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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in a ceremony on Tuesday (June 10), in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. Also participating are (from left) Project Manager for the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), Dane McLean; Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Western, Everald Warmington; Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank Group, Kirk Brown; Custos Rotulorum for St. Catherine, Hon. Icilyn Golding; and General Manager of Finance, Procurement and Standard at JSIF, Orville Hill.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in a ceremony on Tuesday (June 10), in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. Also participating are (from left) Project Manager for the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), Dane McLean; Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Western, Everald Warmington; Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank Group, Kirk Brown; Custos Rotulorum for St. Catherine, Hon. Icilyn Golding; and General Manager of Finance, Procurement and Standard at JSIF, Orville Hill.

PM Says as Communities Undergo Development the Environment Must Be Protected

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has underscored the importance of environmental stewardship as communities undergo development. Speaking at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Myton Gully Drainage Improvement Project in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (June 10),...
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated), is being assisted by Service Manager and Operator Trainer, Stewarts Industrial, Antonio Pinto, to operate the tree-relocation device, following the commissioning at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on June 9. The device will primarily be used to facilitate the selective removal and replanting of trees displaced by development activities. This will reduce the loss of mature trees, which are usually uprooted or cut down to facilitate infrastructure development.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated), is being assisted by Service Manager and Operator Trainer, Stewarts Industrial, Antonio Pinto, to operate the tree-relocation device, following the commissioning at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on June 9. The device will primarily be used to facilitate the selective removal and replanting of trees displaced by development activities. This will reduce the loss of mature trees, which are usually uprooted or cut down to facilitate infrastructure development.

PM Commissions Region’s First Tree-Relocation Device
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently.
Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, makes his contribution to the 2025/26 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently.

Jamaicans Urged to Embrace Mediation for Conflict Resolution
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) presents New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Sharon Hughes, with a social contract and the keys to her new home. Occasion was the handover ceremony for Ms. Hughes
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) presents New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Sharon Hughes, with a social contract and the keys to her new home. Occasion was the handover ceremony for Ms. Hughes' new one bedroom unit in St. Vincent District, Trelawny on Friday (June 6). Sharing in the moment are (from left) Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern, Marisa Dalrymple Philibert and Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters.

PHOTOS: PM Hands Over Housing Units in Trelawny
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) looks on as New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Patrica Rowe (right) embraces her granddaughter, Asantiwa Gordon. Occasion was the handover ceremony for Ms. Rowe
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) looks on as New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Patrica Rowe (right) embraces her granddaughter, Asantiwa Gordon. Occasion was the handover ceremony for Ms. Rowe's new home in Cotton Tree, Trelawny on Friday (June 6).

Patricia Rowe Receives One-bedroom Unit

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) officially cuts the ribbon to hand over a New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) unit to beneficiary, Precious Eason (right) in Freeman
HousingPrime Minister

Freeman’s Hall Resident Receives Housing Unit

Precious Eason of Freeman’s Hall, Trelawny, no longer has to place a basin to catch water or wipe water from the floor of her house when it rains. She is the recipient of a two-bedroom unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, handed over the keys to the grateful homeowner during...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a new three-bedroom unit to New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) beneficiary, Ivylin Thompson (right). The occasion was the handover ceremony for the unit in Brampton District, Trelawny on Friday (June 6). Sharing in the moment are Chairperson of the NSHP Oversight Committee, Judith Robb Walters (partially hidden, left) and Member of Parliament for Trelawny Southern, Marisa Dalrymple Philibert.
HousingPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Presents Six Additional Housing Units to Needy Jamaicans Under NSHP

Six deserving beneficiaries in Southern Trelawny are now the proud recipients of housing units provided under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). The recipients received the keys to their new homes from Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness on Friday (June 6). Speaking at the handover ceremony for a three-bedroom unit to Ivylin Thompson, in Brampton District,...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting, held on Wednesday (June 4) at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development on Hagley Park Road in Kingston.
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Government Commits to Ensuring that Accountability Systems Continue to Work During Disasters

The Government has affirmed its commitment to ensuring that systems of accountability continue to work during disasters. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said that there is an expectation that the Government is at liberty to suspend or ignore rules in the disbursement of public resources. Addressing the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting, held on June 4...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE) 2024 ceremony held on Saturday (May 31) on the lawns of Jamaica House.
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43 Young Jamaicans Honoured with PM’s Youth Awards

The outstanding work and achievements of Jamaican youth were on display on Saturday (May 31) as 43 individuals and groups were presented with the 2024 Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE). Held on the Jamaica House lawns, the ceremony awarded young people in the categories of Academics, Agriculture and Agro-Processing, Arts and Culture, Entrepreneurship/Social Entrepreneurship, Environmental Protection, Innovation...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), exchanges pleasantries with Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake, during a Special Post-Cabinet Press Briefing on Thursday (May 29), at Jamaica House.
National SecurityPrime Minister

Cabinet to Review Report on Social Violence

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has advised that a report on Social Violence has been produced by Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrician, Professor Maureen Samms-Vaughan. “The report is in the possession of the Government now. We will bring it to Cabinet shortly and once Cabinet has reviewed it, then it will be tabled in Parliament,” the Prime Minister...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a special post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday (May 29) at Jamaica House.
Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

PM Welcomes Upgrade of US Travel Advisory for Jamaica

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the United States’ decision to upgrade its travel advisory for Jamaica from a level three to a level two. Americans are now being advised to "exercise increased caution" rather than “reconsider travel”. “This is significant for Jamaica and it is, indeed, an encouraging development, one that reflects the hard work...
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