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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), cuts ribbon to open the renovated male surgical ward at the St. Ann's Bay Regional Hospital in St. Ann, on October 6. Others (from left) are: Senior Vice President, Information and Communications Technology, National Health Fund, Granville Gayle and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), cuts ribbon to open the renovated male surgical ward at the St. Ann's Bay Regional Hospital in St. Ann, on October 6. Others (from left) are: Senior Vice President, Information and Communications Technology, National Health Fund, Granville Gayle and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Framework To Address Sustained Funding For Health Care By End Of March

By: Garwin Davis, October 8, 2017
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that by the end of this financial year, there will be a framework in place to address the matter of sustained funding...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on his arrival for the opening of the expanded operating theatre and the renovated male surgical ward at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, St. Ann, on October 6.

Prime Minister Says Violence Against Children Must Be Strongly Condemned

By: Garwin Davis, October 7, 2017
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the newly upgraded 2.44-kilometre section of Marcus Garvey Drive, between East Avenue and Harbour Street in Kingston, on Thursday, October 5. The US$20.5 million project was implemented by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation through the National Works Agency (NWA) and executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) under the Government’s Major Infrastructure Development Programme. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Qingbao; Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister/Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell; Opposition Spokesman on Works, Mikael Phillips; Local Government and Community Development Minister and Member of Parliament for West Kingston where the roadway is located, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; NWA Chief Executive Officer, E.G. Hunter; CHEC Deputy General Manager, Dr. Zhimin Hu; and NWA Communication and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw.

Prime Minister Officially Opens Upgraded Marcus Garvey Drive

By: JIS Writer, October 6, 2017

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Member of Parliament for Central St. Catherine, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth right), with new homeowners at Berkshire Court, in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Also pictured are some officials of the National Housing Trust (NHT). Occasion was the handover of house keys on September 29.
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PM Says NHT on Strategic Mission

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the National Housing Trust (NHT) is on a strategic mission to construct houses close to where people work, to reduce travel time....
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By: Garfield L. Angus, October 3, 2017