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he Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister, Hon Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and Hon Fayval Williams, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology at the official listing ceremony of Wigton Windfarm Limited on the Jamaica Stock Exchange main market

JAMAICA | Divesting Wigton, the Best Policy Decision - PM Holness

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 22, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government has made the best decision to divest Wigton Windfarm Limited.

May 22, 2019
Published in Business & Economy

Prime Minister Holness along with Nationasl Security Monister Dr. Horace Chang, and ASWttorney General Marlene Malahoo-Forte. They are flanked by Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson and Chief of Defence Staff Lt. General Rocky Meade

JAMAICA | PM Holness announces State of Emergency in St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 30, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness today announced the declaration of a State of Public Emergency comprising all areas of the western parishes of St James, Hanover and Westmoreland effective immediately.

April 30, 2019
Published in local news

The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister unveiled the Lathbury plague with Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr Horace Chang, Hon. Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte and Lieutenant General Rocky Meade, Chief of Defence Staff at the official opening ceremony for the Lathbury Barracks Offices and Accommodation at the Jamaica Defence Force Up Park Camp on Friday, April 26.

JAMAICA | Government to Make Further Investments in National Security – PM Holness

KINGSTON, Jamaicaq Aprtil 29, 2019 -Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that increased investments will be made to improve national security.

April 29, 2019
Published in local news

Prime Minister Andew Holness in Parliament

JAMAICA | Prime Minister announces new benefits for NHT contributors

KINGSTON, March 20, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced an increase in the limit for loans to National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors by $1 million; a raise the ceiling for construction loans, and a reduction in interest rates for all contributors.

March 20, 2019
Published in local news

Prime Minister Holness arrives at the Women in Law Conference at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters on Friday, March 8, 2019.

JAMAICA | Government Actively Pursuing Gender Equality – PM Holness

KINGSTON, Jamaica March 9, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has committed to gender equality as a priority of the Government, noting that gender equality is a part of the Administration’s prosperity plan.

March 9, 2019
Published in local news

JAMAICA | Changed By-election date - Gross Incompetence, says Peter Phillips

Kingston, Jamauca, March 5, 2019: Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips, says the botched attempt by the Prime Minister to set a proper election date for the Portland Eastern parliamentary bye-election, is an act of gross incompetence and ultimately an expression of disrespect to the Jamaican people in general and the voters of East Portland in particular.

March 5, 2019
Published in Politics

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
Published in local news

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
Published in Politics

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