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“It is not only when there is a disaster or a looming disaster that our disaster risk management system is operational. Our disaster risk management system is always operational. There is always a level of planning, there is always a level of response,” he assured.
“It is not only when there is a disaster or a looming disaster that our disaster risk management system is operational. Our disaster risk management system is always operational. There is always a level of planning, there is always a level of response,” he assured.

PM Says Jamaica Ready To Deal With Impact Of COVID-19

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica is ready to deal with any impact that could result from the potential outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) locally. Speaking at a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council at...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) shakes hands with Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry (left), at the ceremony to break ground for the commencement of the Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (March 3). Sharing in the moment is Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) shakes hands with Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry (left), at the ceremony to break ground for the commencement of the Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (March 3). Sharing in the moment is Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney.

PM To Meet With National Disaster Committee Thursday
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the commencement of the Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (March 3). Also participating in the ground breaking (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mike Henry; Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry; and Caribbean Director, World Bank, Tahseen Sayed; and Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground for the commencement of the Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (March 3). Also participating in the ground breaking (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mike Henry; Chairman, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry; and Caribbean Director, World Bank, Tahseen Sayed; and Managing Director, JSIF, Omar Sweeney.

PM Breaks Ground For Port Royal Coastal Revetment Project
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), breaks ground for a US$1 billion multi-resort development - Sugarcane Bay Jamaica - in Llandovery, St. Ann, on Friday, February 28. Also taking part (from left) are: Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Karisma Hotels & Resorts, Armando Chomat; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; and Mayor of St. Ann
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), breaks ground for a US$1 billion multi-resort development - Sugarcane Bay Jamaica - in Llandovery, St. Ann, on Friday, February 28. Also taking part (from left) are: Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Karisma Hotels & Resorts, Armando Chomat; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; and Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis.

Ground Broken For US$1 Billion Multi-resort Development In St. Ann

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Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project A Major Milestone in Sustainable Development – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the country has hit another milestone on its path to sustainable development with the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project. Prime Minister Holness was speaking yesterday (Tuesday, March 3) at the Groundbreaking ceremony for the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project, Downtown Kingston. He said the Government has been working assiduously toward positioning Kingston as...
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PM Breaks Ground For Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project March 3

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is to break ground tomorrow (March 3), for the Port Royal Street Coastal Revetment Project, at Breezy Castle Sports Centre, downtown Kingston, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The project is being done through the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP), with a loan from the World Bank. According to a...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, looks at produce on display at the 65th Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show in Falmouth, Trelawny, on February 26.
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PM Calls For More Businesslike Approach To Farming

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says farmers should take a more businesslike approach to their trade and take advantage of the numerous opportunities the industry now offers. He cited prospects available through linkages with tourism and other sectors, and encouraged them to utilise technology and follow best practices in order to increase productivity and income. “If you are...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at the 65th Hague Agricultural and Industrial Show in Falmouth, Trelawny, on February 26.
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PM Wants Faster Take-Up Of Former Sugar Lands

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling for faster take-up of former sugar lands for the planting of alternative crops. Mr. Holness, who was delivering the keynote address at the 65th staging of the Hague agricultural and industrial show in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Wednesday (February 26), said that “we have not been utilising the acreages that are being...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) and National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Colonel Martin Rickman (third left), meet with stakeholders from the private sector, at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Friday (February 14).
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PHOTOS: PM Meets With Private-Sector Stakeholders

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) and National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Colonel Martin Rickman (third left), meet with stakeholders from the private sector, at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Friday (February 14).
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right); and Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade (second left), cut the ribbon to officially open the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) multipurpose building, Up Park Camp, in Kingston, on February 13. Sharing the moment (from left) are Executive Officer, Caribbean Military Academy, Lieutenant Colonel Blair Waddington; Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte.
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JNSC Gets New Multipurpose Building

The Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) now has a permanent home, following the opening of a new multipurpose building at Up Park Camp in Kingston. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, opened the multistorey complex on Thursday (February 13). Mr. Holness said the move to establish the facility is just another step in expanding the JNSC component of the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), encourages recipients of the Jamaica Labour Party National Scholarship, who will be doing volunteer work, under the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme Volunteer Project. They are (from second left): Raimona Gowie-Roberts; Demar Brown; Sebastian Lawrence; Nile Anderson; and Daniel Meggo. Occasion was a HOPE Volunteer Project event, held at Jamaica House on February 13. At left is National Coordinator of the HOPE Programme, Lt. Col. Martin Rickman.
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Government To Expand HOPE Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is to expand the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, in partnership with the private sector. “I will be meeting with members of the private sector on February 14 to see how they can come on board, to create opportunities for employment and engagement for young people, where the...
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