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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); National Water Commission (NWC) Regional Manager for Manchester and St. Elizabeth, Jermaine Jackson (right), and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley, view several newly installed waterpipes for the Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project during a visit to the wellsite in Pepper, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); National Water Commission (NWC) Regional Manager for Manchester and St. Elizabeth, Jermaine Jackson (right), and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley, view several newly installed waterpipes for the Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project during a visit to the wellsite in Pepper, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).

Prime Minister Visits Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project Wellsite

MONTEGO BAY, May 18 (JIS): Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (May 17), visited the wellsite for the multi-billion-dollar Greater Mandeville Water Supply Improvement Project in Pepper, St. Elizabeth. During his visit, pressure testing was being conducted...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Linval Freeman, during the official handover of titles for residential service lots under phase one of the NHT’s Friendship Oaks development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Linval Freeman, during the official handover of titles for residential service lots under phase one of the NHT’s Friendship Oaks development in Goshen, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (May 17).

Prime Minister Holness Hands Over 106 Titles To Beneficiaries Of Serviced Lots In Friendship Oaks Phase One
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, displays a proclamation made in his honour by the Delaware State Senate in the United States. Mr. Holness was presented with the proclamation during a state dinner hosted in his honour by the Delaware Governor, John Carney, and President of Delaware State University, Dr. Tony Allen, on May 9.  Sharing the moment are (from left) Delaware Majority Leader, Melissa Minor-Brown; Chairwoman, Board of Trustees of Delaware State University, Enid Wallace-Simms, and Delaware State Representative, Sherry Dorsey Walker. 
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, displays a proclamation made in his honour by the Delaware State Senate in the United States. Mr. Holness was presented with the proclamation during a state dinner hosted in his honour by the Delaware Governor, John Carney, and President of Delaware State University, Dr. Tony Allen, on May 9.  Sharing the moment are (from left) Delaware Majority Leader, Melissa Minor-Brown; Chairwoman, Board of Trustees of Delaware State University, Enid Wallace-Simms, and Delaware State Representative, Sherry Dorsey Walker. 

PHOTOS: Prime Minister Holness Tours Delaware State University
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) displays his honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters following its presentation by the President of Delaware State University, Dr. Tony Allen at the university’s 2024 commencement ceremony held on Friday (May 10) in Dover, Delaware.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) displays his honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters following its presentation by the President of Delaware State University, Dr. Tony Allen at the university’s 2024 commencement ceremony held on Friday (May 10) in Dover, Delaware.

PM Conferred with Honorary Doctorate from Delaware State University
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) and Chief Executive Officer of ExxonMobil, Calvin Butler (second left), display artwork of the Delaware State University campus presented to them by President of the University, Dr. Tony Allen (left). Sharing in the occasion is the Governor of Delaware, John Carney.  Occasion was a State dinner held in the Prime Minister’s honour in Delaware in the United States on Thursday night.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) and Chief Executive Officer of ExxonMobil, Calvin Butler (second left), display artwork of the Delaware State University campus presented to them by President of the University, Dr. Tony Allen (left). Sharing in the occasion is the Governor of Delaware, John Carney.  Occasion was a State dinner held in the Prime Minister’s honour in Delaware in the United States on Thursday night.

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), engages with Member of Parliament, St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton (centre) and Director, Constituency Development Fund (CDF), Kedesha Rochester, during the first in the series of townhall meetings on the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) Programme at the Edith Dalton James High School in Duhaney Park, St. Andrew on May 2.
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Consultations Begin on $40-Billion Road Improvement Project under SPARK

Consultations with community members have started for the Government’s $40-billion road improvement project, under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) programme. The first in the series of SPARK programme town hall meetings was held at the Edith Dalton James High School in Duhaney Park, St. Andrew, on May 2. The meeting provided an opportunity for...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses the Future Ready International Conference held at the University of Technology (UTECH) Jamaica in Kingston on April 24. At right is sign language interpreter, Antoinette Aiken.
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Gov’t to Establish STEM Innovation Teaching Centre at Heroes Circle

The Government is looking to establish a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) innovation teaching centre at National Heroes Circle in Kingston. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in making the disclosure, said the facility will be part of plans for the redevelopment of the area, which will include a new parliament building and other structures to house the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the STEMxpo at the Future Ready International Conference at the University of Technology (UTech) in Kingston on April 24. Also sharing in the moment are (from left) President, UTech, Dr. Kevin Brown; Chairman, JaSTEM for Growth Foundation, Glen Christian; Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Founder and CEO, 21stCentEd., Marlon Lindsay.
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Jamaica a STEM Island – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared Jamaica a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) island with a vision of fostering innovation, driving economic growth, and empowering citizens to thrive in the global knowledge economy. “Through our collaborative all-hands-on-deck approach, Government, private sector, academia and civil society, we will work towards this goal. Jamaica is now officially declared...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, hails former Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis, for almost 30 years of yeoman service, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on April 23.
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PM Hails Former House Clerk as Invaluable Resource

Members of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (April 23), paid tribute to former Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis. Ms. Curtis, who retired on April 6, after 29 years of service, was hailed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, as “an invaluable resource”. He said she provided guidance and support as he navigated the rules...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), enjoys a light moment with Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) and Opposition Spokesperson on Youth and Civic Engagement, Senator Gabriela Morris (centre). Occasion was the 2023 Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House on April 20.
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20 Receive PM’s Youth Award for Excellence

Approximately 20 young people were presented with the 2023 Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE) for achievements in various fields, during a ceremony held on Saturday (April 20) on the lawns of Jamaica House. Awards were presented in the categories of sports, agriculture, youth development practitioner, youth serving organisation, arts and culture, academics, leadership, journalism/social media influencer, entrepreneurship,...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), hands over a signed social contract under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to Jacqueline Findlay (second right), while her sister, Odette Findlay (second left), receives her social contract from Chair of the Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters. Occasion was the handover of two, two-bedroom housing units to the sisters at Cedar Valley Road, St. Andrew Eastern on April 12. Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams and Councillor, Mona Division, Gary Gordon (hidden in background).
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PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Housing Units at Cedar Valley Road

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), hands over a signed social contract under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to Jacqueline Findlay (second right), while her sister, Odette Findlay (second left), receives her social contract from Chair of the Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters. Occasion was the handover of two, two-bedroom housing units to the sisters...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Patrick Spencer (second right), cut the ribbon to officially hand over a one-bedroom unit in Button Ridge, Iron River, St. Andrew West Rural on April 12. Sharing the moment (from left) are Chair of the Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb Walters and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew West Rural and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

Five St. Andrew Families Get Houses under NSHP

Five St. Andrew families, who lived in substandard conditions, now have safe and decent housing under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, handed over the units to beneficiaries at locations in West Rural, East Central, and Eastern St. Andrew on Friday (April 12). In his address at a ribbon cutting ceremony in...
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