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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a three-bedroom house to a family in his West Central St. Andrew, recently. Others pictured (from left)) are Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, family members for the unit, and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a three-bedroom house to a family in his West Central St. Andrew, recently. Others pictured (from left)) are Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, family members for the unit, and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams.

$400M More for Indigent Housing

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has disclosed that the Government has secured an additional $400 million for the social housing programme. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at a recent handover of a three-bedroom house to a family in...
Proud parents, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most. Hon. Juliet Holness, with sons – Matthew (left) and Adam, who display their coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination cards which they received after being inoculated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jamaica College on Sunday (August 22). The institution is one of several designated centres islandwide being used for the COVID-19 vaccination blitz for children, 12-18 years, which commenced on Saturday (August 21) and concludes on Tuesday (August 24). Mr. and Mrs. Holness were among the many parents and guardians accompanying youngsters for their vaccinations with the Pfizer brand.
Proud parents, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most. Hon. Juliet Holness, with sons – Matthew (left) and Adam, who display their coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination cards which they received after being inoculated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jamaica College on Sunday (August 22). The institution is one of several designated centres islandwide being used for the COVID-19 vaccination blitz for children, 12-18 years, which commenced on Saturday (August 21) and concludes on Tuesday (August 24). Mr. and Mrs. Holness were among the many parents and guardians accompanying youngsters for their vaccinations with the Pfizer brand.

PHOTOS: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness & Mrs. Juliet Holness Accompany Sons to Children’s COVID-19 Vaccination Blitz
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while addressing journalists at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday (July 30), where he welcomed the arrival of 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines from the United Kingdom (UK). Others (from left) are: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; UK High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad; and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), emphasises a point while addressing journalists at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday (July 30), where he welcomed the arrival of 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines from the United Kingdom (UK). Others (from left) are: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; UK High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad; and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Vaccines Offer Hope for Faster Return to Normal Life- PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the opening of an IBEX Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) facility at the G Tech Park in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Friday, (July 23).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the opening of an IBEX Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) facility at the G Tech Park in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Friday, (July 23).

Portmore Positioned to Secure Parish Status – Prime Minister Holness
The Hon. Andrew Holness, MP
The Hon. Andrew Holness, MP

Prime Minister Holness Appointed to Her Majesty’s Privy Council

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The Hon. Andrew Holness, MP
Prime Minister

Queen approves PM Holness for Privy Council

His Excellency The Governor-General today issued the following statement: “Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve that the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP, Prime Minister of Jamaica, be appointed a member of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.” The accepted form of address of the Prime Minister as of today shall be as follows: “The...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents student of Clark’s Town Primary School in Trelawny, Aiden Blake, with a tablet computer, during a ceremony at the school on Friday (July 2). Sharing in the occasion is Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern, Marissa Dalrymple Philibert. The Prime Minister donated 40 tablets to students from seven primary-level schools in Southern Trelawny, through his Positive Jamaica Foundation.
EducationOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime MinisterYouth

PM Donates 40 Tablets to Southern Trelawny Students

Students from seven primary schools in Southern Trelawny have benefited that a donation of 40 tablets by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, through his Positive Jamaica Foundation. The beneficiaries attend Stewart Town Primary, Clark’s Town Primary, Kinloss Primary, First Hill All-Age, Brampton Primary, Sawyers Primary and Albert Town Primary. Clark’s Town Primary also received a printer. Speaking at...
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HousingPrime MinisterUrban Renewal

Government to Create Housing Revolution

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew  Holness, says the Government is going to create a housing revolution to deliver units to families across the island at reasonable costs. Speaking at the handing over of a social housing unit in Pedro, St. Catherine, on June 18, Mr. Holness said the Government is devising a project where developers are provided with lands,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the construction of a new performing arts centre at St. Catherine High School, on Friday (June 18). Also participating (from left) are: Member of Parliament, St. Catherine South Central, Dr. Andrew Wheatley; Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; Chairman, St. Catherine High School Board, Ms. Sharon Dale; Chief Executive Officer, CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven, and Principal, St. Catherine High School, Mr. Marlon Campbell.
EducationPrime Minister

New Schools to Focus on Teaching Children How to Function in Fourth Industrial Revolution – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the new schools the Government intends to construct will focus on teaching children how to function well in the fourth industrial revolution with technology and collaborative learning. “Most of our schools, they are not built and designed for the kind of teaching and learning that is required to ensure that our population...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left); and Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., display signs to show their commitment towards planting trees, during the #MyTreeLegacy Tree Planting Ceremony, held at St. Catherine High School on Friday (June 18).
EnvironmentPrime MinisterUrban Renewal

New Act to Deal With Private Lands Selected as Protected Sites

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says under the impending new Protected Areas Act, the Government intends to develop a policy and strategies to address situations where lands that are privately held are selected to be protected sites. The Government will be promulgating a new Protected Areas Act to enable the creation and regulation of a National Protected Areas...
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