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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks in the House of Representatives on May 10. Listening to the Minister is his wife, Ann Marie Vaz, who is also Member of Parliament for Portland East.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks in the House of Representatives on May 10. Listening to the Minister is his wife, Ann Marie Vaz, who is also Member of Parliament for Portland East.

Gov’t Updating Energy Sector Regulatory Framework

The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology is updating the policy, legislative and regulatory framework related to the energy sector. Providing details in the House of Representatives on May 10, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that the Ministry is...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the global launch of the ninth biennial Diaspora conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Downtown Kingston, on May 6.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the global launch of the ninth biennial Diaspora conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Downtown Kingston, on May 6.

PM Reiterates Strong Support For Senator Johnson Smith
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon at the handover of a two-bedroom unit under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), in Hermitage, St. Andrew, on May 6. Also taking part (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams; beneficiary of the unit, Johana Paul, and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon at the handover of a two-bedroom unit under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), in Hermitage, St. Andrew, on May 6. Also taking part (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams; beneficiary of the unit, Johana Paul, and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell.

NSHP Units Being Delivered At Lower Costs
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses recent confrontations between the security forces and residents of Denham Town, during a ceremony for the hand over of a housing unit under the social housing programme in August Town, St. Andrew, on Friday (May 6).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses recent confrontations between the security forces and residents of Denham Town, during a ceremony for the hand over of a housing unit under the social housing programme in August Town, St. Andrew, on Friday (May 6).

Gov’t Committed To Ensuring Security Forces Respect Citizens’ Rights – PM
rime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated second left); Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Floyd Green (seated left); Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu Caribbean and Latin America, Mervyn Eyre (seated second right), and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (seated right), sign a contract for the digitisation of public records under the National Identification System (NIDS), at the OPM on Friday (May 6). Observing in the background (standing from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane; Modernization of State Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Benjamin Roseth; and Programme Director for NIDS, Dr. Warren Vernon.
rime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated second left); Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Floyd Green (seated left); Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu Caribbean and Latin America, Mervyn Eyre (seated second right), and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (seated right), sign a contract for the digitisation of public records under the National Identification System (NIDS), at the OPM on Friday (May 6). Observing in the background (standing from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane; Modernization of State Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Benjamin Roseth; and Programme Director for NIDS, Dr. Warren Vernon.

Contract Signed For Digitisation Of Records At RGD

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Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Government of Jamaica Will Not Allow Abuse of Our Citizens by the Security Forces – PM Holness

Citizens must also change how they respond to authority and law enforcement Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government of Jamaica absolutely rejects the abuse of Jamaica’s citizens by law enforcement. In response to recent videos that have surfaced of altercations between law enforcement and citizens in the Denham Town community, the Prime Minister said he has been in discussions...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), applauds after cutting the ribbon to symbolise the commissioning of new state-of-the-art business process outsourcing (BPO) office spaces built at the Portmore Informatics Park, during a ceremony at the facility in St. Catherine, on Thursday (May 5). Also applauding (from left) are Vice President, BPO and Logistics, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Gloria Henry; Chairman of the PAJ, Alok Jain; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill; President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PAJ, Professor Gordon Shirley; Chairman, Kingston Free Zone Company Limited, Lyttleton Shirley; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller, and Senior Vice President for Finance, Information Technology, Corporate Strategy and Procurement, PAJ, Elva Williams Richards.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

More BPO Offices Open In Portmore

New state-of-the-art business process outsourcing (BPO) office spaces at the Portmore Informatics Park in St. Catherine were commissioned by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on May 5. Constructed by the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), the additional buildings, comprising 157,000 square feet, complement the 50,000 square feet that previously existed, increasing the Authority’s BPO space in Portmore by...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness
CulturePrime Minister

PM Wants Business To Be As Jamaican As Speed And Talent

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is looking ahead at economic liberation for Jamaica, as the nation celebrates its diamond jubilee, ‘Jamaica 60’. Speaking at a church service on Sunday (May 1) as part of Jamaica 60 launch activities in New York, the Prime Minister underscored that Jamaica has been a “net exporter of talents”. He said the Jamaican...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official ground-breaking ceremony for the 700-room RIU Aquarelle in Coopers Pen, Falmouth, on April 20,
Prime MinisterTourism

Designated Public Beaches To Be Upgraded This Fiscal Year

Designated public beaches will be upgraded this fiscal year, to improve the overall experience of Jamaicans, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking at the official ceremony to break ground for the 700-room RIU Aquarelle in Coopers Pen, Falmouth, on April 20, Mr. Holness said this is being done to facilitate the Government’s commitment to good governance and...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Chief Executive Officer of RIU Hotels, Carmen Riu (third left), on arrival for the ground-breaking ceremony for the 700-room RIU Aquarelle in Coopers Pen, Falmouth, on April 20. Looking on is Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
InvestmentPrime MinisterTourism

Communities Must Be Recognised As Stakeholders In Hotel Investments – PM

While Jamaica welcomes the many hotel investments, everything must be done to ensure that community members are recognised as stakeholders, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at the ceremony to break ground for the 700-room RIU Aquarelle in Coopers Pen, Falmouth, on April 20, said it should never be lost on investors that...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) interacts with gunshot survivor Calyssa Walker (at right) during a recent visit to her home. Sharing the moment is Calyssa’s mother, Kelly-Ann Reece (left).
Prime MinisterYouth

PM Holness Assisting Young Victim Of Violence

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has pledged to provide financial assistance, through his Positive Jamaica Foundation, for gunshot victim Calyssa Walker’s cochlear implant surgery. Young Calyssa was hit by a stray bullet during a shootout between gunmen while travelling in a taxi in Montego Bay, St. James, in October of last year. Mr. Holness made the announcement during...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Member of Parliament for Hanover Eastern, Dave Hume Brown (left), join New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Michelle Campbell (centre), in cutting the ribbon to her new three-bedroom housing unit in Bessie Baker, Mount Peto, Hanover on Thursday, April 7.
HousingPrime Minister

PM Hands Over Three-Bedroom House to Hanover Resident

Michelle Campbell of Bessie Baker in Mount Peto, Hanover, now has a comfortable place to call home, after becoming the latest recipient of a dwelling under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). The three-bedroom unit, built at a cost of approximately $5.8 million, was handed over to Ms. Campbell by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at a...
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