Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is encouraging greater private-sector investment in the economy. He noted that the Government is creating the environment to facilitate business through stable, predictable, certain macroeconomic fiscal and monetary policies, which can spur continued growth. “We are supporting the private sector by ensuring that our microeconomic policies work… making sure that our labour force...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, was truly a great Jamaican. Mr. Seaga, who was Jamaica's fifth Prime Minister, died in a hospital in the United States today (May 28), where he had been receiving treatment.  He was 89 years old. Speaking in the House of Representatives, Mr. Holness said...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill (2017) is expected to be passed in Parliament by December 2019. “The Bill is now before a Joint Select Committee… and we intend to pass it in this [2019/20] fiscal year,” he advised. Mr. Holness made the announcement at the Ministry of Labour and Social...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring Jamaicans to use the annual observance of Labour Day to beautify, protect and build the country through voluntarism. “Every year we celebrate this day... it should not be a day where we stay home and take it as a holiday. It should be a day when each of us comes out...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing to Jamaicans to conserve water as the country experiences yet another dry period. Mr. Holness made the call while speaking in the House of Representatives on May 21, as he gave an update on the Rural Water Supply Projects to be undertaken for the financial year 2019/20. He informed that the...

The Government has allocated an additional $100 million for the trucking of water and distribution of tanks to parishes affected by the current dry spell. These parishes include Kingston, St. Andrew, Portland, St. Mary and St. Elizabeth. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during the sitting of the House of Representatives on May 21. He said...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has applauded the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) for offering sterling service, which has contributed to the growth and development of Jamaica within its last 80 years of existence. The Prime Minister was speaking at the 18th Caribbean Shipping Executives Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (May 20)....