Fifty-seven individuals, along with three youth groups, have been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE) 2022. The presentation of awards to the winners will be held on Saturday, February 4, under the theme ‘REIGNITED’, on the Lawns of Jamaica House, Devon Road, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Acting Senior Director in the Youth and Adolescent Policy...

Jamaica is prepared to support a united international effort in response to the persistent crisis and deteriorating conditions in Haiti, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He was speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 31), where he reaffirmed Jamaica’s commitment to working with CARICOM and bilateral partners, such as Canada, the United States of America,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon during a ceremony to handover a $7 million three-bedroom house to resident of Hopeful Village in St. Andrew, Thia Jones, recently. The unit was constructed under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Others (from left) are Opposition Leader and Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South, Mark Golding,...

Government’s programmed mainstreaming of resilience in its activities is expected to aid significantly in safeguarding Jamaica against future shocks. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, notes that resilience has been and is being incorporated in the development and upgrade of the country’s roads and supporting infrastructure, to withstand the impact of climate change, and financing and budgetary arrangements, adding...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) hands over the keys to a newly built three-bedroom house to beneficiary, Judith Noble (second left), during a ribbon cutting ceremony held in Callaloo Mews on January 25. The unit was built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) at a cost of approximately $5.4 million. Others looking on (from left)...

Tears streamed down Moveta Clarke’s cheeks as she prepared to receive the keys to her new home in Rosemary Castle, St. Catherine, from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Wednesday (Jan. 25). The tears were a tangible expression of the joy, relief and gratitude she felt at finally having safe shelter for her family, which includes her 21-year...

The Government has no intention of socialising the debt of failed financial institutions, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. He made the declaration, while delivering the keynote address at the opening of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment and Capital Markets Conference on Monday (Jan. 24), where he said that the full force of the law must be...