Speeches by the Prime Minister

Acceptance Speech by Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica at the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies Legacy Award on April 17, 2026 ____________________________________________   Thank you, Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Chairman, for this distinct honour. It is indeed a privilege. Before I begin my […]

Remarks by Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica at the NYU Stern School of Business Lecture on April 17, 2026 _______________________________________________________ Thank you for the invitation to address you this morning. It was such a great pleasure to meet your dean and Professor Statler. I’m looking forward to […]

Keynote Address by Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica at the Recover Better Conference Post-Hurricane Reconstruction Forum on April 16, 2026 ________________________________________________________________   You will forgive me if I dispense with formalities. I believe I will make up for the time if I dispense with the formalities, but […]

Statement on NaRRA by Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP, Prime Minister of Jamaica at the  Sitting of the House of Representatives on April 14, 2026 —————————————————————————— Madam Speaker, I now move for the suspension of the Standing Orders to enable me to take a second reading of a bill shortly entitled […]

Keynote Address by The Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica at Ceremonial Launch of Re-Leaf Initiative Lowe River Forest Reserve, South Trelawny on March 25, 2026 _______________________________________   Excellency, Ministers, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, Boys and girls, it is indeed a good afternoon. A few hours after Hurricane Melissa struck, […]

Greetings by Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica at the Faith Cathedral Deliverance Centre 50th Jubilee Anniversary on March 22, 2026 ——————————————————————-  Today I will not be preaching about dry bones. I will stick to the script that I’ve been provided, which is to bring greetings at this […]

Keynote Address by Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica at the Official Launch of the WIHCON Chester Creek Development on March 3, 2026 ——————————————————————————  Allow me to establish, again, the formal protocols. Dr Alfred Dawes, Member of Parliament for Southeastern St Catherine, the area in which this project […]

Remarks by Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica at the Opening Ceremony of the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM On February 24, 2026 ________________________________________________________   Her Excellency Dame Marcella Liburd, Governor General, and the Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of […]

Keynote Address by Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica at the Office of the National Security Advisor 4th Annual Security Seminar  on February 19, 2026 _______________________________________________________________   Jamaica takes national security very seriously. When most Jamaicans hear the term national security, they immediately think crime and violence, and […]

Keynote Address by Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP, Prime Minister of Jamaica at the Official Launch of UTech Lloyd Carney Foundation IMEK Laboratory on February 10, 2026 ___________________________________________________________ Professor, no need to do further introductions, and I will borrow the general term used by Lloyd. I would normally say all nice […]