News from the OPM

Climate Change Division Hosts Five Day Workshop


The Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation yesterday (January 23) launched a five (5) day training workshop in collaboration with the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ). The training workshop is being conducted for members of the Climate Change Focal Point Network (FPN) across Ministries, Departments and Agencies […]

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Government determined to get a handle on crime through collaborative approach says PM


Government determined to get a handle on crime through collaborative approach  says PM

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that the government is determined to get a handle on crime. The Prime Minister said this will be done strategically, as government moves to address the country’s crime problem. “We have to get a handle on crime. This government is determined to do it. We have learnt the lessons […]

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Prime Minister Holness Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu


Prime Minister Holness Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has met with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and has invited him to make an official visit to Jamaica. The two men discussed possibilities for cooperation in water, agriculture and domestic security. Prime Minister Holness: “Jamaica, like Israel, is a strong democracy, and we have long admired the advances […]

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Reorganized Housing Agency to focus on Public Private Partnerships


Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Housing, Water and Works, Dr. Horace Chang, says the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) will focus on administering Public Private Partnerships (PPP’s). At present a major reorganisation of the HAJ is being done. Dr. Chang says the government’s move to reorganize the […]

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