Thank you very much, master of ceremonies for your kind words of introduction. Let me acknowledge the Minister of Local Government, your minister, Desmond McKenzie, who has served you well for a very, very long time. Let me acknowledge your Member of Parliament who has also served you very well for a very, very long […]
Continue ReadingThank you very much Garth. Allow me to acknowledge our Minister of Education, Fayval Williams, and, allow me as well to express a few thoughts on the co-founders of Quantas. Now, when Adrian took the stage and he started to pace, it reminded me of a lecturer in a classroom and he delivered probably one […]
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It is always good to greet you, to greet the new year with optimism, with hope, with gratitude, with renewed faith. My grandmother, when I would bid her goodbye, I used to have to stay with her when my mother went to work and then when she came to pick me up, I would say […]
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We give God thanks for sparing our lives to see 2023, and we give thanks for the lives of loved ones and other great Jamaicans who transitioned last year. We embrace the New Year with optimism and positive energy, knowing that our earnest efforts will determine the success we make of the time given to […]
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Warm Christmas greetings as we celebrate the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Our heavenly Father so loved us, that he gave his only son to manifest as a beacon amongst us to show us the way to eternal life. A precious gift of perfect life, that whoever believes and accepts Christ, our soul will […]
Continue ReadingRemarks By The Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica Major General Antony Anderson, Commissioner of Police Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman, Chief of Defence Staff Dr Honourable Horace Chang, Minister of National Security The Honourable Robert Morgan, Minister of Information The Most Honourable Andrew Holness: Thank you, Minister Morgan. […]
Continue ReadingInspect a new piece of infrastructure that we delivered along Spanish Town Road, it’s a massive water main. That water main, by the way, would have replaced water mains that were laid upwards of eight years ago. I call those kinds of investments nation-building investments and you know entire generations will benefit from that including […]
Continue ReadingSocial Partnership Agreement 2022 – 2026 – Partnership for Jamaica’s Strong and Sustainable Recovery
Continue Reading“A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges” Mr President, I congratulate you on your election to the leadership of this distinguished body. You can be assured of our full commitment to the successful execution of your mandate, including from our position as a Vice-President of the session. I also acknowledge your predecessor for his […]
Continue ReadingJamaica, the Next 60 Years My fellow Jamaicans, this Independence Day is especially significant; it is our Diamond Jubilee, 60 years as an independent nation. We celebrate under the theme, “Jamaica 60, Reigniting a Nation for Greatness.” While we cannot allow the current global crises of a pandemic, war, and inflation to dampen our mood, the government is mindful of the hardships our people are experiencing; therefore, our celebrations […]
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