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Changes to Curfew Time and Worship Services
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that effective tomorrow, Friday, February 11, 2022, the curfew hours will be from 11:00 pm nightly to 5:00 am the following morning, until 5:00 am on February 25, 2022. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made...
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Gov’t Taking Further Steps To Retrieve Illegal Firearms
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is taking steps to institute a multi-million dollar reward fund for information leading to the recovery of illegal firearms. “Right now, the target is to establish $250 million in a fund. That will significantly increase the reward for information leading to the recovery of illegal firearms, and [earmark] even more...
Gov’t To Increase Delivery Of Units Under New Social Housing Programme
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government will be increasing the number of houses made available to Jamaicans under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) in the new fiscal year. The Prime Minister said that solutions, coming out of the recent low-cost housing design competition, will now be utilised to deliver units faster and at an...
PM Says The Most Vulnerable Must Be Protected
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says it makes “good business sense” to protect the society’s most vulnerable citizens by being “fair and conscientious to everyone”. His comment comes against the background of the recently announced introduction of fees by commercial banks for transactions at automated teller machines (ATMs) that will range from $25 to $60. Mr. Holness said...
PM Says COVID-19 Containment Measures Will End Soon
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says over the coming months the Government will be looking to remove more of the measures that have been instituted to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission. “Barring any extreme change in circumstances, our approach will be to gradually scale back restrictive measures once we get out of the fourth wave that we are...
Jamaica Recovering Steadily Says PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica is recovering steadily from the economic fallout sparked by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, based on the out-turns of several key indicators. Notable, he says, is growth of 14.2 per cent and 5.8 per cent in the April to June and July to September 2021 quarters, respectively, following an 18.4 per cent...
Govt Has Been Strategic In COVID-19 Response And Management – PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government has been strategic in its coronavirus (COVID-19) response and management measures. He said that the focus is on balancing lives and livelihoods, noting that the measures will allow for a return to normalcy and economic recovery. “We want to give the businesspeople, the small enterprises, the average Jamaican the...