News from the OPM

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reported that there have been major achievements under the Climate Financing Initiative. The Prime Minister made the announcement yesterday (Sunday, September 22) in his capacity as co-chair of the Climate Financing Initiative at the United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit in New York. Prime Minister Holness was appointed by the […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is now in New York City in the United States attending the 74th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA. The Prime Minister left the island last night (September 21) accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, the Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that the Government has already reviewed the closing hours for businesses in areas where there is a State of Public Emergency. Prime Minister Holness made the disclosure in Parliament last night (September 17) as he spoke on the motion he brought to extend the State of Emergency in the […]

A contingent of 120 men and women of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) are now in the Bahamas assisting with recovery, search and rescue efforts following the passage of Hurricane Dorian. The soldiers are working in Abaco, which is one of the hardest hit areas. Prime Minister Andrew Holness who […]

Prime Minister Holness has paid tribute to the Honourable Louise Bennett Coverley, OM, OJ, MBE, affectionately called “Miss Lou” for her pioneering work in spreading Jamaica’s culture to the world. The Prime Minister said that Miss Lou was a positive cultural Ambassador of whom all Jamaicans are proud. Speaking at a special ceremony to mark […]

The Government of Jamaica has completed a comprehensive national drainage plan to improve the drainage system which will put an end to the flooding in the Corporate Area as well as several flood-prone towns such as May Pen, Santa Cruz and Port Maria. “When we are done, the entire Jamaica will be fully developed. Indeed, improving our […]

The parishes of St. Catherine and Clarendon have been placed under a State of Public Emergency. The announcement was made today (September 5) by Prime Minister Andrew Holness. According to Prime Minister Holness, the SOPE was declared based on empirical statistics and intelligence gathered. Since the start of 2019, the Clarendon division has recorded the […]

The first contingent of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) has been dispatched to the Bahamas following the passage of hurricane Dorian. The Government of Jamaica will provide support to the Government of the Bahamas by way of the deployment of the Jamaica Defence Force soldiers from DART. The first group left the island today […]

Jamaica has mobilized the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to be dispatched to assist the hurricane-ravaged, neighbouring islands of the Bahamas. Prime Minister Andrew Holness who has pledged to support the Bahamas in the wake of the disaster has placed the DART on standby to be on the ground in Abaco and Grand Bahama, the […]

I offer my sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the Hon. Sameer Younis, OJ. Mr Younis, who died yesterday (September 1) was a business giant who served Jamaica with distinction. He worked tirelessly in the private sector to help build a better Jamaica. Indeed, as an entrepreneur for more than 50 years in […]