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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the opening of the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday (May 21).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the opening of the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday (May 21).

PM Says Persons Must Be Given Opportunity To Use Unutilised Assets

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says persons must be given the opportunity to use unutilised assets of  Government agencies,  in order to maximise their potential. “There are many agencies in Jamaica, they hold lands, buildings and other assets,...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reads to children from Mona Preparatory School on the lawns of Jamaica House on Tuesday (May 4), to mark Read Across Jamaica Day.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reads to children from Mona Preparatory School on the lawns of Jamaica House on Tuesday (May 4), to mark Read Across Jamaica Day.

PM Reads To Children At Jamaica House
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with Editor-at-Large, Jamaica Observer, Arthur Hall (right), and Executive Editor-Publications, Jamaica Observer, Vernon Davidson, during a one-on-one media interview on Thursday (April 8) as part of a series dubbed ‘10 Minutes with the Prime Minister’. The interview was conducted at the Banquet Hall, Jamaica House.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with Editor-at-Large, Jamaica Observer, Arthur Hall (right), and Executive Editor-Publications, Jamaica Observer, Vernon Davidson, during a one-on-one media interview on Thursday (April 8) as part of a series dubbed ‘10 Minutes with the Prime Minister’. The interview was conducted at the Banquet Hall, Jamaica House.

PHOTOS: PM One-On-One Interview With Jamaica Observer
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), responds to a question posed by Television Jamaica (TVJ) journalist, Kirk Wright, during the first in a series of one-on-one media interviews, dubbed, ’10 Minutes with the Prime Minister’, on Wednesday (March 31). The interview was conducted at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence – Vale Royal. The series, to be held for approximately 10 weeks, will see Mr. Holness engaging a representative from a media house each week in a 10-minute session, during which they will pose questions to the Prime Minister on matters relating to crime, the economy, and the coronavirus (COCVID-19) pandemic.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), responds to a question posed by Television Jamaica (TVJ) journalist, Kirk Wright, during the first in a series of one-on-one media interviews, dubbed, ’10 Minutes with the Prime Minister’, on Wednesday (March 31). The interview was conducted at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence – Vale Royal. The series, to be held for approximately 10 weeks, will see Mr. Holness engaging a representative from a media house each week in a 10-minute session, during which they will pose questions to the Prime Minister on matters relating to crime, the economy, and the coronavirus (COCVID-19) pandemic.

PHOTOS: 10 Minutes with the Prime Minister
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), knocks elbows with Sam Karpman (right), 94 years old, who went for his coronavirus vaccine at the National Arena on Saturday (March 27). Sharing the moment (at left) is Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), knocks elbows with Sam Karpman (right), 94 years old, who went for his coronavirus vaccine at the National Arena on Saturday (March 27). Sharing the moment (at left) is Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

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PM Andrew Holness Renews Call For Equity of Access to Vaccines

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling for greater access to resources such as vaccines for the Caribbean and Africa particularly in light of the global pandemic COVID-19. Addressing Africa Day Webinar this morning (May 25,2021), Prime Minister Holness said: “Africa cannot be denied opportunities, nor can the Caribbean, if we are to truely advance the ethos that ‘no one must...
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DevelopmentPrime Minister

Stakeholders in Montego Bay Pleased with PM’S Announcement

The recent announcement by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, of planned infrastructural development for Montego Bay, St. James, is being greeted by stakeholders in the tourism capital as “a massive step” in the right direction. From taxi operators to restaurants, duty-free and villa owners, the consensus is that Montego Bay badly needs the infrastructural upgrade, notably the bypass...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his 2021/22 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 18), under the theme ‘Recovery: Stronger, Faster, Better’.
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PM Will Be Vaccinated With Front-Line Public-Sector Workers

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...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the 2021/22 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 18.
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Public Debt Has Remained Flat Despite Impact of Covid-19 – PM

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...
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PM Holness Announces New COVID-19 Measures With Immediate Effect

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...
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Four-year-old, Chloe Brown
National SecurityPrime Minister

Prime Minister Andrew Holness Condemns Killing of Four-Year-0ld Chloe Brown and Calls on Jamaicans to Seek Mediation to Settle Disputes

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...
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