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The National Security Council (NSC) met today to discuss matters related to Zones of Special Operations, including concerns expressed in the media about the declaration of Mount Salem as a Zone. The NSC reviewed the process used to select the Zones of Special Operations and is satisfied that the decision to declare Mount Salem as […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday (August 28) met with Police Commissioner George Quallo and senior commanders of the Jamaica Constabulary Force for an intense session on expectations ahead of the implementation of the Zones of Special Operations. The meeting was held at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. This is the second meeting […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness will deliver the keynote address at the Jamaica 55 Grand Independence Gala in New York in the United States. The event is being staged by the Jamaican diaspora community in New York. The prime minister will also receive the 2017 award for distinguished leadership from the Jamaican diaspora during the event. […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that no child should be discriminated against by virtue of their inability to afford education. Speaking at a function to honour students who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test, GSAT, this year at Jamaica House on Wednesday (August 23) the prime minister stressed that every child has a right […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is reassuring the country that the Government will act in the best interest of the Jamaican people while remaining open to foreign investment in the country. The Prime Minister made the comments as the Government signed a partnership agreement with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) yesterday (August 9) for the Barbican […]

The Government of Jamaica has launched a single online gateway to all Government information and services. The e-portal was launched yesterday (August 9) at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. Speaking at the launch Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the portal represents a critical element of transformation in the public sector. According to […]

The Government is to review Jamaica’s foreign affairs and foreign trade policy to strategically align them to the country’s growth and development targets. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the disclosure today (July 26) to members of Jamaica’s diplomatic community in London at Jamaica’s High Commission in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister was en route […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government is serious about strengthening the relationship between Jamaica and the Diaspora. The prime minister made the commitment while delivering the keynote address at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference yesterday, (July 23) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston. “The government is allocating the necessary time and resources to ensure […]

The National Security Council (NSC) chaired by Prime Minister Andrew Holness met today (July 20) at the Office of the Prime Minister The NSC received and deliberated, extensively, on presentations by the Chief of Defence Staff Major General Rocky Meade and Commissioner of Police George Quallo on the preparations for the implementation of the Zones […]