Speeches by the Prime Minister

Greetings my fellow Jamaicans:   ‘A Great Heritage…..A Great Legacy’, that is our theme for National Heritage Week, which culminates today on National Heroes Day. It is a theme that all of us as Jamaicans need to internalise, appreciate and bring to the forefront of our daily existence.   The preservation and continuity of our […]

Keynote Address by The Most Hon. Andrew Holness ON, MP at the Geographic Information Systems User Conference October 10, 2017 Mr Fitz Jackson, Opposition Spokesperson on National Security Mr Silburn Clarke, President, Spatial Innovision Ltd Mr Alexander Williams who left us chairman, Land Information Council of Jamaica Mr Evan Thompson, Director of the Meteorological Service […]

Keynote Address by The Most Hon. Andrew Holness ON, MP at the Itelbpo 5th Anniversary Celebration and Housewarming October 4, 2017   It is my great pleasure to be here with you this evening. I make it a point of duty to be present at these very important openings – groundbreaking – because it drives […]

  Address By The Most Hon. Andrew Holness ON, MP Prime Minister at the Ground-breaking Ceremony 58 HWT by Stanley Motta Limited September 28, 2017 Ambassador Nigel Clarke   Mr. P. B. Scott, Chairman, Musson Group   Ms Melanie Subratie, Chair & Chief Executive Officer of Stanley Motta   Members of Staff of Stanley Motta […]

Address By The Hon. Andrew Holness ON, MP Prime Minister at the Official Opening of Breathless Montego Bay Resort and Spa September 25, 2017   I’ve stayed at many hotels. My job affords me that at least and I must say that this is the one that leaves you breathless.   I’m very happy to […]

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 […]