Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness is in dialogue with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), regarding an assessment of the country’s growth prospects. Mr. Holness, who was speaking to reporters following a tour of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James on May 13, said this is necessary, in light of the ongoing war between Ukraine...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the government is committed to the well-established principles of industrial negotiations that currently exist in the country. He stated that proper “industrial relations, attitudes and behaviours” are the order of the day for fruitful negotiations, and urged workers’ groups to not make situations which affect the public, more complicated. “I think that...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (May 13) officially opened the $580 million Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Area 4 Headquarters in Montego Bay, situated at #1 Barnett Street in the city. The 34,073 square foot state-of-the-art four-storey structure, is crucial to the improvement and expansion of the JFB’s service delivery across the parishes of St. James, Westmoreland,...

Local businesspeople are being encouraged to look for opportunities in other countries, even as Jamaica continues to court international investments. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that the move will assist the country’s expansion into overseas markets. “We want to see investors come into Jamaica and we are encouraging Jamaicans to go and invest elsewhere as well. In...

Government is making preparations for the transformation of the automotive industry, which will see the mainstreaming of electric vehicles in the local market. It is projected that the global industry will transition from combustion engines to electric vehicle technology within the next 10 years as technology drives the evolution of the sector. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring unions representing public-sector employees to work with the Government as the Administration moves to restructure the compensation system to make it more equitable. The Prime Minister noted that while vigorous discussions are anticipated during the reclassification exercise, negotiations can be undertaken amicably. “There is no need for any type of action...

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is moving to regularise settlements occupied by more than 120 households in Kingston and St. Andrew, and St. James. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington, said that the Land Administration Management Branch will be taking steps to acquire six...