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Holness promises to address bad roads in Newport West
Holness was the keynote speaker at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Kingston Gateway Commercial and Warehouse Complex on Marcus Garvey Drive in St Andrew, which has been touted as a ...
After 21 years, Teaching Council Bill debate finally opens
The Senate on Friday started debating the much-talked-about Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Bill 2025, a piece of legislation ...
The Jamaica Observer27d
Minimum wage to be increased to $16,000 effective June 1 – Holness
Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement Thursday during his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate. “This latest increase to $16,000 represents an unprecedented 158 per cent ...
The Jamaica Observer25d
Budget debate reveals consensus that productivity is big problem
Indeed, the cross-party consensus on the need for macroeconomic stability is encouraging and, as Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness said in his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate last Friday ...
The Jamaica Observer27d
Holness announces $1 billion ‘Solidarity Programme’ for 50,000 vulnerable Jamaicans
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that 50,000 ... Thursday during his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate at Gordon House. He said the $20,000 benefit will ...
The Jamaica Observer25d
Nearly $2b to be spent to address sewage problems in Kingston and St Andrew – PM
In making the announcement, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said “the sewer network ... his recent contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate at Gordon House. He told the Parliament that the ...
The Jamaica Observer26d
North-South toll road to be extended – Holness
Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement Thursday during his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate at Gordon House. “Given the urgency of the development and the dislocation risks ...
The Jamaica Observer28d
JLP has presided over the strongest economy since independence, says Holness
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared his Jamaica ... He repeated this position during his ongoing Budget Debate presentation at Gordon House. He has also hit back ...
The Jamaica Observer28d
200 young people targeted for cultural apprenticeship programme – Holness
Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement during his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate on Thursday. He said he had listened to the voices of young people he has met during his ...
The Jamaica Observer27d
National rural school bus service coming – Holness
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced the phased ... He was making his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate. He said the service will be rolled out in phases ...
The Jamaica Observer28d
‘You’re not the father of fiscal discipline,’ Holness tells PNP
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Prime Minister Andrew Holness has hit back at claims by ... during his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate on March 13. Both Robinson and Opposition Leader Mark Golding ...
The Jamaica Observer27d
Gov’t to spend $2 billion on entrance corridors to Kingston — Holness
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the initiative will focus ... He was making his contribution to the 2025/26 Budget Debate at Gordon House on Thursday. He said several bypass road projects ...