Government Campus Project to Be Advanced As National Priority – PM

The Government will advance the development of the Government Campus at National Heroes Circle as a national priority.

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Dr. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 19).

Dr. Holness said the project brings together the Houses of Parliament, key ministries and agencies into a single, purpose-built campus.

The Prime Minister noted that Jamaica currently houses its ministries, departments, and agencies in a patchwork of aging, scattered buildings.

He said that many of them are structurally inadequate, poorly connected to each other, and wholly unprepared for the demands that a major disaster places on government operations.

“When a major disaster strikes, the ability of the state to function – to coordinate, to communicate, to make decisions, to serve the people – depends on having facilities that can withstand the impact and continue operating in its aftermath. Hurricane Melissa exposed the vulnerability of the government itself,” he said.

“In the post-Melissa context, the Government Campus is more than a statement of national pride; it is a strategic investment in the continuity of government,” he added.