Speeches by the Prime Minister

Statement to Parliament By Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica on the Aftermath of Hurricane Melissa On November 4, 2025 __________________________________   Thank you, Members of this Honourable House. On Tuesday, October 28th, Jamaica endured one of the most punishing natural disasters in our modern history. Hurricane Melissa […]

Address By Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica At the Special Press Briefing: Tropical Storm Melissa On October 25, 2025 ________________________________________________________ Good morning, Jamaicans, here and overseas, who may be watching this press briefing. Firstly, a few comments on the system itself. The system is quite an unusual […]

National Address By Dr the Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica At the Special Update: Hurricane Melissa is now Category 5 On October 26, 2025 ______________________________________________________   My fellow Jamaicans, Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 hurricane, approximately a hundred miles south of Kingston, heading westward at five miles per […]

Address By Dr the Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica At the Special Press Briefing: Preparedness for Tropical Storm Melissa On October 24, 2025 _____________________________________________________________  Thank you, Minister. Thank you, everyone, for joining us. Someone sent me a message which I thought was interesting enough to share, and the message read, […]

My fellow Jamaicans, on this Heroes’ Day, we stand as one people – proud and free – to celebrate the spirit that built our great nation. Ours is a story written in courage and conviction, a heritage born of struggle, guided by faith, and carried forward by generations of Jamaicans who refused to give up […]

Remarks By Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica At the NSHP Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Brandon Hill, Clarendon On October 10, 2025 ——————————————————————————————– We have another 86 units that are currently under construction and further 65 that will begin construction this year. The programme is moving a pace. We […]

Address By Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica At the NSHP Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Lime Tree Gardens, St Ann On October 10, 2025 ———————————————————————————  We have 304 units completed under the New Social Housing Programme; that’s 697 rooms benefiting over 1,500 individuals so that’s a massive impact on […]

Keynote Address By Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica At the Groundbreaking Ceremony for BOOT 2 Commercial Complex Drax Hall, St Ann On October 10, 2025 ————————————————————————————————————— It gives me great pleasure to join you this afternoon to break ground for the construction of Boot 2, a modern […]

Remarks By Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica At the Tour of St Catherine Police Divisional Headquarters On October 8, 2025 ————————————————————————————-   Thank you, minister. Let me thank the various teams that have organized this tour, the St Catherine North Police Division, and the leadership of the […]

Statement By Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness ON, PC, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica During his visit to the grieving families in Commodore, Linstead On October 6, 2025 —————————————————————————————–   I’m here to personally express to the family members my own personal and sincere and deep condolences on this very tragic incident, which has […]