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Councillors participating in the monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation at Levon's Plaza on Coke Drive in Santa Cruz, on Thursday (February 12).

Applicants to Be Shortlisted Under Gov’t’s Church Clean-up and Restoration Initiative

All 105 churches across St. Elizabeth that have applied for assistance under the Government’s Community Church Clean-Up and Restoration Initiative, have been visited and verified by officials from the Social Development Commission (SDC). The initiative, announced recently by Prime Minister,...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (left) along with wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right), participate in the 28th staging of the Sagicor Sigma Run in Kington on Sunday (February 15).

PHOTOS: PM Participates in Sagicor Sigma Run

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) addresses Heads of Jamaica’s diplomatic and consular missions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Downtown Kingston on Wednesday (February 11). He is flanked by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Heads of Mission Urged to Mobilise Partnerships Aligned With Reconstruction Agenda

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses journalists during Wednesday’s (February 11) Post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

Gov’t Engaging Overseas Missions in High-level Policy Alignment Talks

PM Urges Diplomats to Forge Partnerships for National Reconstruction Under NaRRA

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets daughter of the late Christopher Bovell, Paula Kerr-Jarrett Wegman, during the thanksgiving service for the former Senator, at the St. Margaret’s Anglican Church in Kingston on Tuesday (February 10).

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PM Hails The Late Christopher Bovell

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has hailed former Senator and attorney-at-law Christopher Bovell as a man of “unquestioned integrity”, whose life was defined by service and a deep commitment to Jamaica. Mr. Bovell, who was 87 years old, passed away on January 14, 2026. His life and legacy were celebrated during a thanksgiving service held at the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing, centre), observes as (from left, seated) Chief Operating Officer, Trans Americas Fiber System, Jose Luis Rivera; Chief Executive Officer, Trans Americas Fiber System, Julio Bran; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Kedesha Campbell Rochester, and Minister of Energy, Transportation and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, attach their signatures to documents during the letter of intent signing ceremony for the subsea cable project, at Jamaica House on February 3. Also observing the signing are Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (left), and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

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Government Signs Letter of Intent to Strengthen Country’s Digital Infrastructure

The Government has signed a letter of intent with Trans Americas Fiber System for the Subsea Cable Project, which aims to strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure. The document was signed today (February 3), by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Kedesha Campbell Rochester, and Chief Executive Officer, Trans Americas Fiber System, Julio Bran, during a ceremony...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Parent Overnight Suite at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston on Friday (January 30). The 36-bed facility, constructed at a cost of over $140 million, was delivered through a partnership involving the National Housing Trust (NHT), the National Health Fund (NHF), and the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). Also pictured (from left) are: NHT Chairman, Linval Freeman; Senior Medical Officer at the Bustamante Hospital, Dr. Michelle Ann Richards-Dawson; NHF Deputy Chairman, Michael Stern; SERHA Chairman, Wentworth Charles; Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and Acting Director of Nursing Services at the hospital, Michelle Finnikin Campbell. In the background is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson.

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Prime Minister Holness Opens $140M Parent Overnight Suite at Bustamante Hospital

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (January 30), officially opened the new Parent Overnight Suite at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston. The 36-bed facility, constructed at a cost of over $140 million, will accommodate parents and guardians of patients, enabling them to remain close and actively assist in their children’s care. The project was...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the International Economic Forum, Latin America and the Caribbean 2026 in Panama on January 28.

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Region Must Become More Assertive in Global Space – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must move beyond the narrative of vulnerability and become more assertive within the global space. He argued that for far too long the region has been described primarily through a language of vulnerability, but that “vulnerability is not our destiny”. “Our region possesses...

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Inflows from US$6.7 Billion in Development Financing Will Be Channelled Through NARRA

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has informed that inflows from the US$6.7 billion in development financing, designed to support Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa, will be channelled through the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA). The US$6.7 billion is being provided through CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Inter-American...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon Andrew Holness (left), conversing with Police Commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake, during the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) passing out parade and awards ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on January 21.

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Gov’t Providing Budgetary Support for Deployment of Body-Worn Cameras

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to provide the budgetary support for the acquisition and full deployment of body-worn cameras for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). He noted that about 1,000 devices have already been secured and others are in procurement. “It is the intention of the Government to provide the security forces...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon Andrew Holness, inspects the new contingent of constables during the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) passing out parade and awards ceremony at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on January 21.

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PM Charges New Police Constables to Treat Citizens with Dignity, Respect

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has charged new Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) constables to treat citizens with dignity and respect as they carry out their duties in maintaining law and order and protecting lives and property. He noted that every Jamaican, rich or poor, powerful, or vulnerable, deserves to be treated with dignity. “As your Prime Minister,...