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Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, gives a ‘high five’ to students of the Hope Valley Experimental School in St. Andrew. Looking on is Education and Youth Minister, the Most Hon. Fayval Williams. Prime Minister Holness and Minister Williams visited with students, staff, and parents at the school in St. Andrew, during Monday’s (September 2) start of the 2024/25 academic year.

Gov’t Looking to Ensure Access to Education for All Persons with Special Needs

The Government, through the Ministry of Education and Youth, is looking to redouble efforts to ensure that all persons with special needs have access to education. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says this is in keeping with his...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, converses with a Jamaica College student while visiting the institution’s campus on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew, on Monday (September 2), the start of the 2024/25 academic year. Also visiting is Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right).

Gov’t Placing Greater Emphasis on Investing in Education – PM

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 (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.

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.

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“No Stone Will Be Left Unturned” – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that “no stone will be left unturned” in apprehending those responsible for the brutal gun attack in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, on Sunday night (August 11). He made the declaration during a visit to the community on Monday (August 12), where he met with relatives of the eight persons killed and residents....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing an emergency press conference on Monday (August 12) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

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Prime Minister Condemns Gun Attack on Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared a “firm resolve” that persons who were in any way involved in Sunday’s (August 11) gun attack on Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon “will be brought to justice”. Some eight persons were shot and killed and nine injured during the incident. Speaking during an emergency press conference at the Office of...

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.

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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...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, brings remarks at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, May Pen, Clarendon, on August 6.

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Best in Agriculture on Display at Denbigh

The sizzling heat of the August sun could not prevent the grand display of the best in Jamaica’s agriculture and fisheries as the historic Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show made its 70th showing on Independence Day (August 6). Patrons from near and far flooded the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon, for the one-day event, which was scaled down...

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).

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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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, embraces grant recipient, Pauline Smith, of Grange Hill in Westmoreland, at the launch of the Rebuild Jamaica Initiative, held at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security offices in Kington, on August 5.

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Prudent Management of Economy Enables Country to Respond to Hurricane – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the prudent management of the country has enabled the Administration to respond to and provide relief and recovery help related to Hurricane Beryl. “When we were hit by [Hurricane] Ivan [in 2004], we had to rely on $3.3 billion of grants; most of it would have come from the European Union, and...

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.

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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...