Prime Minister Elect of JAMAICA Andrew Holness to be sworn in as PM next Tuesday — JLP source

Saturday, February 27, 2016  Jamaica Observer Excerpt 

Prime Minister of Jamaica Elect, Andrew Holness

JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) Leader Andrew Michael Holness is expected to be sworn in Tuesday as prime minister following his party’s victory over the People’s National Party (PNP) in Thursday’s general election.

A high-level JLP officer told the Jamaica Observer that Holness, who yesterday met with the governor general and other critical State officials, was awaiting the final results of the election from the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) before he is sworn in as prime minister and names members of his Cabinet. He was also expected to get a briefing from outgoing Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips on the proposed bugdet and the state of the International Monetary Fund negotiations.

While unable to give a hint about possible members of the executive, he said the prime minsiter-designate got a mandate and should use the opportunity to utilise the services of some of the newly elected members of the legislature.

The EOJ said final counting for all constituencies across the island commenced yesterday and should be completed by Monday, which would be in time for the swearing-in of the new prime minsiter. Counting, the EOJ said, was taking place in the designated counting centres in each constituency except for five – St Andrew Eastern, St Ann South Western, St Mary South Eastern, and St Catherine North Eastern, which are being counted at its head office on Duke Street, Kingston; and St James Southern, which is being counted at the regional office in Montego Bay. more