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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the hand over ceremony for the Port Maria Fire Station in St. Mary on Friday (January 13).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the hand over ceremony for the Port Maria Fire Station in St. Mary on Friday (January 13).

Gov’t Considering New Alignment to Replace Junction Route

The Government is considering a new alignment to replace the existing roadway from Kingston to St. Mary via the Junction route. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during Friday’s (January 13) hand over of the new...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) cheer on Norma ‘Peaches’ Folkes, as she displays the keys to her new two-bedroom house in Port Maria, St. Mary, on January 13. Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague (second left); and Councillor for the Port Maria Division, Germaine Smiley (second right), also share in the moment.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left) cheer on Norma ‘Peaches’ Folkes, as she displays the keys to her new two-bedroom house in Port Maria, St. Mary, on January 13. Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague (second left); and Councillor for the Port Maria Division, Germaine Smiley (second right), also share in the moment.

A Home for Peaches – St. Mary Flood Victim Gets 2-Bedroom Unit
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a ceremony to formally launch Quantas Financial Group on Wednesday, January 11 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Kingston.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a ceremony to formally launch Quantas Financial Group on Wednesday, January 11 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Kingston.

Consideration of Access to IMF Facilities A Signal of Economic Strength – PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

PM Urges Jamaicans to Pay Attention to Their Mental Health in 2023
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), engages with beneficiary under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Marsha Brown (left), during a recent handover ceremony in Stony Hill, St. Andrew. Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second right).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), engages with beneficiary under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Marsha Brown (left), during a recent handover ceremony in Stony Hill, St. Andrew. Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second right).

Social Housing Programme Beneficiaries Urged to Become Model Citizens

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister recently to announce states of public emergency (SOEs) in several parishes islandwide.
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Vale Royal Talks to Resume in January

The Vale Royal Talks are expected to resume in January 2023 as part of efforts to build consensus on issues of national importance between the Government and Opposition. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing a recent press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister where he declared states of public emergency (SOE) in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness.
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Gov’t Offering Rewards for Information on Crimes Being Planned During Christmas

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced a $50 million incentive fund to offer rewards for information leading to the arrest of persons planning organised crime and gang violence, particularly over the Christmas holiday season. Speaking during a ceremony on Monday (December 19) to handover two units in Seville Heights, St. Ann, under the New Social Housing Programme...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), with outgoing Custos for Clarendon, William Shagoury (left), and His Worship the Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh, at a Christmas tree-lighting and carol ceremony at Independence Park, May Pen, Clarendon, on December 13.
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PM Encourages Jamaicans to Remain Vigilant and Observe Safety Practices

Members of the public are being urged to remain vigilant and observe safety practices as they make their Christmas preparations. The call comes from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who has appealed to all Jamaicans, particularly motorists, to take greater care on the motorways. The Prime Minister was addressing the Christmas tree-lighting and carol ceremony at Independence Park,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), greets a resident of the Marie Atkins Night Shelter. Looking on are other residents of the facility who also received gift packages from the Prime Minister. The occasion was the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) end-of-year senior citizens treat. The event was held on the lawns of the OPM, on Wednesday (December 14).
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Office of the Prime Minister Fêtes Seniors

Two hundred and eighteen golden-agers were fêted during the Office of the Prime Minister’s (OPM’s) annual end-of-year senior citizens treat, on Wednesday (December 14). The seniors, who were drawn from the Golden Age Home, Marie Atkins Night Shelter, Desmond McKenzie Transitional Centre, and George Abraham’s Home in the Corporate Area, were treated to lunch while enjoying live entertainment on the...
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New homeowner and beneficiary under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), Sidonie Eldemire (left), welcomes Managing Director of Arc Properties Limited, Ashley-Ann Foster Horne into her newly built two-bedroom home. The house, donated by Arc Properties Limited, was officially handed over to Ms. Eldemire on Wednesday (December 14), at Off Olympic Way in St. Andrew West Central .
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PM Urges Private-Sector Partnership on New Social Housing Programme

Private-sector entities and individuals are being urged to support the Government’s effort to provide sustainable housing for society’s most vulnerable, under the New Social Housing Programme. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the appeal, during the handover of a house donated by Arc Properties Limited to Sidonie Eldemire and her 14-year-old son, Rohan Clarke, off Olympic Way in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), examines the security features of his newly printed national identification card. Occasion was a tour of the Card Personalisation Centre located at the Jamaica Post Central Sorting Office in Kingston on Tuesday (December 13). Others (from left) are Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Eastern, Hugh Graham; Programme Director, National Identification System (NIDS), Dr. Warren Vernon; and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.
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PHOTOS: PM Gets High Security NIDS ID Card

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), examines the security features of his newly printed national identification card. Occasion was a tour of the Card Personalisation Centre located at the Jamaica Post Central Sorting Office in Kingston on Tuesday (December 13). Others (from left) are Member of Parliament, St. Catherine North Eastern, Hugh Graham; Programme Director, National Identification...
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