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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), congratulates the newly installed Custos Rotulorum of Hanover, the Hon. Lennox Anderson-Jackson, during the official installation ceremony held at Rusea
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), congratulates the newly installed Custos Rotulorum of Hanover, the Hon. Lennox Anderson-Jackson, during the official installation ceremony held at Rusea's High School in Lucea on Thursday (July 17).

New Hanover Custos Charged to Mobilise JPs in Transforming Communities

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has charged Custos Rotulorum of Hanover, the Hon. Lennox Anderson-Jackson, to mobilise the Justices of the Peace (JP) within the parish to play a more active and transformative role in their communities....
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a function hosted by the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation at the S Hotel in Kingston, to provide an update on the Building a Better Jamaica Foundation, which was launched on July 8, 2024, to support the country’s Hurricane Beryl relief efforts.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a function hosted by the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation at the S Hotel in Kingston, to provide an update on the Building a Better Jamaica Foundation, which was launched on July 8, 2024, to support the country’s Hurricane Beryl relief efforts.

PM Highlights Value of Partnerships in Building Resilience to Disasters
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) converses with Jodi-Ann Baker (seated, centre), a commuter with special needs, during the handover of 93 buses to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) at the Portmore JUTC bus depo in Braeton, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (July 16). They are joined by Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz; Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz; State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; and Golden Age Home nurse aide, Everton Watt.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) converses with Jodi-Ann Baker (seated, centre), a commuter with special needs, during the handover of 93 buses to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) at the Portmore JUTC bus depo in Braeton, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (July 16). They are joined by Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz; Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz; State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; and Golden Age Home nurse aide, Everton Watt.

JUTC Gets 93 New Buses
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official ground-breaking ceremony for the Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project in Short Hills, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 11). 
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official ground-breaking ceremony for the Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project in Short Hills, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 11). 

Rural School Bus Programme Will Promote Discipline, Positive Values
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), shares a moment with members of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) team (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Bowen; NCB Foundation Chair, Thalia Lyn; and CEO of the NCB Foundation, Perrin Gayle. The event was the NCB hosted event titled: ‘Hurricane Beryl: Building a Better Jamaica Fund National Tribute to Partnership and Recovery,’ held July 10 at the S Hotel in Kingston.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), shares a moment with members of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) team (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Bowen; NCB Foundation Chair, Thalia Lyn; and CEO of the NCB Foundation, Perrin Gayle. The event was the NCB hosted event titled: ‘Hurricane Beryl: Building a Better Jamaica Fund National Tribute to Partnership and Recovery,’ held July 10 at the S Hotel in Kingston.

PM Hails Impact of Fund Set Up to Support Hurricane Beryl Recovery

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Ground Broken for $44m Wakefield Mews Housing Development in St. Catherine Under NSHP

Ground was broken on Wednesday (July 16) for the construction of housing units for six families previously living in substandard conditions in Wakefield District, Buxton, St. Catherine. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, led the contract signing and ground-breaking ceremony for the Wakefield Mews Housing Development. The project, valued at $44 million, will be constructed under the Government’s...
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CARICOMPrime Minister

CARICOM Must Cut Red Tape That Hampers Trade – PM

Prime Minister and Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has stressed the need to address inefficiencies and reduce red tape that hamper trade and movement across the region. “We must eliminate inefficiencies and regulatory delays so that Caribbean goods and services can move across the region with speed, certainty and confidence,” he said. The...
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Prime Minister and CARICOM Chair, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by President of the CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO), Gervase Warner (right), at a business forum breakfast held at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James on Tuesday (July 8). Also on hand to greet Dr. Holness are (from left) Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart, and President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Metry Seaga. The forum formed part of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, being held in Montego Bay from July 6 to 8.
CARICOMForeign AffairsNational SecurityPrime Minister

Prime Minister Emphasises Need for Strengthened Regional Security

Prime Minister and Chair of CARICOM, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has underscored the urgent need for strengthened regional security, emphasising that economic integration through the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) cannot succeed without a safe and stable environment. In his address during a business forum breakfast, held at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James, on July 8,...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Afreximbank’s Acting Chief Operating Officer of the Caribbean Office, Okechukwu Ihejirika (right), at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Afreximbank at Half Moon in Rose Hall, St. James, on Tuesday, July 8. Observing are (from left) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Professor Benedict Oramah.
CARICOMForeign AffairsPrime Minister

Jamaica Accedes to Partnership Agreement Between CARICOM and Afreximbank

Jamaica has officially acceded to the partnership agreement between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), with the signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on July 8. The ceremony was held at Half Moon in Rose Hall, St. James, as part of the 49th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, being held in...
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CARICOMPrime Minister

PM Reaffirms Pivotal Role of Private Sector in Regional Development

Jamaica’s Prime Minister and Chair of CARICOM, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reaffirmed the pivotal role of the private sector in driving regional development and economic transformation across the Caribbean. Addressing a CARICOM Business Forum hosted by the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) and the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James,...
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Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Mottley, addresses the opening ceremony of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Sunday (July 6).
CARICOMPrime Minister

Projects to Improve Regional Travel, Trade and Logistics

Caribbean countries are looking at a regional ferry service, which could revolutionise travel and trade among the islands, reducing the dependence on air transport and making travel more affordable. The private sector-led project will transport both passengers and cargo. Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Mottley, in her address at the opening ceremony at the 49th Regular Meeting of the...
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