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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 on Saturday (December 13) spent a memorable day with the children of Middle Quarters Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth, handing out gifts and bringing Christmas cheer. The annual Christmas treat...

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's Christmas Treat. Also participating were (from left), Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Government Endorses Safe and Regulated Entertainment Activities

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).

Government Looking to Better Utilise State Owned Lands

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).

PM Highlights Importance of Mental Wellness

Residents of St. Elizabeth Receive Land Titles

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

3 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...

3 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.

3 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...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during Tuesday’s (December 2) ceremony to break ground for the US$50million Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon.

3 months ago AgriculturePrime Minister

Prime Minister Calls for Immediate Use of Idle Sugar Lands

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called for unused and underutilised former sugar lands to be immediately put into production. He made the appeal on Tuesday (December 2) during the ceremony to break ground for the US$50-million Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon. The project, situated opposite the former Monymusk Estate, aims to revitalise sugar production...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), participates in the breaking of ground for the US$50-million Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon, on Tuesday (December 2). He is joined by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third left); Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tropical Sugar Company Limited, Anil Jami (fourth left); Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right); Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, and other stakeholders.

3 months ago AgriculturePrime Minister

US$50-Million Sugar Factory In Clarendon to Generate 2,000 Jobs

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed a US$50-million investment by Tropical Sugar Company Limited to re-establish commercial-scale sugar production in Clarendon. The new state-of-the-art, vertically integrated facility with an installed capacity of 50,000 metric tons will be situated in Chesterfield, near to the former Monymusk Estate. Construction is set to begin in January 2026 and is...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during Tuesday’s (December 2) ground-breaking ceremony for Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon, situated opposite the former Monymusk Estate. The factory, to be developed at a cost of approximately US$50 million, is expected to revitalise the sugar industry in south Clarendon, creating an estimated 2,000 direct and indirect jobs.

3 months ago AgricultureCommerceHurricane Relief & RecoveryPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Emphasises Shift from Post-Hurricane Relief to Economic Recovery

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says while Jamaicans across the island have shown care and concern by providing humanitarian relief to victims of Hurricane Melissa in the western region, greater emphasis must now be placed on the recovery of the national economy. He maintains that recovery from the category-five hurricane cannot rely solely on humanitarian relief, as...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, listens attentively as New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Beverly Barnaby-Moo-Young (second right), shares her journey to home ownership. The occasion was the official handover of her new unit in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on November 28. Also pictured are (from left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Arlene Williams, and Mrs. Barnaby Moo-Young’s daughter, Natasha Moo-Young.

3 months ago HousingPrime Minister

NSHP Handover In Westmoreland Marks Poignant Tribute to Beneficiary’s Late Aunt

What was expected to be a joyful handover ceremony became a poignant occasion for New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Beverly Barnaby Moo-Young, who accepted the keys to a new home in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, originally intended for her late aunt, Nellie White. Mrs. Barnaby Moo-Young, who received the keys to the new unit from Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon....