As is evident from the pinning ceremony which took place today, the United Nations Development Programme is a critical partner that continues to demonstrate commitment to provide support to governments to integrate the sustainable development goals (SDGs) into national development plans and policies. This ceremony symbolizes the fact that Parliamentarians have a responsibility to play a significant role in promoting...

Mr. Speaker, As I rise this afternoon, I reflect on the words of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit in addressing the 2017 United Nations General Assembly; “Let these extraordinary events elicit extraordinary efforts to rebuild nations sustainably”. I have great confidence that as a region we will rebuild and we will not just replicate what was there before. The approach will...

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS A New Year begins with new possibilities and new opportunities. Indeed, 2017 began with positive news of 2% growth in the third quarter marking the 7th consecutive quarter of growth of the Jamaican economy. Inflation is at historical lows and the current account continues strengthen. Private sector and foreign investment are gathering momentum, and industry is expanding. The...

Statement by The Most Honourable Andrew Holness on Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) Delivered in Parliament on Tuesday, September 13 Mr. Speaker, over the past  two months I have noted the public sentiments being expressed  in the media and elsewhere about the findings from the audits that were conducted at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ ) and the Factories...

Statement by The Most Honourable Andrew Holness on Granting of Spectrum Licence Delivered in Parliament on Tuesday, September 13 Special Report of Investigation Conducted into the Circumstances Surrounding the Granting and /or Issuance of a Domestic Mobile Spectrum Licence to Symbiote Investments Ltd. Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET)   The Cabinet has given serious and deliberate consideration to...

Fellow Jamaicans: As we mark Emancipation Day 2016, we reflect on the heroism, awe-inspiring courage and indomitable will of our forebears, as well as the legacy they have bequeathed to us. The daring of those who were insistent in demanding their dignity; their resoluteness in struggling against their dehumanization and their freshness of vision in imagining a new kind of...

Press Statement Issued at the Conclusion of the Official Visit of Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago   21st July 2016 KINGSTON, JAMAICA Over the past few days, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley and I had many hours of engaging discussions on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest and concern....

REMARKS The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, O.N., M.P., Prime Minister of Jamaica to the Opening Ceremony of the Thirty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Georgetown, Guyana, 4th – 6th July 2016 Salutation Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica, Chairman of the Conference His Excellency Brigadier (ret’d) David Granger, President of...