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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing the House of Representatives on September 13. Seated (at left) is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson. (FILE)

Steps Being Taken to Address Issues at FCJ

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says the necessary steps are being taken to address issues raised by the Auditor General in its report on the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ). Addressing the House of Representatives on September 13,...

Gov’t to Proceed with Issuing of Telecoms Licence to Symbiote Investments

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) is being led on a tour of the Caribbean Cement Company Limited Sports and Wellness Centre by the company’s General Manager, Alejandro Vares, at the facility’s official opening, at Harbour Head in Rockfort, on September 8.

Gov’t to Improve Sections of Corridor Leading from NMIA

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, 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.

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PM Says Strategic Anti-Crime Action Plan Fairly Advanced

Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness says the Government is fairly advanced in developing a strategic anti-crime action plan. The plan involves an integrated and comprehensive set of measures and actions to significantly reduce crime in the country, he explains. Mr. Holness was speaking at the Jamaica-US Bilateral Relations Forum, held at the Regional Headquarters of the University of...

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PM Hails Red Stripe

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, was on hand yesterday (September 7) to see Red Stripe sending off its first shipment to the United States from Jamaica in four years. At a ceremony at Red Stripe’s Spanish Town Road location, Mr. Holness hailed the move by the iconic Jamaican brand to re-establish Jamaica as its global production hub. He said...

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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Cecil Cooper Conferred With CD

Renowned local artist, musician and art educator, Cecil Harvey Cooper, has been conferred with the nation’s fifth highest honour, the Order of Distinction (Commander Class). Mr. Cooper was presented with the insignia by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Patrick Allen, at a special investiture ceremony at King’s House, in St. Andrew, on September 6. Prime Minister, the Most Hon....

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...

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)....

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 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...