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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ceremony to break ground for the Pinnacle development in Montego Bay, St. James, on Saturday (January 20).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ceremony to break ground for the Pinnacle development in Montego Bay, St. James, on Saturday (January 20).

PM Announces Social Housing for Tourism Workers

Tourism workers who live in substandard conditions are to benefit from housing solutions under a partnership between the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in making the announcement,...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon.  Andrew Holness (third left, front row) and Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left, front row), break ground for the construction of a Matron’s quarters at the Hanover Infirmary, on Friday ( January 19). Also participating are (from left) Member of Parliament for Hanover Eastern, Dave Brown; Matron of the Infirmary, Kayon Dyer; Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis and Councillor for the Lucea Division, Easton Edwards. Observing in the background (from left) are Councillor for the Hopewell Division, Devon Brown; Councillor for the Riverside Division, Daren Barnes (partially hidden) and Councillor Caretaker for the Green Island Division, Demar McKenzie.  
Prime Minister, the Most Hon.  Andrew Holness (third left, front row) and Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left, front row), break ground for the construction of a Matron’s quarters at the Hanover Infirmary, on Friday ( January 19). Also participating are (from left) Member of Parliament for Hanover Eastern, Dave Brown; Matron of the Infirmary, Kayon Dyer; Member of Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis and Councillor for the Lucea Division, Easton Edwards. Observing in the background (from left) are Councillor for the Hopewell Division, Devon Brown; Councillor for the Riverside Division, Daren Barnes (partially hidden) and Councillor Caretaker for the Green Island Division, Demar McKenzie.  

Prime Minister Breaks Ground for New Matron’s Quarters at Hanover Infirmary
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, engages with students of Rusea
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, engages with students of Rusea's High School in Lucea, Hanover, during a visit to the secondary institution on Friday, January 19.

PM Urges Students to Focus on Productivity, Excellence
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses fifth- and sixth-form students and their teachers at Guy’s Hill High School in St. Catherine while visiting the institution on Thursday (January 18).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses fifth- and sixth-form students and their teachers at Guy’s Hill High School in St. Catherine while visiting the institution on Thursday (January 18).

Gov’t Contemplating Removing SLB Loan Guarantor Requirement for All Applicants
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller (right), at the official launch of the Portmore Resilience Park, located at Lot 26 Portmore Town Centre in St. Catherine, on January 17. Sharing the moment are Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament, St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. Construction for the park is expected to begin in February and is slated for completion in September 2025.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller (right), at the official launch of the Portmore Resilience Park, located at Lot 26 Portmore Town Centre in St. Catherine, on January 17. Sharing the moment are Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament, St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. Construction for the park is expected to begin in February and is slated for completion in September 2025.

PM Says Law to Make Portmore 15th Parish Will Not Be Passed Before Local Government Elections

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reads the first lesson during today’s (January 18) National Leadership Prayer Breakfast, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Governor GeneralPrime Minister

Governor-General Calls on Leaders to Choose Hope

The nation’s leaders are being encouraged to choose hope and to garner a strong belief in a better Jamaica, even as they contend with the current ills of the society. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the call during his address at this morning’s (January 18) National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB). The 44th staging of the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gets assistance from Jordan Josephs (second left) of Portsmouth Primary School and Yelizaveta Thompson (centre) of Sabina Infant, in planting a tree during the official launch of the Portmore Resilience Park in St. Catherine on Wednesday (January 17). They are joined by (from left) Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament, St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller; and student, Old Harbour High School, Abbygayle Palmer. Construction for the park is expected to begin in February and is slated for completion in September 2025.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

More Public Parks to be Developed Across the Island

The Government will be undertaking a programme for the establishment of parks across the island that will create space for recreation and wellness. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who made the disclosure at Wednesday’s (January 17) launch of the $4.4-billion Portmore Resilience Park in St. Catherine, said he will outline further details on parks in his upcoming Budget...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the groundbreaking ceremony for the $5.5 billion Spanish Town Hospital redevelopment project in St. Catherine on Tuesday (Jan. 16).
Prime MinisterWorks / Construction

Gov’t Using the Benefits of Good Economy for Citizens – PM

The multi-billion-dollar investment in the redevelopment of the Spanish Town Hospital is an example of Government using the benefits of a good economy to deliver for citizens, says Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the $5.5 billion project in St. Catherine on Tuesday (Jan. 16). Prime Minister Holness said that while...
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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a two-bedroom unit to beneficiary under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Woodsie Gordon (second right), during a ceremony held on January 12 in Kirkvine, Manchester. Others (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; and Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford.  
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over House in Manchester

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a two-bedroom unit to beneficiary under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Woodsie Gordon (second right), during a ceremony held on January 12 in Kirkvine, Manchester. Others (from left) are Chairperson for the Oversight Committee of the NSHP, Judith Robb Walters; and Member of Parliament for...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon to formally hand over a one-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) to beneficiary, Wellesly McKenzie (second left) of Lacovia in St. Elizabeth on Friday (January 12). Looking on are (from left) Chair, Oversight Committee, NSHP, Judith Robb; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport and St. Elizabeth North Western Member of Parliament, Hon. William James Charles (J.C.) Hutchinson.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousingPrime Minister

180 New Social Housing Programme Units Already Handed Over

A total of 180 homes have so far been handed over to beneficiaries under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), which aims to provide decent shelter for Jamaicans living in substandard conditions. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presented the keys for the 179th and 180th unit to two physically challenged beneficiaries in St. Elizabeth on Friday (January...
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Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses sixth form students and their teachers during his visit to Manchester High School in Mandeville on Friday (January 12).
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Prime Minister Holness Proposes Incorporating Conflict Management in Schools’ Curricula

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says conflict management should form a part of the curricula at schools as a means of reducing violence in the society. Addressing students and teachers at Manchester High School in Mandeville on Friday (January 12), Prime Minister Holness said the principles of conflict resolution and management are critical to violence reduction and prevention,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett’s double book launch, on January 10, at Devon House in Kingston. The books are titled ‘The Journey, the Service, the Man Edmund Bartlett’s Time Capsule – 1980 -2022’, and ‘Thought Leadership on Tourism Resilience and Sustainability in the 21st Century’.
Prime MinisterTourism

Prime Minister Calls on Everyone to Protect Brand Jamaica

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on all Jamaicans to do their part to protect Brand Jamaica. “We have engaged professional services in looking at an evaluation of Brand Jamaica. We are quite well advanced in developing a nation brand strategy, and that nation brand strategy will do several things. It will give every Jamaican a better...
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