Holness: ‘Downtown Kingston looks worse than it did 40 years ago, massive plan needed’
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June 12, 2026
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness says downtown Kingston, the capital's commercial heart, "looks worse" today than it did more than four decades ago and requires a massive plan of intervention covering sewage, roads, and “sick buildings”.
Speaking at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce 41st Annual Awards Banquet on Thursday night, Holness drew on a personal memory to make the point.
He recalled attending his graduation ball at a downtown Kingston hotel after leaving St Catherine High School, when he said the area was safe enough that students slept on the grass and took the bus home in the morning.
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