News from the OPM

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says removing the existing bureaucratic culture will help to fast track several projects and grow the economy. Speaking yesterday (April 24) at the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of 230 housing units as part of the Foreshore Estate development in Delacree Pen, South West St. Andrew, the Prime Minister said […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has congratulated members of the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) Entrepreneurship Team who copped second place at the recently staged Youth Entrepreneurship Summit at Delaware University in the United States. The Prime Minister yesterday (April 24) addressed the seven member team at Jamaica House. The team, under the name Paradise Care took […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Jamaica has taken seriously its responsibility to each state within the African, Caribbean & Pacific (ACP) Group of States council, noting that no state will be left behind in the process. The Prime Minister stated that along with the CARIFORUM Group of states that Jamaica represents, the Council is committed […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today (April 17) urged the United Kingdom Government to address the Windrush Generation matter. The Prime Minister’s response comes on the heels of the matter being discussed in the UK Parliament by the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd. Despite living and working in the UK for decades, thousands of people who arrived […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed solidarity in condemning the killing of three journalists in Ecuador. Speaking at the Summit of the Americas yesterday (April 14), Mr. Holness joined leaders in the hemisphere in expressing outrage at the killing. On Friday it was confirmed that three journalists who were kidnapped along the Colombia Ecuador border were killed […]

Jamaica and the Republic of Chile are close to signing an air services agreement. Prime Minister Andrew Holness and President of the Republic of Chile, His Excellency Sebastian Pinera held bilateral talks this morning (April 14) in Lima Peru. The leaders spoke of the need for ease of travel between the two countries and agreed […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed Jamaica’s commitment to combatting corruption. Speaking at the eighth Summit of the Americas underway in Lima Peru, Mr. Holness said Jamaica will also continue to partner with international stakeholders to battle corruption. “Jamaica remains committed to cooperating with international bodies and other Member States to combat corruption in the […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness left the island this afternoon (Thursday April 12) for an intense working trip overseas where he will hold bilateral talks with key partners as well as participate in the Summit of the Americas in Peru and Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in England. The Prime Minister will travel first to […]

The Vale Royal Talks – a mechanism for the two main political parties to have bipartisan dialogue on critical national issues will take place on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at the UWI Regional Headquarters commencing at 10am. The Jamaica Labour Party’s team will be led by Prime Minister Andrew Holness and will include General Secretary Horace Chang, Chairman […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness this morning paid respects to the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and hailed her as a champion of freedom. The anti-apartheid freedom campaigner died today (April 2) in her homeland South Africa. She was 81 years old. Prime Minister Holness said Winnie Mandela’s death brings into focus the significant struggle of black people […]