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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

The Government is actively considering removing the guarantor requirement for Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) applicants. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while responding to a question posed regarding higher education during his rap session with...
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
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.
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-General Calls on Leaders to Choose Hope
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.
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.

More Public Parks to be Developed Across the Island
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 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).

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

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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.  
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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.
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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’.
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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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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), interacts with Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (second left), during Monday’s (January 8) tour the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James.
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Phase-Two Rehabilitation of Charles Gordon Market to Cost $50 Million

Phase-two rehabilitation of the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James, is set to commence shortly at a cost of $50 million. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while touring the facility on Monday (January 8). Mr. Holness said the second phase of the redevelopment project, which aligns with the Government’s broader initiative to...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) breaks bread with (from second left), Opposition Leader Mark Golding; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang and Chairman of National Baking Company Limited, Butch Hendrickson. Occasion was the announcement ceremony for National Baking Company Limited’s new $6.7-billion Bread Plant, held on Monday (January 8) at the Hilton Hotel and Spa in Rose Hall, St. James.
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2024 Will be Jamaica’s Year – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says 2024 will be a year of peace, productivity and prosperity for Jamaica. He said that the new year comes with a lot of opportunities, and by bonding and working together, the country can begin to see some of what has always been possible. “I wish for a happy, peaceful, and prosperous new...
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