Acknowledging that there are significant challenges in the education system today due to the effects of Covid-19, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says many of our students are not learning at the level, pace and stage at which they would be, were they in the usual face to face learning modality. He says the Government is concerned that this cohort of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he intends to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) “in keeping with the prioritisation order”. He was making his contribution to the 2021/22 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 18), under the theme ‘Recovery: Faster, Stronger, Better’. Mr. Holness advised that he will receive his vaccine during...

Jamaica’s public debt has remained flat over the past year despite the major fall in Government revenue and increase in expenditure as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, while making his contribution to the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 18). He said that...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced new and stricter COVID-19 measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act, effective March 1. The Government has implemented these measures amid an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations. According to Prime Minister Holness, the Government has been forced to shift policy efforts in order to preserve lives and livelihoods. “We have to take these drastic actions...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he was heartbroken to learn of the death of a four-year-old little girl, Chloe Brown who was tragically caught in a dispute between adults. “As a father I was crushed by the news of the death of this innocent child. She went to bed, in a place where she was supposed to be most protected...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be investing in the “heart-ware” of Jamaicans as part of the fight against crime and violence in the society. He noted that approximately $40 billion has been spent to strengthen the country’s security architecture over the last four years, including the acquisition of vehicles, boosting communication systems, and recruiting...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says no institution of the State should use or promote violence. “The Government has to be instrumental, deliberate and proactive in its message against violence. No institution of the State should use or promote violence and that is why I have given clear policy direction to our security forces that we must use...