Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reads the book: ‘Sandy, Tosh and the Moo Cow’, by Paula-Anne Porter Jones, for the nation’s children during a live broadcast on Tuesday (May 5) in recognition of “Read Across Jamaica Day”. Ordinarily, the Prime Minister would have visited several schools to read to the children in person, but due to the coronavirus...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Cabinet has started to promote the full reopening of certain sectors, starting with agriculture and construction. “Last week, we announced the exemptions for the agricultural sector; we expect the agricultural sector to turn out in full force and we have announced the exemptions for the construction sector,” the Prime Minister said during...

The islandwide curfew, which would have ended on Wednesday (May 6), has been extended until May 13 as the country continues to observe measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a virtual press briefing on Monday (May 4) at the Office of the Prime Minister. The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the Government will be taking steps to expand broadband Internet access to Jamaicans. “We have to put in place the required infrastructure to ultimately facilitate the provision of Internet access as a public good,” he said. Speaking in the House of Representatives on April 28, Prime Minister Holness said talks are ongoing...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Cabinet will soon consider the revised National Identification System (NIDS) Bill, following which it will be brought to the House of Representatives. Providing an update in the House of Representatives on April 28, Mr. Holness said the NIDS policy document was now before the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (CPC). “The NIDS policy...

The 24-hour curfew imposed in St. Catherine to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and which would have ended on Wednesday (April 29), has been extended for a further three days. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement on Monday (April 27), at a digital press conference, held at the Office of the Prime Minister Media...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has expressed his sincere regret at the untimely passing of the 23-year-old young mother, Jodian Fearon. Ms. Fearon died at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), about six hours after delivering her first child at the Spanish Town Hospital. She was initially scheduled to undergo a Caesarean section at the Andrews...