of Channel Sales at Lenovo, Michael Abplanalp (second right, third row).

PM Presents Computers to Students

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (September 9), handed over the first nine of 40 laptop computers to high-school and university students, which were donated through a partnership with Lenovo and AMD Inc. Mr. Holness, in a meeting...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

Be Careful on the Roads Says Holness
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Co-Executive Director, Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), Mrs. Imani Duncan-Price at a Jamaica-US Bilateral Relations Forum, held at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies on September 7. Others (from second left) are Co-Executive Director, CaPRI, Dr. Damien King and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G. Moreno.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Co-Executive Director, Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), Mrs. Imani Duncan-Price at a Jamaica-US Bilateral Relations Forum, held at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies on September 7. Others (from second left) are Co-Executive Director, CaPRI, Dr. Damien King and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G. Moreno.

PM Says Strategic Anti-Crime Action Plan Fairly Advanced
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), applauds as a truck carrying a container leaves to symbolically launch Red Stripe’s first shipment to the United States after four years, at the company’s Spanish Town Road headquarters on September 7. He is joined by Managing Director of Red Stripe, Mr. Ricardo Nuncio (second left); Head of Corporate Relations, Mrs. Dianne Ashton Smith (second right); and Brand Manager for Red Stripe and Heineken United States, Mr. Andrew Anguin (right).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), applauds as a truck carrying a container leaves to symbolically launch Red Stripe’s first shipment to the United States after four years, at the company’s Spanish Town Road headquarters on September 7. He is joined by Managing Director of Red Stripe, Mr. Ricardo Nuncio (second left); Head of Corporate Relations, Mrs. Dianne Ashton Smith (second right); and Brand Manager for Red Stripe and Heineken United States, Mr. Andrew Anguin (right).

PM Hails Red Stripe
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), confers the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) on renowned local artist Cecil Cooper (centre), at a ceremony at King’s House in St. Andrew, on September 6. His wife, Rose Bennett Cooper (left), looks on.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), confers the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) on renowned local artist Cecil Cooper (centre), at a ceremony at King’s House in St. Andrew, on September 6. His wife, Rose Bennett Cooper (left), looks on.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at head of table), hosts a meeting with executives of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices yesterday (September 6). To his right is Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and to his left, State Minister, the Hon. Floyd Green. This is the first in a series of meetings to be carried out by the Prime Minister across all Ministries.
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PM Carries Out First Ministry Consultation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, carried out the first in a series of consultations with ministries, when he met with executives of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, yesterday (September 6). During an interview with JIS News, while on a tour of the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices, Mr. Holness said he intends to meet with permanent secretaries, executives...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (right) presents a laptop computer to Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) President, Janet Coore-Farr, during a ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 5. Sharing the moment is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. The Prime Minister handed over two laptops and four desktops to the NAJ.
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PM Presents Computers to NAJ

The administrative functions of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) have been bolstered through the presentation of computers by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The two laptop and four desktop computers were accepted by NAJ President, Janet Coore-Farr, and members of the association, during a brief ceremony held at the Office of the Prime Minister last afternoon (September 5)....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), guides children across the road outside the Seaward Primary and Junior High School on Olympic Way in St Andrew, on September 5 as they began the first day of the academic year. He is accompanied by State Minister of National Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jnr. (second left); Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams (third right); and Director of Customer Solutions at Digicel, Mr. Patrick King (right).
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Parents Urged to Steer Children away from Violent Tendencies

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing to parents to play their part in steering their children away from violent tendencies and criminal activity. Noting that violence is being used in some circles as the first means of resolving conflict, he emphasised that parents have a crucial role to play in letting the “good in the community overcome...
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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
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Prime Minister Holness Commits to Free Access to Education

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has reiterated the Government’s commitment to free access to education. Speaking at a Special School Opening Ceremony at Seaward Primary this morning (Monday, September 5) he said, “I know in communities like these the tremendous struggle that parents go through and that is why we have reintroduced the no tuition policy. We are...
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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
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Jamaica House Fellowship Selection in Progress

The Jamaica House Fellowship Programme has started its selection process after receiving a total of 129 applications. Mrs. Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister explained that due to the overwhelming response, the selection process has been extended and will be finalized by mid-October. “The response has been truly overwhelming. We are seeing a high...
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DevelopmentPrime Minister

Gov’t Maintaining Position on Speedier Developmental Approvals

The Government is maintaining its position regarding speedier timelines for developmental approvals. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says this is necessary in ensuring that projects are not setback due to unnecessary administrative delays. He was speaking at the recent groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 63,000 square feet of...
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