News from the OPM

Prime Minister Andrew Holness will make an official working visit to the neighbouring Cayman Islands. Prime Minister Holness was specially invited to be the keynote speaker for the commemoration of the Cayman Islands  60th Anniversary of its first written Constitution. The celebrations will take place from June 28 – 30. In inviting Prime Minister Holness, […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has encouraged parents and students to embrace the new primary student assessment, the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). The results of the first cohort of students who sat the PEP exam were released earlier this month. Speaking at the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education ceremony held at the […]

The Government is embarking on a number of important projects that will be implemented in the next three to five years that will directly impact the parish of St. Thomas and the eastern section of Jamaica. Speaking at the historic groundbreaking ceremony for the Morant Bay Urban Centre yesterday (June 26) at the old Goodyear […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced the appointment of Mrs Paula Kerr Jarrett Wegman as Ambassador and Special Envoy for Investment and Philanthropy. The appointment of Mrs Kerr Jarrett Wegman comes as the Government continues its focus on investments particularly from new and emerging markets to boost economic growth and job creation. Mrs Kerr Jarrett […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday (June 19) led tributes to the late former Prime Minister of Jamaica Edward Phillip George Seaga during a joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament. Prime Minister Holness noted that Mr Seaga was the longest serving member of the Jamaican legislature who loved the people of Jamaica. According to Prime […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has stressed the critical importance of strategic development planning. The Prime Minister was speaking during a meeting with the Director General of the United Nations office in Geneva Mr Michael Møller. The Prime Minister also noted that Jamaica has always been aligned through the development goal process and Jamaica established its […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness and the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Danka Akufo-Addo yesterday (Saturday, June 15) held bilateral discussions aimed at strengthening trade, investment and the movement of people, goods and services between the two countries. President Akufo-Addo arrived in Jamaica yesterday (Saturday, June 15) for a two-day official […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that the Government is focused on the economic prosperity and well-being of the Jamaican people. In that regard, the Prime Minister said the Government is committed to preserving the traditional institutions of the society. Prime Minister Holness made the pronouncement as he led Father’s Day celebrations at the Office […]

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the people must be at the center of development. The Prime Minister in his remarks at the high-level meeting of the 108th Session (Centenary) of the International Labour Conference this morning (June 12), in Geneva, Switzerland said the Jamaican Government recognizes the social contracts which bind stakeholders. He said several […]