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Prime Minister Holness Congratulates Incumbent Prime Minister The Right Honourable Mark Carney on Victory at the Polls in Canada  


Prime Minister Holness Congratulates Incumbent Prime Minister The Right Honourable Mark Carney on Victory at the Polls in Canada  

Prime Minister Dr. The Most Honourable Andrew Holness has extended hearty congratulations to the incumbent Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Mark Carney, and the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) on victory in the general election yesterday April 28, 2025. In a congratulatory letter to Prime Minister Carney, Dr. Holness said: “Your victory is a […]

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Prime Minister Holness Congratulates Prime Minister-Designate Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Election Victory in Trinidad and Tobago


Prime Minister Holness Congratulates Prime Minister-Designate Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Election Victory in Trinidad and Tobago

Prime Minister of Jamaica, Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, has extended heartfelt congratulations to the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, SC, MP, Prime Minister-designate of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, following victory in the general elections held yesterday, April 28, 2025. In a congratulatory letter to the Prime Minister-designate, Dr. Holness said: “On behalf of […]

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Prime Minister Holness Declares Jamaica in Safe Hands and Warns Against Empty Homeownership Promises from the Opposition


Prime Minister Holness Declares Jamaica in Safe Hands and Warns Against Empty Homeownership Promises from the Opposition

“We are much better off today in the provision of housing than we were ten years ago.” – Prime Minister Holness Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has dismissed promises from the Opposition on housing as unrealistic. Prime Minister Holness is cautioning Jamaicans against being misled by Opposition promises made purely for political gain. Speaking on […]

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Prime Minister Holness Highlights Current Modern Housing Developments in Sharp Contrast to Failed Operation Pride Programme of Previous Administration


Prime Minister Holness Highlights Current Modern Housing Developments in Sharp Contrast to Failed Operation Pride Programme of Previous Administration

“We are very pleased today to bring this housing development as a microcosm of all the other housing developments that we are doing across Jamaica and to show you the difference between what we do for housing and what the previous administration did under their flagship programme called Operation Pride.” – Prime Minister Holness   […]

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Jamaica Must Boost Productivity to Compete Globally 


Jamaica Must Boost Productivity to Compete Globally 

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to increasing national productivity and maintaining strong fiscal discipline as key strategies for ensuring Jamaica’s long-term competitiveness in the global economy. Speaking on Wednesday (April 23, 2025) at the Parnassus Irrigation Project opening ceremony, Prime Minister Holness said economic independence remains a fundamental principle of […]

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Parnassus Irrigation Project to Create a Major Shift in Jamaica’s Agriculture


Parnassus Irrigation Project to Create a Major Shift in Jamaica’s Agriculture

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says the Parnassus Irrigation Project, officially launched at the Parnassus Agro Park in Clarendon, marks a historic transformational shift for Jamaica’s agricultural sector. As part of the broader Southern Plains Agricultural Development Project, this initiative signals a major leap forward in the country’s efforts to build a climate-resilient, inclusive, and […]

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Prime Minister Holness Declares “No Room for Bureaucracy” in Push for National Efficiency


Prime Minister Holness Declares “No Room for Bureaucracy” in Push for National Efficiency

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has declared a decisive shift in government policy aimed at dismantling Jamaica’s long-standing culture of excessive bureaucracy. Speaking at the Official Opening of the Parnassus Argo Park on Wednesday (April 23, 2024), Prime Minister Holness emphasized that public sector inefficiency is no longer tolerable and must be treated as a […]

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