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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), in discussion with Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), while the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), looks on. The occasion was a Security and Ethics Conference, held on June 14, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), in discussion with Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), while the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), looks on. The occasion was a Security and Ethics Conference, held on June 14, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.

Drop in School Violence

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the significant drop in violence in schools has resulted from the safety and security initiative that he implemented for schools. According to the Prime Minister, the Security and Safety in Schools Programme,...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), in discussion with Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), while the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), looks on. The occasion was a Security and Ethics Conference, held on June 14, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), in discussion with Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), while the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), looks on. The occasion was a Security and Ethics Conference, held on June 14, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.

“The terrorist’s bullet does not discriminate” – PM Holness
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

Orlando Tragedy an Attack on Humanity – PM Holness

Trinidad Promises to Clear Administrative Delays for Jamaican Detainees
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

MHPM Holness Hails Impact and Contribution of Gary Spaulding

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MHPM Holness Attends 7th Association of Caribbean States Summit

Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday left the island for the 7th Association of Caribbean States Summit in Cuba. On the agenda is the election of a new secretary general to take over from Alfonso Munera, who has been in office since 2002. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos, Panama's Juan Carlos Varela, Costa Rica's Luis...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens as Team Leader, Chemistry Department, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Dwyte Bremmer (second right), highlights some of the capacity building interventions that have been undertaken in food testing laboratories under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Capacity Building projects with the European Union (EU). The Prime Minister was viewing a display which was mounted at an export forum at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 2. In the background (from left) are: Head of Operations for the Delegation of the EU to Jamaica, Achim Schaffert; Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock; and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. The forum, hosted by the PIOJ, aimed to highlight the work carried out over the years under the EPA Capacity Building projects with the EU to strengthen Jamaica’s quality infrastructure and food safety systems.
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PM Confident Exports will Improve

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expressing confidence that the country’s capacity to export will improve within the next two years. He attributed this to a number of strategies being put in place to enhance Jamaica’s access to international markets. The Prime Minister was addressing an export forum held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) cuts the ribbon to officially commission into service Wigton III, a 24-megawatt expansion of the wind farm in Rose Hill, Manchester, on Thursday, June 2. To his right is Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley. Also pictured are (from left): Member of Parliament for Manchester Southern, Mr. Michael Stewart; Her Worship the Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Brenda Ramsay; Chairman of Wigton Windfarm Limited, Mr. Duane Smith; President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo), Mrs. Kelly Tomblin; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Ms. Hilary Alexander.
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Prime Minister Commissions Wigton III

Wigton III, the 24-megawatt expansion of the wind farm in Rose Hill, Manchester, was officially commissioned into service today (June 2) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The new facility, which began supplying energy to the national grid in March, consists of 12 two-megawatt wind turbines, a 9.6 kilometre transmission line and a new substation. It is projected...
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Gov’t Will be Bold in Addressing Crime – PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government intends to take bold steps in tackling crime in Jamaica. “I believe there is scope within what is legal and reasonable for the Government to make changes,” he said. The Prime Minister was speaking in an interview on the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Issues & Answers programme on Tuesday (May...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), having a light exchange with Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson, at the 49th Victoria Cross Dinner, held at Up Park Camp, in St. Andrew, on May 28. The Prime Minister was the keynote speaker.
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JDF Members to Serve on Boards

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he will be inviting the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) to make available talented members to serve on Boards, to ensure the efficient implementation of economic projects. Noting that a “reservoir of talents” exists at the JDF, Mr. Holness pointed out that the skills are not only in the area of security, but...
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Prime Minister says Workers Must Keep Up With Technology

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says it is incumbent on the public and private sectors to ensure that workers keep up with the changing technology in today’s competitive world. “If firms have people employed, but the technology is changing and there is no deliberate instrumental approach to ensure that they (firms)  adjust to the technology quickly, so as...
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PM says Access to Internet Could Become Basic Human Right

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says in another 10 to 15 years,    access to the internet  could be viewed globally as a basic human right. Addressing the 34th annual Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) Convention at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in  St. James on May 27, Mr. Holness said that already some countries have  started the process, citing...
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