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Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).

New Caribbean Maritime University Council Members Appointed

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced the appointment of new members to the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Council. Addressing Tuesday’s (January 28) sitting of the House of Representatives, Mr. Holness said the new Council, which has been...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28).

Gov’t Reviewing Legality Of Non-Disclosure Agreements
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), engages with ‘Liz’ the robot, during the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) 15th Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference, held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Among those looking on are Senior Enterprise Architect at INNOVATE 10X, which manufactured ‘Liz’, Clive Beckford (left); the entity’s Supply Chain Analyst, Francis Miller (second right); and NCB Capital Markets Limited’s Chief Executive Officer, Steven Gooden (right).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), engages with ‘Liz’ the robot, during the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) 15th Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference, held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Among those looking on are Senior Enterprise Architect at INNOVATE 10X, which manufactured ‘Liz’, Clive Beckford (left); the entity’s Supply Chain Analyst, Francis Miller (second right); and NCB Capital Markets Limited’s Chief Executive Officer, Steven Gooden (right).

Jamaica Will See Benefits Of Plastics And Polystyrene Ban – PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, greets Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest (left), during the JSE
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, greets Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest (left), during the JSE's 15th Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference, held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingtson. Looking on is Chief of State Protocol, Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Sandra Grant-Griffiths.

Gov’t Committed to Social Partnership – PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, (left), highlights the need to clear communities of bulky waste such as old cars, which can become breeding sites for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmits the dengue virus. He was participating in activities under the national dengue clean-up exercise in the Grants Pen community in St. Andrew on Saturday (Jan. 25). Listening to the Prime Minister (from 2nd left) are: Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Robert Hill; and Medical Entomologist and Head of the National Vector Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, (left), highlights the need to clear communities of bulky waste such as old cars, which can become breeding sites for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmits the dengue virus. He was participating in activities under the national dengue clean-up exercise in the Grants Pen community in St. Andrew on Saturday (Jan. 25). Listening to the Prime Minister (from 2nd left) are: Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Robert Hill; and Medical Entomologist and Head of the National Vector Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones.

PM Leads Dengue Clean-up in Grants Pen

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The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, applies net to water drum in Grants Pen, St Andrew.
EnvironmentHealth & WellnessPrime Minister

Grange: Fight Against Mosquitoes Will Continue After 3-Day Clean Up

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has hailed volunteers across the island who are participating in the three-day national dengue clean up activity. Minister Grange was speaking at the New Day Primary and Junior High School in St Andrew where the Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, officially launched the clean up campaign...
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Minister without Portfolio with oversight for the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks to members of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) management team, at the University’s Palisadoes campus on January 23.
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PM to Deliver Statement on CMU Soon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expected to make a full statement outlining the Government’s strategy in relation to the future direction of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), in a matter of days. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio with oversight for the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Karl Samuda, during a meeting with the CMU’s...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing right) addressing the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation
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Gov’t Considering Performance-Based Pay For Ministers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Government is considering performance-based pay for ministers as part of measures to transform the public sector. The Prime Minister made the disclosure while addressing the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation’s general staff meeting on Thursday (January 23) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. He commended the country’s permanent secretaries...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents a symbolic cheque in the sum of $400,000 to (from left), Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) Chairman, Professor Neville Ying, and Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest, during the 15th JSE Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 21). Mr. Holness was the keynote speaker. The conference was held under the theme ‘The Winds of Change: Capital, Innovation and Technology’.
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PM’s Foundation Donates $400,000 To Organisations Under JSSE

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has donated $400,000 through his Positive Jamaica Foundation, towards the six organisations that have, to date, been approved for funding support under the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE). The JSSE, an initiative of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), facilitates financing, through public donations, for approved organisations involved in the implementation of social programmes...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaking during a panel discussion at the Caribbean Infrastructure Conference (CARIF). The event was held at AC Hotel by Marriott on Tuesday (January 21). The other participants (from left) are: Minister of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure for the Cayman Islands, Hon. Joseph Hew; and Regional Head of KPMG
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

Jamaica Poised For Sustainable Growth – PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica is poised to enter a period of sustainable economic growth as evidenced by, among other things, extensive investments in infrastructure developments either now under way or programmed for implementation. Among these, he noted, are significant engagements in commercial, industrial and residential construction as well as the country’s road, telecommunications, water, sewerage...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, views the Appleton Estate Prime Minister’s Reserve Jamaica Rum, during a recent tour of the estate located in Nassau Valley, St. Elizabeth.
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Prime Minister Tours Appleton Estate

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, recently toured the world-renowned Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience, located in Nassau Valley, St. Elizabeth. The tour, which gave an insight into Jamaica’s rich history and culture, included Joy Spence, the first female Master Blender in the world and Appleton Estate's Master Blender; Managing Director of J. Wray & Nephew Limited, Jean-Philippe...
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