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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left); President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), His Excellency Abdulla Shahid (left); and Special Envoy to Mr. Shahid, Her Excellency Thilmeeza Hussain (second right), are engaged in discussion with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, during a meeting on Monday (September 5). The meeting was held at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left); President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), His Excellency Abdulla Shahid (left); and Special Envoy to Mr. Shahid, Her Excellency Thilmeeza Hussain (second right), are engaged in discussion with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, during a meeting on Monday (September 5). The meeting was held at the Office of the Prime Minister.

PHOTOS: Prime Minister Meets with UN General Assembly President

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to a unit of the newly constructed Majesty Gardens phase 1A, in St. Andrew. Assisting in the exercise are (from left) Managing Director, National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; new homeowner, Reginald Henclewood; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Western, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke; and Board Director, NHT, Corporal Rohan James. Thirty-two duplex housing units were handed over to proud new homeowners under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Community Renewal Programme (CRP). The ceremony was held on Wednesday (August 24) on the site of the new housing complex.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to a unit of the newly constructed Majesty Gardens phase 1A, in St. Andrew. Assisting in the exercise are (from left) Managing Director, National Housing Trust (NHT), Martin Miller; new homeowner, Reginald Henclewood; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Western, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke; and Board Director, NHT, Corporal Rohan James. Thirty-two duplex housing units were handed over to proud new homeowners under the National Housing Trust (NHT) Community Renewal Programme (CRP). The ceremony was held on Wednesday (August 24) on the site of the new housing complex.

Low-Income Earners Benefit Under NHT’s CRP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), along with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth right), at the unveiling of the Mexico/Jamaica Friendship Mural project, during a ceremony held at Caribbean Cement Company Limited, in Kingston, on August 24. Others (from left) are muralist, Yanque Yip; Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares; the Prime Minister’s wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; Mexican muralist, Irving Cano; CEMEX Chief Executive Officer, Fernando Gonzalez and muralist, Jordan Harrison.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), along with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth right), at the unveiling of the Mexico/Jamaica Friendship Mural project, during a ceremony held at Caribbean Cement Company Limited, in Kingston, on August 24. Others (from left) are muralist, Yanque Yip; Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares; the Prime Minister’s wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness; Mexican muralist, Irving Cano; CEMEX Chief Executive Officer, Fernando Gonzalez and muralist, Jordan Harrison.

Prime Minister Breaks Ground for Expansion Project at Cement Company
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fifth left) and Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders (second right, background), are pictured with Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awardees following a presentation ceremony at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on Tuesday (August 23).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fifth left) and Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders (second right, background), are pictured with Primary Exit Profile (PEP) awardees following a presentation ceremony at Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, on Tuesday (August 23).

PM Awards PEP Achievers
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the development of Maverley Park in St. Andrew, on August 23. Also participating in the exercise are (from left) Councillor, Hughenden Division, Andrew Harris; Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Northwest, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Councillor, Vineyard Town Division and KSAMC Minority Leader, Andrew Swaby; and State Minister, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the development of Maverley Park in St. Andrew, on August 23. Also participating in the exercise are (from left) Councillor, Hughenden Division, Andrew Harris; Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Northwest, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Councillor, Vineyard Town Division and KSAMC Minority Leader, Andrew Swaby; and State Minister, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Ground Broken for Development of Maverley Park

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), and Managing Director, Arc Properties Limited, Ashley-Ann Horne (second left), display the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on Tuesday (August 23) between the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Arc Properties Limited, for the contribution of units to the New Social Housing Programme. Others (from left) are: Managing Director, Kinetic Engineering Services, Keon Hinds; President, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Keith Duncan; Permanent Secretary in both the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell; Director of Arc Properties and Deputy Chair of Arc Manufacturing, Charlotte Horne Hayles; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentHousingPrime Minister

Private Company to Contribute Housing Units to NSHP

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday (August 23) between the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation and Arc Properties Limited, for the contribution of units to the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). This follows an appeal to the private sector to partner with the Government in building more houses for vulnerable Jamaicans. Signatories to the document...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official handover ceremony for New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) units to two beneficiaries in Cave Valley, St. Ann, on August 19.
DevelopmentHousingPrime Minister

Handling of Economy Results in Low Unemployment – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is crediting the Government’s handling of the economy for the decrease in Jamaica’s unemployment rate. “In these difficult times, what you want is steady management and steady leadership. You want a government that can see beyond the crisis and ensure that we don’t do things in our economy that will destroy it,” he...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a new two-bedroom unit to New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Sophia Campbell (centre), in Cave Valley, St. Ann, on August 19. Assisting the Prime Minister is Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, who is also Member of Parliament for St. Ann South West. Ms. Campbell’s granddaughter, Zahara Walker, is being held by Mr. Holness.
HousingPrime Minister

NSHP Beneficiaries Grateful for New Houses

The smiles of New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiaries, Jennifer Finnegan and Sophia Campbell, lit up their Cave Valley, St. Ann community, as Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presented them with the keys to their new houses on August 19. Ms. Finnegan lost her house to a fire, while the area in which Ms. Campbell lived was constantly...
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New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Hyacinth Williams (second left), receives her keys from Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (left), in Retirement, St. Ann on August 19. Sharing the moment are Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee (second right), and St. Ann’s Bay Mayor, Councillor Sydney Stewart.
HousingPrime Minister

Gov’t Committed to Fair Distribution of Houses for the Needy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to finding a balance in how housing solutions are distributed to needy Jamaicans. Mr. Holness, who was speaking to reporters in Retirement, St. Ann on August 19, following the handing over of keys to two beneficiaries of the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), said the commitment includes facilitating...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), congratulates Elfreda Randan, during a tour of her new one bedroom house in Clay Ground District in Bamboo, St. Ann, on Friday (August 19). Looking on are Member of Parliament for St. Ann North Western, Krystal Lee (second right), and Chair of the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) Oversight Committee, Judith Robb-Walters.
HousingJamaican DiasporaPrime Minister

Selection of Social Housing Beneficiaries Robust and Transparent – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government employs a robust and transparent approach in the selection of recipients under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). He said that the Administration has a duty to the people of Jamaica to ensure that the allocation of public resources and benefits is done without a hint of corruption or unfairness...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents the keys to a three- bedroom house to New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Jennifer Finnegan (second from right) during an official handing over ceremony held in Cave Valley, St. Ann on Friday (August 19). Sharing the moment are (from left): Chairman of the NSHP selection committee, Judith Robb-Walters and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, who is also Member of Parliament for St. Ann Southwest.
HousingPrime Minister

Two Mothers in Cave Valley, St. Ann Get New Homes

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, officially handed over housing units to two deserving mothers in Cave Valley, St. Ann on Friday (August 19). The new homeowners are Jennifer Finnegan, who received a three-bedroom unit and Sophia Campbell, who is moving into a beautiful two-bedroom home. Ms. Finnegan had lost her home to a fire, while the area in...
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