Speeches by the Prime Minister

LAMP Land Titling Ceremony

Posted on September 20, 2016February 28, 2017 by OPM Communications

Address by Prime Minister Andrew Holness Land Titling Ceremony Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) August 23, 2016, Lawns of Jamaica House _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome to your house, your piece of land, Jamaica House. I’m very pleased to be attending this titling ceremony which is the first since this administration assumed office earlier this year and […]

Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Strategic Retreat

Posted on September 20, 2016February 28, 2017 by OPM Communications

Address by Prime Minister Andrew Holness Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Strategic Retreat August 3, 2016 Now I’m going to be addressing you on several issues – many topics. Feel free to say “me sir” and I will acknowledge you. It will be an interactive conversation. Don’t feel bad if it sounds like […]

Statement by The Most Honourable Andrew Holness on Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ)

Posted on September 14, 2016February 28, 2017 by OPM Communications

Statement by The Most Honourable Andrew Holness on Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) Delivered in Parliament on Tuesday, September 13 Mr. Speaker, over the past two months I have noted the public sentiments being expressed in the media and elsewhere about the findings from the audits that were conducted at the Port Authority of Jamaica […]

Statement by The Most Honourable Andrew Holness On Granting of Spectrum Licence

Posted on September 14, 2016February 28, 2017 by OPM Communications

Statement by The Most Honourable Andrew Holness On Granting of Spectrum Licence Delivered in Parliament on Tuesday, September 13 Special Report of Investigation Conducted into the Circumstances Surrounding the Granting and /or Issuance of a Domestic Mobile Spectrum Licence to Symbiote Investments Ltd. Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) The Cabinet has given […]

Prime Minister’s 2016 Emancipation Day Message

Posted on August 15, 2016February 28, 2017 by OPM Communications

MESSAGE FROM THE MOST HON.ANDREW MICHAEL HOLNESS, ON, MP PRIME MINISTER EMANCIPATION 2016 Fellow Jamaicans, As we mark Emancipation Day 2016, we reflect on the heroism, awe-inspiring courage and indomitable will of our forebears, as well as the legacy they have bequeathed to us. The daring of those who […]

2016 Emancipation Message

Press Statement on the Conclusion of Official Visit of Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Posted on July 21, 2016February 28, 2017 by OPM Communications

Over the past few days, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley and I had many hours of engaging discussions on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest and concern. I am very pleased Prime Minister, that you accepted my invitation to visit Jamaica, and that we were afforded this time together to get to know […]

2016/2017 Budget Presentation by Prime Minister, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness

Posted on May 25, 2016February 28, 2017 by OPM Communications

Mr. Speaker, on rising I must give thanks to God for sparing us, individually, as a Parliament and as a Nation, that we can all gather here once again to deliberate on the people’s business and recommit ourselves as instruments of His will. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the people of Jamaica who exercised […]

Labour Day Message 2016

Posted on May 25, 2016February 28, 2017 by OPM Communications

MESSAGE FROM THE MOST HON. ANDREW MICHAEL HOLNESS PRIME MINISTER LABOUR DAY 2016 My Fellow Jamaicans, As we mark Labour Day, we recall the heroic and landmark struggles of the Jamaican worker from the cane fields of Frome in Westmoreland to the docks of the Kingston Waterfront. It was these workers’ struggles that seeded […]

2016 Labour Day Message

Teachers’ Day Message 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016February 28, 2017 by OPM Communications

THE MOST HON. ANDREW HOLNESS, ON, MP PRIME MINISTER Teachers’ Day Message We join the nation in celebrating Teachers for their invaluable contribution to the growth and development of our nation. Jamaica’s global impact has been inextricably linked to the incredible job our teachers have done in nurturing and shaping the minds of our brightest […]

Official Opening: North-South Highway Keynote Address Andrew Holness – Prime Minister

Posted on March 23, 2016October 16, 2018 by OPM Communications

Salutations: Thank you, master of ceremonies Miss Fae Ellington The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller Leader of the Opposition Honourable Dr. Horace Chang Minister without Portfolio, Office of the Prime Minister Honorable Daryl Vaz Honourable Mike Henry Minister of Transport and Mining Other Members of the Cabinet and Parliament His Excellency Mr. Niu Qingbao Ambassador […]