Government is looking at a programme to make lands available for housing development as part of measures to drive down housing costs for Jamaicans. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in making the disclosure at the recent opening of Sagicor Group’s New Brunswick Village in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, said the objective is to make construction of houses more...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the church has had a profound impact on his personal journey from a young man to his ascension to the highest office in the land. Addressing the congregation at the Exchange Seventh Day Adventist Church on June 22 as well as the St. Ann’s Bay New Testament Church on June 23, both...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains committed to continue delivering on policies conducive to youth empowerment, where young people can self-actualise and achieve their dreams like never before. Speaking to a group of young people at the Almond Tree Hotel and Restaurant in Ocho Rios, following a tour of sections of St. Ann on June...

Jamaicans are being assured by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, that they have a right to enjoy the island’s beaches. Speaking to journalists following a tour of the Little Dunn’s River attraction in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on June 21, Mr. Holness said “there is a sense that, somehow, because of the attempts of the Government, through the...

The island’s economic growth over the last decade has improved its ability to respond to shocks, says Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. “Jamaica has changed quite a bit in the last decade to the point where we are able to withstand some shocks. It’s not every shock that we will be able to withstand, but if we continue...

The failure to wear helmets while operating motorbikes does not only risk lives, but places additional pressure on the healthcare system, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking during a handover ceremony for 200 helmets to bikers in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, on June 20, Mr. Holness emphasised that riding a motorbike without a helmet is not...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is hailing the multibillion-dollar investment by Sagicor Group in the New Brunswick Village in Spanish Town as a signal of confidence in the economy. Delivering the keynote address at the official opening of the $6-billion mixed residential and commercial development on Wednesday (June 19), Mr. Holness said persons who have capital to invest...