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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the swearing-in ceremony for 18 Cabinet Ministers at King’s House in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (September 17).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the swearing-in ceremony for 18 Cabinet Ministers at King’s House in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (September 17).
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has charged members of his new Cabinet to approach their responsibilities with humility, discipline and teamwork. Addressing the swearing-in ceremony for 18 Ministers of Government at King’s House, on Wednesday (September 17), Dr. Holness said success will not come from working in silos but from collaboration and synergy. “Our people will not measure us by how well we protect our Portfolios but by how well we work as one Cabinet, as one Government, as one Jamaica,” he...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and his wife and Member of Parliament elect, St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, wave to attendees at the Prime Minister’s swearing in ceremony at King’s House, on September 16.
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (front row, fourth left) and Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front row, third left), are flanked by Cabinet Ministers, who were sworn into office during a ceremony at King’s House on Wednesday (September 17).
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (front row, fourth left) and Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front row, third left), are flanked by Cabinet Ministers, who were sworn into office during a ceremony at King’s House on Wednesday (September 17).

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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, with the Instrument of Appointment during his swearing-in ceremony at King’s House on September 16.
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, with the Instrument of Appointment during his swearing-in ceremony at King’s House on September 16.
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Upper sixth form student at deCarteret College, Brittany Bryan, peruses a copy of the Constitution of Jamaica, during the 2025/06 ceremonial reopening of schools in Manchester, held at the institution in Mandeville on Friday (Sept. 12).
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