Prime Minister Andrew Holness, reflecting on 2023, is hopeful Jamaica will continue charting a path towards prosperity for all its people.

Holness, in his annual Christmas message to the country, said that while Jamaica makes good on its ecomonic progress, the Government is aware that it needs to lift the minds and spirit of the citizenry given the negative societal impact crime and violence has wrought on the general public.

WATCH address in full below: