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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), speaks with Kingston College and Jamaica College students on Monday’s (September 2) start of the 2024/25 academic year. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right). The Prime Minister and several Government Ministers greeted students at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew as they made their way to school.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), speaks with Kingston College and Jamaica College students on Monday’s (September 2) start of the 2024/25 academic year. Looking on is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right). The Prime Minister and several Government Ministers greeted students at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew as they made their way to school.

STEM Education Remains a Gov’t Priority – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education remains a priority focus area for the Government in driving national development. “We are investing. We have said we are going to be building six...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), and Factories Corporation of Jamaica Chairman, Lyttleton Shirley (third right), lead the breaking of ground for the Boundbrook Urban Centre in Portland on Wednesday (August 14). They are joined by Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and Member of Parliament (MP) for Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left); Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left); and Portland Eastern MP, Ann-Marie Vaz (fifth right), along with other stakeholders.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), and Factories Corporation of Jamaica Chairman, Lyttleton Shirley (third right), lead the breaking of ground for the Boundbrook Urban Centre in Portland on Wednesday (August 14). They are joined by Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and Member of Parliament (MP) for Portland Western, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left); Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left); and Portland Eastern MP, Ann-Marie Vaz (fifth right), along with other stakeholders.

Ground Broken for $4.2-Billion Boundbrook Urban Centre in Portland
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), observe repair works being done on a section of the Pamphret main road in St. Thomas, on August 14. Also pictured are (from left) Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Louis Chin; Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson; Television Jamaica journalist, Jamaila Maitland; and Senior Director at the National Works Agency, Varden Downer.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), observe repair works being done on a section of the Pamphret main road in St. Thomas, on August 14. Also pictured are (from left) Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Louis Chin; Member of Parliament for St. Thomas Western, James Robertson; Television Jamaica journalist, Jamaila Maitland; and Senior Director at the National Works Agency, Varden Downer.

Systems in Place to Protect Investments under SCHIP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with the mother (left) of one of the eight persons murdered in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, on Sunday night (August 11). He was accompanied by Acting Commissioner of Police, Fitz Bailey (right), and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Allen. The Prime Minister visited the area on Monday (August 12), where he met with family members and community persons.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), converses with the mother (left) of one of the eight persons murdered in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, on Sunday night (August 11). He was accompanied by Acting Commissioner of Police, Fitz Bailey (right), and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Allen. The Prime Minister visited the area on Monday (August 12), where he met with family members and community persons.

“No Stone Will Be Left Unturned” – PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing an emergency press conference on Monday (August 12) at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing an emergency press conference on Monday (August 12) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Condemns Gun Attack on Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the main address during Tuesday’s (August 6) staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon.
AgricultureHurricane Relief & RecoveryPrime Minister

Gov’t Looking to Develop National Agriculture Resilience Plan by April 2025

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has issued instructions for the development of a national plan by April 2025, to build resilience within the agriculture sector. The directive, which has been relayed to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, comes as the Prime Minister challenges the sector’s stakeholders to adopt a culture of resilience. This is...
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Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets President and Chief Executive Officer the at Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), Hugh Grant, during a meeting with the executive team of the JPS at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (August 5).
EnergyHurricane BerylPrime MinisterTelecommunications

PM Urges JPS to Provide Date for Restoration of Power to Southwest St. Elizabeth

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness is urging the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to provide a commitment date to restore electricity to Southwest St. Elizabeth, which was among the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Beryl. He made the call at a meeting held with the JIS executive team at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (August...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Monday’s (August 5) launch of the Rebuild Jamaica Initiative, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in downtown Kingston. Under the Initiative, Jamaicans whose homes were damaged or destroyed during the recent passage of Hurricane Beryl will receive relief grants from the Government.
EnergyHurricane Relief & RecoveryPrime Minister

Gov’t To Review Legislative Framework Governing Delivery And Regulation Of Utilities (JIS)

KINGSTON, August 5 (JIS): The Government will shortly commence a review of the legislative framework governing the delivery and regulation of utilities. This, according to Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is to ensure customers are protected, particularly during periods of emergency. The announcement comes against the background of the pace of electricity restoration by the Jamaica Public Service...
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Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica lift their voices in song at the recent Emancipation and Independence church service held at the Sligo Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland
Jamaican DiasporaLegal and Constitutional AffairsPrime Minister

Republic Status “Sensible,” – PM

Moving to Republic status, even without immediately resolving the question of the final court of appeal, is a practical and sensible approach to constitutional reform. That was the word from Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness, in his Independence message to the Diaspora, read by Deputy Chief of Mission at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington, DC, Lishann Salmon, at the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), leads a ribbon cutting exercise for a new two-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme in North Central Clarendon, while Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC) and Member of Parliament for the constituency, Hon. Robert Morgan (right); Permanent Secretary in the MEGJC, Arlene Williams (left); and Councillor, Chapelton Division, Hershell Brown (third right), look on. The proud beneficiaries are Pholando Clayton (third left) and his wife, Beverly. The dwelling was handed over on August 2.
Disaster ReliefHurricane Relief & RecoveryPrime Minister

Jamaicans to Start Receiving Grants on August 5

Jamaicans whose homes were destroyed by the recent passage of Hurricane Beryl, are to begin receiving relief grants from the Government on Monday (August 5).  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement at the handover of units under the New Social Housing Programme in North Central Clarendon, on Friday (August 2).  Mr. Holness said the first set of recipients will be those who have been assessed as having...
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