Speeches by the Prime Minister

Address by the Most Hon. Prime Minister Andrew Holness at Quarterly Press Briefing September 21, 2017     The tax revenue is at $54.5 billion dollars compared to $51.2 billion budgeted and this is the best tax revenue performance since 2002/ 2003 fiscal year. According to the World Bank, Jamaica is ranked 12th best place […]

Statement by the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister on the Jamaica National Service Corps on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 INTRODUCTION Mr. Speaker, on March 21, 2017, I tabled a Bill to amend the Defence Act; to establish an arm of the Jamaica Defence Force to be known as the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC).  […]

Statement by the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister to Parliament Jamaica’s Assistance in the Aftermath of the Adverse Weather Events in the Caribbean on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Mr. Speaker, As I rise this afternoon, I reflect on the words of Prime Minister  Roosevelt Skerrit in addressing the 2017 United Nations General Assembly; “Let […]

Address By The Hon. Andrew Holness ON, MP Prime Minister at the West Jamaica Conference Seventh-day Adventist Conference Centre, Mount Salem September 24, 2017 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   My wife was a member of the Spanish Town SDA choir. Pastor Brown can verify that fact, so when Dr. Floyd Morrison decides to throw words, I will remind […]

Statement By Prime Minister Andrew Holness at the IMF Second Review Press Conference September 14, 2017 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   We’re pleased that the second review was concluded successfully and we express thanks to Dr Ramakrishnan and her team for their tremendous work in preparing for the review and diligently conducting the review. The IMF Review Team […]

STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT By Prime Minister Andrew Holness ZONE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS (MOUNT SALEM) Tuesday, September 12, 2017   Context Mr. Speaker, during my Budget presentation for this Fiscal Year, I informed the Parliament that the Government is developing Plan Secure Jamaica. It is a comprehensive, whole of government plan to build a national security […]

Address by the The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, MP Prime Minister at  CB’s Ground-Breaking Ceremony for New Processing Plant Aug 18, 2017   Let me acknowledge my good friend and neighbor for my constituency, Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon founder of the Mustard Seed Communities.   Let me also acknowledge the ministers of government who are […]

KEYNOTE ADDRESS By the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, MP Prime Minister, Jamaica Launch of Youth Summer Programme August 10, 2017     Everybody knows that I love the song ‘My Dream’. There is nothing wrong with dreaming; people say you dream with your eyes closed but you have to move from the stage of […]

Address by The Most Honorable Andrew Holness, ON, MP Prime Minister at the Official Commissioning Ceremony Rosewell Water Supply Project August 11, 2017     Thank you very much.   We’ve been long in ceremony and so I am certain you will agree with me that it is satisfactory to say distinguished ladies and gentlemen. […]

KEYNOTE ADDRESS By the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, MP Prime Minister, Jamaica Launch of the Government of Jamaica Portal – GOV.JM August 09, 2017   I am very excited about this project. It represents one of the critical elements of the transformation of the public sector. In development years Jamaica would be a country […]