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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, while visiting a coronavirus (CoVID-19) vaccination site at Caribbean Palms Estate Community Centre in St. Andrew on Friday (September 17).
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, while visiting a coronavirus (CoVID-19) vaccination site at Caribbean Palms Estate Community Centre in St. Andrew on Friday (September 17).

More COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Being Established

The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination sites islandwide is being increased by the Government, to ensure more Jamaicans get inoculated. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says efforts are being made to bolster accessibility and convenience for persons who...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) gives words of gratitude and encouragement to healthcare workers at the vaccine site at Cross Keys High School during his tour of blitz sites in Manchester on Thursday (September 16). He was accompanied by Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) gives words of gratitude and encouragement to healthcare workers at the vaccine site at Cross Keys High School during his tour of blitz sites in Manchester on Thursday (September 16). He was accompanied by Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Become Ambassadors in COVID-19 Fight – PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips, at the Greenvale Community Centre, during a tour of vaccination blitz sites in the parish on Thursday (September 16). In the background (centre) is Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with Member of Parliament for North West Manchester, Mikael Phillips, at the Greenvale Community Centre, during a tour of vaccination blitz sites in the parish on Thursday (September 16). In the background (centre) is Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

PHOTOS: PM Visits Greenvale Community Centre Vaccination Blitz Site
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Member of Parliament for Manchester North East, Audley Shaw, converse with Dr. Shonette Blair-Walters, during a stop at the vaccination blitz site at Holmwood Technical High School in Manchester on Thursday (September 16). The Prime Minister visited a number of blitz locations in the parish on the day.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Member of Parliament for Manchester North East, Audley Shaw, converse with Dr. Shonette Blair-Walters, during a stop at the vaccination blitz site at Holmwood Technical High School in Manchester on Thursday (September 16). The Prime Minister visited a number of blitz locations in the parish on the day.

PHOTOS: PM Visits Holmwood Technical Vaccination Blitz Site
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), addressing persons who turned out to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at the Jamaica-China Goodwill Infant School at Olympic Way, West Central St. Andrew, on Friday, September 10. He was accompanied by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left). The visit was part of the Prime Minister’s vaccine mobilisation and public education campaign.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), addressing persons who turned out to receive the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at the Jamaica-China Goodwill Infant School at Olympic Way, West Central St. Andrew, on Friday, September 10. He was accompanied by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left). The visit was part of the Prime Minister’s vaccine mobilisation and public education campaign.

PHOTOS: PM Visits Vaccination Site at Jamaica China Goodwill School

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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.
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$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 his West Central St. Andrew constituency, said that with the additional funds, more than 500 units could be built during...
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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.
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Vaccines Offer Hope for Faster Return to Normal Life- PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine provides a “ray of hope” for faster recovery and a return to normalcy as soon as possible.     As such, he is appealing for all eligible Jamaicans, to take the vaccine.  The Prime Minister was speaking to journalists at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday (July...
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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).
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Portmore Positioned to Secure Parish Status – Prime Minister Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the community of Portmore in St. Catherine has been evolving in a manner that now positions it to secure parish status.  Mr. Holness said once a community records notable growth and development in the way Portmore has, particularly since becoming a municipality, it should be given the requisite support to advance its governance structure.  “Once you start to see emerging in a people, a certain level of independence and expression of their sense of...
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Prime Minister Holness Appointed to Her Majesty’s Privy Council

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has been appointed a member of the Privy Council. His Excellency the Governor General, Sir Patrick Allen issued a statement announcing the appointment today. “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...
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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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