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Prime Minister Andrew Holness, addressing the House of Representatives on Tuesday January 8, 2019

JAMAICA | Holness laments the extent of violent crimes affecting Jamaica

KINGSTON, January 10, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness is clearly not pleased that he is not receiving support from the opposition PNP to extend the states of emergency in Kingston, St. Catherine and St. James, two of which have already expired and the third, St. James which will expire on January 31.

January 10, 2019
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JAMAICA | Opposition suggest govt's decision on Venezuela's buy-out may be political

KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 9, 2018 - Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips is intimating that the Jamaican government's decision to take over Venezuela's 49 per cent stake in Petrojam could be less about energy and more about helping to destabilise the embattled Nicolas Maduro Administration.

January 9, 2019
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JAMAICA | No cover-up in Dunns River audit says Holness

KINGSTON, Jamaica January 7, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness this afternoon met with and received a full briefing from the Boards of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and the St. Ann Development Company (SADCO) on the audit report into the operations of the Dunns River Falls attraction in St. Ann.

January 7, 2019
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Plan Secure Jamaica in now in place

Jamaica | Holness says Plan to Secure Jamaica is in Place

KINGSTON, Jamaica January 2, 2018 - Following continuous lambasting by the Parliamentary Opposition, it appears as if the long awaited Crime Plan is now in place. Prime Minister Andrew Holness is this afternoon reassuring the Jamaican public that what he has called, Plan Secure Jamaica, is now in full effect.

January 2, 2019
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Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition and President of the People’s National Party (PNP), Dr Peter Phillips, M.P.

JAMAICA | Phillips Can't meet with Holness on Wednesday due to short notice

KINGSTON, Jamaica January 1, 2019 - Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips says he is unable to make Wednesday's meeting to which he was invited on Monday by Prime Minister Andrew Holness to discuss crime strategies. He has suggested January 7 as an alternative meeting date.

January 1, 2019
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness says a meeting with Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips for talks on extending the States of Emergency would be a waste of time.

JAMAICA | Holness playing Politics with National Security says PNP

KINGSTON, Jamaica. December 31, 2018: Opposition Leader and People’s National Party (PNP) President Dr. Peter Phillips has responded to a statement from Prime Minister Andrew Holness which indicated that a meeting with the Opposition would be a waste of time "given the negative response of the Opposition Leader to his letter of invitation to discuss the states of emergency."

December 31, 2018
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Leader of Jamaica's Parliamentary Opposition, and President of the PNP, Dr. Peter Phillips, MP.

JAMAICA | Opposition to discuss crime-fighting measures with Gov't.

KINGSTON, Jamaica December 21, 2018 - The Parliamentary Opposition says his team has agreed to meet with Prime Minister Andrew Holness to discuss the vexing question of crime fighting rather than measures to extend the States of Emergency.

December 21, 2018
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JAMAICA | Phillips accepts Holness' Invitation to discuss State of Emergency

KINGSTON, Jamaica December 18, 2018 - Opposition Leader Dr. Peter Phillips has accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Andrew Holness, seeking a meeting to discuss issues surrounding the States of Emergency before they come to an end next month.

December 19, 2018
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