Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says a visa waiver agreement is to be implemented between Jamaica and Ghana. Mr. Holness said the Foreign Affairs Ministers of both countries have been mandated to negotiate and conclude the agreement. The Prime Minister was issuing a press statement at Jamaica House on Saturday (June 15) along with President of the Republic of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he anticipates that the new US$55 million AC Marriott Kingston Hotel will elevate the capital city and, by extension, Jamaica as the regional destination of choice for visitors and corporate events. The facility, which is situated on Lady Musgrave Road and is slated to be formally opened on Monday (June 17), is a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says it is the intention of the Government to establish at least two Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the country within the next three years. He noted that work is already under way on the Caymanas Special Economic Zone in St. Catherine, where a comprehensive feasibility study has been undertaken. The Prime Minister...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government will be accelerating the provision of shelter this year under the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme. “Now, we are going to be mobilising the housing aspect and you will recall that we have allocated $1billion to start. The idea is to support the development of affordable housing solutions...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the opening of the US$6.5-million R Hotel in New Kingston will have an immediate impact on the overall economy of the country. “A venture such as this one brings with it job creation, an important effect as the Government seeks to reduce, even further, Jamaica’s unemployment rate. And you will know that...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has assured all Jamaicans and stakeholders that the Government is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring environmental sustainability. Speaking yesterday (June 5) during a tour of the Cockpit Country and to place the first marker designating the protected area of the Cockpit Country, Prime Minister Holness said he is always sympathetic to the environmental cause....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the local economy has been experiencing consistent growth for almost 18 consecutive quarters. Speaking to participants at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation’s Strategic Leadership Retreat at Moon Palace in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on June 6, Mr. Holness said Jamaica is seeing a return to sustainable periods of significant...

Students and staff of Fundaciones (El Centro) got a welcome treat on Thursday morning (June 6), when Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness stopped at the institution’s Seymour Avenue location in St. Andrew. Mr. Holness visited the early childhood division, where he observed the delivery of instruction in English and Spanish at that level. He played chess with the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is resolute in its commitment that there will be no mining in the area to be designated the Cockpit Country Protected Area. Addressing residents and stakeholders, as well as a number of foreign diplomats, in Troy, Trelawny, on June 5, Mr. Holness emphasised that contrary to what has been heavily...