News from the OPM

Minister Audley Shaw who currently has portfolio responsibility for Industry and Commerce, has been asked to assume the additional responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries. This follows the resignation of Minister Floyd Green. The Government will ensure that all current programmes of work and policy direction are maintained to yield the maximum benefits to our farmers […]

The Government of Jamaica has extended for an additional two weeks, the current Covid-19 measures under the Disaster Risk Management Orders which include no-movement days. Speaking during a media conference yesterday [September 1, 2021], Prime Minister Andrew Holness said, while the Government sees some early signs of improvement, for example with a decline in the […]

Members of the public are being reminded that the nightly curfew today, Wednesday, September 1 which begins at 7:00 p.m., also marks the extension of a three-day, no-movement period as stipulated by the Most Honorable Andrew Holness, prime minister of Jamaica, in a press conference on Wednesday, September 1. During the three-day period, 52 categories […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed deep sadness at the passing of music pioneer and one of the founding fathers of Reggae, Rainford Hugh Perry affectionately known as “Lee “Scratch” Perry. Lee “Scratch” Perry died this morning while under care at the Noel Holmes Hospital. He was 85 years old. Perry was a pioneer in […]

The Government has made an adjustment to enable places of worship to accommodate 20 persons for services on August 22. Places of worship will be able to stream live, their worship services and accommodate up to 20 persons in the sanctuary including clergy, worshippers, musicians and technical people. Those who will attend services will be […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, having verified with each member of the council of Ministers, and with their permission to publicly do so, is confirming that all Ministers, including Cabinet Ministers, the Attorney General and Ministers of State, are fully vaccinated. The list of Ministers are : The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP The […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has extended heartfelt condolences to the family of former Member of Parliament for South West St. Ann, Ernest Smith. Mr. Smith, who was also an attorney at law, died last night at about 9:00 p.m. (August 18) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). He was 70 years old. […]

It was with sadness that I learnt of the the passing of the former Prime Minister of our sister island, Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Lester Bird. Sir Lester served the people of Antigua and Barbuda as its second Prime Minister for 10 years. He however served his country as Minister of different portfolios before serving […]

Our Jamaican athletes have once again shown the world that we are a global superpower in athletics. This morning, all of Jamaica, Jamaicans across the globe and indeed the world  witnessed history as our ladies delivered in magnificent style, a clean sweep in the 100M sprint at the Tokoyo Olympics. It is with tremendous pride that […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced revised Covid-19 protocols under the Disaster Risk Management Act. The recrafted measures will expire in two weeks. The tightened measures begin today, July 27, 2021, and end August 10, 2021; this as the country faces what the Prime Minister has described as potentially the early stages of the third […]