The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has released a 60-page booklet today, July 30, outlining its achievements since assuming office in 2016.

As the party gears up for the 2025 general election, party supporters, including Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Cabinet ministers, were seen distributing copies of the booklet to commuters in the Corporate Area.

According to the Holness administration, its mandate since 2016 has been to improve the lives of all Jamaicans, focusing on areas such as road construction and rehabilitation, healthcare, community safety, agriculture, tourism, and digital access.

However, the party acknowledged that there is still more work to be done, recognising that not all citizens have benefited equally from government initiatives.

“We know there is more to be done. Not every family has felt the full impact yet, and that matters deeply to us. That is why we remain focused on finishing what we have started and on doing even more to reach every household, every community, every Jamaican. Choose Jamaica. Choose the Jamaica Labour Party,” the party said.

The JLP highlighted its efforts to make Jamaica safer, pointing to measures such as increasing police recruitment and training, renovating police stations, constructing new courts, revising laws, and strengthening the justice system.

“We have brought down murders by almost 45% making Jamaica the safest it has been in decades. Gangs are being dismantled, and guns are being taken off the streets. More than half of all known gangs were shut down, and more illegal guns were found and seized. Over 6,000 new police officers have been added since 2018, providing more police to protect your families and businesses. The total force is now 14,000, the most ever,” the JLP added.

The government also emphasised major investments in agriculture and fisheries, calling farmers and fishers the backbone of Jamaica.

“We invested in the people who grow our food, protect our environment, and power our industries by improving roads, giving access to better tools, and making it easier to earn and expand.

“We achieved the highest crop yields in over a decade, meaning our investments and support resulted in more food grown locally and improved food security for everyone, repaired and rebuilt over 700 farm roads, so farmers can get to market faster and with less spoilage. Expanded irrigation systems in places like Parnassus and Essex Valley, to benefit thousands of farmers with reliable water and more to benefit soon, including in Pedro Plains,” the party added.

The JLP also pointed to its efforts in community development, including infrastructure upgrades, housing projects, land titling, and access to utilities.

“We have delivered land titles to over 23,500 Jamaicans, granting them legal ownership and the ability to build, farm, or pass the property down to their families. We created a new land titling system that makes it faster and easier to get titles, and we are just getting started. Over 34,000 new homes have been built through the NHT and other agencies, with thousands more on the way and more than 300 homes were delivered to vulnerable families through the New Social Housing Programme, providing over 1,000 Jamaicans with a fresh start and a roof over their heads,” the party added.

Since 2016, the government says it has worked to grow the economy in ways that benefit all Jamaicans—by reducing debt, lowering taxes, attracting investments, and supporting entrepreneurs.

“We were able to create more jobs, put more money in people’s pockets, and improve public services for everyone. In 2015, over 21 per cent of people were living in poverty. We reduced it to 8.2 per cent by 2023, the lowest it has been in decades.

“Jamaica’s debt was cut nearly in half. In 2015, the country owed more than it earned. Today, we have reduced our debt to its lowest level in 30 years, freeing up funds to invest in schools, roads, healthcare, and communities and no new taxes for 8 years straight. This has provided stability, helping every household and every business, no matter how big or small, to plan and to manage their budgets,” the JLP continued.