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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), addresses the audience during the 288th commemoration of the 1738 Maroon Treaty and celebrations marking the birthday of Chief Kojo in Accompong Town, St. Elizabeth, on January 6. At right is Chief of the Accompong Maroons, Richard Currie.

Prime Minister Encourages Youth to Reject Crime and Violence

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging young Jamaicans, especially men, to reject crime and violence as the country enters a new era of peace and opportunity. Speaking at the 288th commemoration of the 1738 Maroon Treaty...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during a handover ceremony for 10 new tipper trucks presented to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). The ceremony was held at the NSWMA’s headquarters in Kingston on Tuesday (December 23).

Prime Minister Holness Thanks China for Support After Hurricane Melissa

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), greets Kemtek Development and Construction Limited’s Chairman and Managing Director, Sylvester Tulloch, during Thursday’s (December 18) ceremony for the handover of building supplies to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The presentation was made at Kemtek’s warehouse at Oak Estate in Greater Bernard Lodge, Portmore, St. Catherine. Also participating are (from left) Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Acting Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Mahatma Williams; ODPEM Senior Director of Mitigation Planning and Research, Michelle Edwards; and Kemtek Directors Garwin Tulloch, Handel Tulloch, and Karl Tulloch. The supplies, part of Kemtek’s $70-million Hurricane Melissa relief initiative, will aid communities in Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, Trelawny and St. James.

Prime Minister Urges Greater Private Sector Role In Hurricane Melissa Recovery Efforts

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness gives a gift to a child, during a Christmas treat held at the Petersfield High School in Westmoreland on December 13. Also participating is Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (background, left).

PM Thanks Shelter Staff at Petersfield High School

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness interacts with a young child at a Christmas kiddies treat at the Middle Quarters Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, on December 13.

PM Hosts Christmas Treat for Children in Middle Quarters

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) addresses residents at the Petersfield High School in Westmoreland on Saturday (December 13) during the Prime Minister

2 months ago EntertainmentInformationPrime Minister

Government Endorses Safe and Regulated Entertainment Activities

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has sought to reassure Jamaicans that there is no ban on festive celebrations. The Prime Minister was responding to rumours circulating on social media that citizens were prohibited from hosting parties during the Christmas season. Dr. Holness warned that misinformation has the potential to undermine public order. “There are those people…who are...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (background centre) shares a moment with newly minted landowners after a land titling ceremony held at the Lacovia Community Centre in St. Elizabeth on Friday ( December 12). Also participating in the ceremony were Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North West, Andrew Morris (left) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (fifth right).

2 months ago AgriculturePrime Minister

Government Looking to Better Utilise State Owned Lands

Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is examining how state-owned lands can be better organised and utilised to support structured communities, while preserving critical agricultural areas. Addressing residents during a land titling ceremony at the Lacovia Community Centre in St. Elizabeth on Friday (December 12), Prime Minister Holness said there is a deliberate effort to bring...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a land titling ceremony held at the Lacovia Community Centre in St. Elizabeth on Friday (December 12).

2 months ago Health & WellnessPrime Minister

PM Highlights Importance of Mental Wellness

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has underscored the importance of mental health support and strong community bonds, as Jamaica recovers from the effects of Hurricane Melissa. Speaking at a land titling ceremony at the Lacovia Community Centre in St. Elizabeth on Friday (December 12), Dr. Holness said the Government has already taken steps to address this need....

2 months ago CommunityEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHurricane Relief & RecoveryPrime Minister

Residents of St. Elizabeth Receive Land Titles

More than 700 residents of St. Elizabeth across 34 communities, are now proud landowners, under the government’s Systematic Land Registration (SLR) Programme. During the land titling ceremony held at the Lacovia Community Centre in the parish on Friday (December 12), some 50 residents received their titles. In his remarks, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness said land titles...

The World Central Kitchen (WCK) team preparing meals from its Montego Bay Convention Centre headquarters in St. James.

2 months ago CommunityHurricane Relief & RecoveryPrime Minister

World Central Kitchen to Continue Serving Meals Into January

World Central Kitchen (WCK) will remain in Jamaica until January 2026, ensuring that residents in communities impacted by Hurricane Melissa will have hot, hearty and nutritious meals during the Christmas season. WCK Liaison, Denise Cagley-Jefferson, gave the update during a briefing at the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Kingston...

2 months ago CommunityPrime Minister

Gov’t to Address Land Settlement Issues in Westmoreland

The Government is to intensify efforts to regularise land settlements in Westmoreland, says Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Addressing a land titling ceremony at the Lacovia Community Centre in St. Elizabeth on Friday (December 12), Dr. Holness said Hurricane Melissa brought renewed attention to the parish’s settlement challenges. He explained that the current pattern in Westmoreland is...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, pours the symbolic concrete on the top floor of the 28-storey Pinnacle luxury development in St. James, on December 10.

2 months ago CommunityDevelopmentHurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal GovernmentPrime Minister

Government to Engage Services of Contractors With Proven Quality and Speed

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be engaging the services of contractors with proven quality and speed to support the rebuilding of homes and infrastructure, following Hurricane Melissa. Addressing business interests and tourism stakeholders at a ceremony in Montego Bay, St. James, on December 10, Dr. Holness outlined a fresh approach to Jamaica’s post-hurricane...