| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
JIS Heritage Competition 2025

Latest

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.
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.

PHOTOS: PM Gets High Security NIDS ID Card

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is with Maryland Governor-elect, Westley Moore (second left) and wife Dawn (left), and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the US, Her Excellency Audrey Marks. Occasion was a function in honour of the Prime Minister, hosted by Ambassador Marks in Washington DC on December 9.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is with Maryland Governor-elect, Westley Moore (second left) and wife Dawn (left), and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the US, Her Excellency Audrey Marks. Occasion was a function in honour of the Prime Minister, hosted by Ambassador Marks in Washington DC on December 9.

PHOTOS: Prime Minister Andrew Holness in Washington DC
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Jamaicans in the diaspora concerning matters of security and other key issues. He was the main guest on the monthly series ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, on Thursday, December 8. Prime Minister Holness is flanked by Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (left) and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey P. Marks.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Jamaicans in the diaspora concerning matters of security and other key issues. He was the main guest on the monthly series ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, on Thursday, December 8. Prime Minister Holness is flanked by Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (left) and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey P. Marks.

PHOTOS: PM Visits Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), along with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (second right), participates in a meeting in Washington DC on December 8 involving senior United States Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials and other stakeholders, to discuss tackling organised crime and illegal guns.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), along with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (second right), participates in a meeting in Washington DC on December 8 involving senior United States Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials and other stakeholders, to discuss tackling organised crime and illegal guns.

Jamaica Targets US-Based Crime Enablers
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness is met on arrival at the Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington DC on Tuesday (December 6) by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Her Excellency Audrey Marks.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness is met on arrival at the Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington DC on Tuesday (December 6) by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

PM Arrives in Washington DC for Five-Day Visit

More

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (December 6) to announce States of Public Emergency (SOE) in several parishes and police divisions islandwide.
Prime MinisterSocial Security

PM Issues Warning to Criminals

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has warned perpetrators of crimes that the Government will be relentless in combatting their criminal and violent intent. Mr. Holness noted that there are several countries in the region where the level of criminally organised violence by gangs is threatening the foundations of the State. “We will not have that in Jamaica as...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on December 6 , where he announced the declaration of States of Public Emergency (SOE) in several parishes and police divisions islandwide.
National SecurityOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM Dispels Notion of Indefinite Detentions Under SOE

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says there is no truth to the notion that persons can be detained indefinitely under the State of Public Emergency (SOE). “Nothing could be further from the truth. Under the emergency powers regulations now in place, the Emergency Powers Review Tribunal – chaired by members appointed by the Chief Justice of Jamaica from...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday (December 6) to announce States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in several parishes and police divisions islandwide.
National SecurityOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM Announces New States of Public Emergency

States of Public Emergency (SOEs) have been declared in several parishes and police divisions islandwide to address an increase in criminal activities and ensure public order. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister this morning (December 6). The parishes are St. Ann, Clarendon, St. Catherine, specified...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (sixth left), is joined by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (sixth right) and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fifth left), in cutting the ribbon to officially hand over 50 new garbage trucks and 10 motorcycles to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), at National Heroes Park in Kingston, on November 30. Observing are representatives and stakeholders from NSWMA and Tank Weld Equipment Limited.
Local GovernmentPrime Minister

PM Hands Over 50 New Trucks to NSWMA

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, officially handed over 50 new trucks and 10 motorcycles to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), today (November 30). The vehicles, valued at approximately US$6.9 million, will improve garbage collection islandwide and bolster the operations and capabilities of the agency. They were handed over during a ceremony at the National Heroes Park,...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, speaks at the Invest Jamaica 2022 Business Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Tuesday (November 29). The two-day conference, being held November 29 and 30, is hosted by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Prime MinisterTechnology

Digital Society Transformation Process Begins – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, says the Government has commenced the process of transforming the country into a digital society. Speaking on day one of the two-day Invest Jamaica 2022 Business Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on November 29, Mr. Holness said this will reduce public bureaucratic procedures, which will improve the nation’s...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), addresses a meeting at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Harman Barracks, Area Four Headquarters in Kingston on Monday (November 28). Listening (from left) are Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan; National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte. The meeting was followed by a visit with members of the security forces stationed at a state of public emergency (SOE) checkpoint in the Kingston Eastern Division.
National SecurityPrime Minister

PHOTOS: PM Visits Harman Barracks

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), addresses a meeting at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Harman Barracks, Area Four Headquarters in Kingston on Monday (November 28). Listening (from left) are Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan; National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Commissioner of Police,...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of Jamaica Producers Group Limited, Jeffery Hall (second right), shake hands while holding the signed contract between the Government and Rio Cobre Water Limited for the construction of a new US$77-million water treatment plant in Content, St. Catherine. Looking on (from left) are President, National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett and Managing Director, Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Timothée Delebarre. The signing was held at Jamaica House in Kingston on Wednesday (November 23).
DevelopmentPrime Minister

Public-Private Partnerships Key Part of Development Plans – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says public-private partnerships (PPPs) are an important feature of the Government’s growth and development plans. “As a people, we can't move forward unless we have a strong and innovative entrepreneurial private sector that will come and work with the Government to create the public goods that we all benefit from,” he noted. The...
Read more