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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addresses a group of healthcare professionals at the James Hill health Centre in Clarendon on Thursday (October 21).

PM Praises Healthcare Workers While Encouraging Vaccination

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has lauded healthcare workers for efforts to ensure safety of the public during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking with a group of healthcare professionals at the James Hill Health Centre in Clarendon on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, signs the condolence book for the late former United States (US) Secretary of State, General Colin L. Powell, during a wreath-laying ceremony at the US Embassy in Kingston on Thursday (October 21). Observing (from left) are Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and Chargé d’ Affaires, US Embassy, John McIntyre. General Colin Powell was appointed Secretary of State by President George W. Bush on January 20, 2001, after being unanimously confirmed by the US Senate. He served for four years, leaving the position on January 26, 2005. He was the first African-American to serve as US Secretary of State. General Powell died on October 18.

PHOTOS: PM Pays Respects to Late Former US Secretary of State, Colin Powell

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), greets residents during a vaccination blitz held recently at the Castleton Health Centre in St. Mary.

PM Urges Employers To Engage With Workers Before Considering Vaccine Mandates

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), places a floral arrangement at the monument of the National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey at National Heroes Park in Kingston. Observing the proceedings (from second left) are: the Governor-General’s Aide-de-Camp, Major Dwayne Hill; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and State Minister for Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. The event forms part of activities commemorating National Heroes Day being observed on Monday (October 18).

PHOTOS: Floral Tribute at National Heroes Park

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament for Southwest St. Ann, Zavia Mayne (right) , converse with Public Health Nurse at the Alexandria Community Hospital in St. Ann, Sylvia Higgins. Occasion was a visit by the Prime Minister to the community hospital as well as the Redemption Faith Church, a vaccination site located in Calderwood in the parish, on Thursday (October 14).

PM Holness Commends Vaccine Heroes in St. Ann

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), addresses a vaccination exercise at the Castleton Health Centre in St. Mary on Friday (October 15). At right is Member of Parliament for South East St. Mary, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, while other officials look on.

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Elections Not in Focus at This Time – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has reiterated that no elections will be called during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and his focus is to get Jamaicans out of the crisis. Speaking in Richmond, St. Mary on Friday (October 15) during a vaccination mobilisation, where he answered questions from the media regarding a reported call by the opposition that an...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, (left) speaks to journalists during a press briefing at the Redemption Faith Church, a vaccination site in Calderwood St. Ann, on Thursday (October 14). Occasion was a visit by the PM to the Redemption Faith Church and the Alexandria Community Hospital in the parish. Also taking part in the visit were Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, and Member of Parliament for Southwest St. Ann, Zavia Mayne (right).

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High Number of Vaccinated Necessary for Normality

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, visited the Redemption Faith Church vaccination centre in Calderwood and the Alexandria Community Hospital, both in St. Ann, on Thursday (October 14). In a subsequent press briefing, Mr. Holness noted that a high level of COVID-19 vaccinations is necessary for the island to return to normal. “The population needs to have our health...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes his contribution to the debate on the National Identification and Registration Act 2021, in the House of Representatives on October 13.

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House Passes NIDS Bill

Jamaica is one step closer to implementing a new identification system, following the passage of the National Identification and Registration Act, 2021 in the House of Representatives on October 13. The National Identification System (NIDS) will provide a comprehensive and secure structure to enable the collection and storage of identity information. This secure voluntary tool can also verify an individual’s...

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New Vaccination Policy Coming Soon – Prime Minister Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says new vaccination policies are to be implemented after the Government completes its public education campaign. He noted that in the interim, all sections of the population must be exposed to information about the vaccine and given the choice and opportunity to get vaccinated. “We will respect people's rights and the process before we do anything,...

Prime Minster, the Most. Hon Andrew Holness (left), is introduced to pastor of the Braeton New Testament Church of God in South St. Catherine, Bishop Errol Rhule (right), by Member of Parliament, Fitz Jackson (second left), during Friday’s (October 8) Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign in the parish. With them is Councillor for Braeton Division, Mr. Anthony Wint.

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Sunday’s Designation as no Movement Day not Influenced by Religious Bias – Prime Minister Holness

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon Andrew Holness, says religious bias did not influence the Government’s decision to restrict movement on Sundays to stem rising coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. “We don’t choose a day because of anyone’s worship preference. Restriction on the church is not something I [take] lightly. It turns out [however] that Sunday would be the least disruptive day to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, greets Nicole Brown, who was vaccinated on Friday (October 8) at the Braeton New Testament Church of God. The church was one of three vaccination blitz sites which Mr. Holness visited in South, Southeast, and East Central St. Catherine, as part of the Government’s Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign.

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Immunised Persons Encouraged to Share Accurate Information About COVID -19 Vaccines

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging persons immunised against the coronavirus (COVID-19) to help in sharing accurate information about the vaccines. “You are the heroes [and] now I want you to become the ambassadors. Go back into your community, into your households, schools, churches [or] marketplace, and as you talk to your neighbours, encourage them to get...

Prime Minister,. the Most. Hon Andrew Holness (centre), delivers remarks prior to handing over tablet computers and a printer to the Cedar Grove Academy in St. Catherine. Others (from left) are: Principal for the Gregory Park Primary School in St. Catherine Richard Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and East Central St. Catherine Member of Parliament, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Cedar Grove Academy student, Ajani Williams, and Acting Principal, Jonelle Prince. The presentation was made on Friday (October 8) during the Prime Minister’s Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign tour in the parish.

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Prime Minister Holness Hands Over Tablets and Printers for Schools and Students In St. Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon Andrew Holness, on Friday (October 8), handed over several tablet computers and two printers for students and schools in East Central, Southeast, and South St. Catherine. The beneficiary institutions are Cumberland High School, Cedar Grove Academy, and Gregory Park Primary School. Mr. Holness made the presentations during his Vaccine Mobilisation and Public Education Campaign tour...