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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) recipient, Denique Groves (second right), cut the ribbon for her new home in Shooters Hill, Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on October 15. Sharing in the moment are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), and Chair of the NSHP, Judith Robb-Walters.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) and New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) recipient, Denique Groves (second right), cut the ribbon for her new home in Shooters Hill, Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on October 15. Sharing in the moment are Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right), and Chair of the NSHP, Judith Robb-Walters.
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NSHP Building Resilience in Housing Stock – PM

By: Donique Weston, October 17, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) is building resilience in Jamaica’s housing stock, while simultaneously addressing the issue of homelessness across the nation. Dr. Holness made the declaration while handing over a two-bedroom unit to Denique Groves in Shooters Hill, Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on October 15. Ms. Groves lost her home in 2020 due to flooding and landslides caused by a severe weather event. The Prime Minister noted that Jamaica is seeing homelessness in...
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The Ardenne High School team celebrates the institution's 15th hold on the Jamaica Cultural Develpment Commission's (JCDC) Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts, at the 2025 presentation ceremony held at the Little Theatre in Kingston on Wednesday (October 15). Extracurricular Coordinator at Ardenne High School, Zia Gray (centre) holds the trophy.
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ANDREW MICHAEL HOLNESS

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Volunteer at the Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, Lacy-Ann Dobson (right), presents a Jamaica T-shirt to a guest who visited the Pavilion during the final day of the Expo on October 13.
Volunteer at the Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, Lacy-Ann Dobson (right), presents a Jamaica T-shirt to a guest who visited the Pavilion during the final day of the Expo on October 13.

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, applauds members of Clarendon College’s debate team (from left): Devaunth Lopez, Marlene Green, and Aliya McKenzie, who won the Clarendon Municipal Corporation’s World Homeless Day debate competition. The event was held on October 10 at the Old Police Station grounds in May Pen, Clarendon.
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola (centre), at the handover of four tractors by the EU to Jamaica, at Kingston Industrial Agencies on Spanish Town Road in Kingston, on October 9. At left is technician with the company, Michael Bernard.
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), converses with Construction Manager at West Indies Home Contractors Limited (WIHCON), Patrick Turner (left), during a tour of the construction site of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) St. Catherine North Divisional Headquarters in Spanish Town, on Wednesday (October 8). They are joined by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Peace, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right); and Chief Technical Director, Security Risk Reform and Transformation Policy Division in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Delroy Simpson. The project is undertaken at a cost of $2.3 billion and is being funded through the Government’s Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Programme.
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