The Government will continue to invest and implement programmes aimed at empowering young people through skills training and work placement opportunities. Speaking at the official opening of the $500-million Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) Multipurpose Building, at Up Park Camp in Kingston, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said programmes such as the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE),...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says measures are being put in place to deal with indiscipline and lack of respect for law and order on the nation’s roads. Speaking at the opening of the new Jaguar and Land Rover showroom on South Avenue in Kingston on February 12, he informed that while there has been an increase in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has commended star sprinter Asafa Powell for heralding the modern era of Jamaica’s sprint dominance by the male athletes, when he first broke the 100-metre world record in June 2005. The Prime Minister was speaking at the unveiling of the life-size statue of the Olympian, at Statue Park, National Stadium, in Kingston, on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (January 28), outlined a number of measures that are being undertaken to improve the governance and management of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU). He noted that many of the measures, which cover human resource management, procurement, records management and financial accountability, are being implemented in response to recommendations by the Auditor...

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 approved by Cabinet, will be chaired by Port Authority of Jamaica Chief Executive Officer, Professor Gordon Shirley. The other members...

The Government of Jamaica is reviewing the legality of non-disclosure agreements (NDA) that the Boards of some State entities are required to sign. “I’ve asked the Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, to look into the legality of this practice and to advise me,” Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 28)....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the benefits to be derived from the ban on single-use plastics and polystyrene foam will materialise over the medium to long-term. He noted that as the society adjusts to the measure “you are going to see less plastics [and polystyrene] littering our communities and roads”. Additionally, he said “it is going to...