| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
Hurricane Melissa

Latest

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third from right), cuts the ribbon during the official handing over ceremony of a housing unit in the Rose Hall, St. Elizabeth community on Wednesday (February 23). Sharing in the moment are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Montague (second from right); Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southeastern, Hon. Franklyn Witter (second from left) Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (right); Councillor of the Malvern Division, Donald Simpson (left) and recipient of the housing unit, Kaycia Powell ( third from left).
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third from right), cuts the ribbon during the official handing over ceremony of a housing unit in the Rose Hall, St. Elizabeth community on Wednesday (February 23). Sharing in the moment are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Montague (second from right); Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southeastern, Hon. Franklyn Witter (second from left) Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (right); Councillor of the Malvern Division, Donald Simpson (left) and recipient of the housing unit, Kaycia Powell ( third from left).

St Bess Resident is Latest NSHP Beneficiary

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness handed over a housing unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) in Rose Hall, St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (February 23). The two-bedroom unit presented to beneficiary Kaycia Powell, was constructed at a...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ground breaking ceremony for the new Stony Hill Police Station in St. Andrew on Thursday (February 24).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the ground breaking ceremony for the new Stony Hill Police Station in St. Andrew on Thursday (February 24).

Gov’t Working To Evacuate Students In Ukraine
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a social housing unit in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, after a ceremony held on Wednesday (February 23). Sharing the occasion are (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southwestern, Hon. Floyd Green; Councillor for the Pedro Plains Division, Jeremy Palmer; recipient of the housing unit , Shelly-Ann Russell, and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Montague.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a social housing unit in Flagaman, St. Elizabeth, after a ceremony held on Wednesday (February 23). Sharing the occasion are (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth Southwestern, Hon. Floyd Green; Councillor for the Pedro Plains Division, Jeremy Palmer; recipient of the housing unit , Shelly-Ann Russell, and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Robert Montague.

Two Social Housing Units Handed Over To Residents In St. Elizabeth
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, addressing a ceremony to hand over certificates of title to 35 residents of St. Elizabeth under the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration (SLR) programme. The presentation took place on Wednesday (February 23) at Newell High School in the parish.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, addressing a ceremony to hand over certificates of title to 35 residents of St. Elizabeth under the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration (SLR) programme. The presentation took place on Wednesday (February 23) at Newell High School in the parish.

35 St. Elizabeth Residents Receive Land Titles
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a virtual press briefing on Tuesday (February 22).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a virtual press briefing on Tuesday (February 22).

Government To Inform Country Of Measures To Reopen Entertainment Sector

More

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a virtual press briefing on Tuesday (February 22).
CoronavirusPrime Minister

PM Announces Further Relaxation Of COVID-19 Measures

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (February 22) announced a further relaxation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures. The revised measures, which include changes of the nightly curfew hours, are based on declines in the COVID-19 indicators, particularly infections and hospitalisations. The new measures are effective from Friday, February 25 for a three-week period, ending March 17....
Read more
Minister of Finance and Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, recently tabled the Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives.
Budget 2022/2023Health & WellnessPrime Minister

$300M Budgeted To Continue Emergency Communication System Buildout

A sum of $300 million has been budgeted to continue implementation of the Improvement of the Emergency Communication System in Jamaica Project in fiscal year 2022/23. Details are outlined in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled recently in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. The project, being spearheaded by...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) discusses the benefits of the oxygen concentrator with Director, Patient Care Services, Northwell Health, Dr. Sandra Lindsay (second right). Looking on (from left) are: Chairman of the Bustamante Hospital for Children’s Management Committee, Kenneth Benjamin; and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. Occasion was the handover of medical equipment and supplies, valued at over US$800,000, to the Government of Jamaica by the United States-based Northwell Health, at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston on Friday (Feb. 11).
Health & WellnessPrime Minister

Jamaica Receives More Than US$800,000 Worth of Medical Supplies

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the donation of medical equipment and supplies valued at more than US$800,000, by United States (US)-based healthcare provider, Northwell Health. The over one million items, which include respirator masks, N95 masks, oxygen concentrators, nasal oxygen, safety eyewear, and protective gowns, were handed over during a ceremony at the Bustamante Hospital for...
Read more
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 10).
EducationParliamentPrime Minister

Full Resumption Of Face-To-Face Classes

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says students will return to full face-to-face classes following the mid-term break in March. He was speaking in the House of Representatives on Thursday (February 10), where he announced further revisions to the coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures. The measures, which include a reduction in the nightly curfew hours, take effect on February 11...
Read more