Andrew Holness and his wife Juliet with their children, Adam (left) and Andrew Jr, after the ceremony.

Jamaica's ninth prime Minister, Andrew Holness, was sworn in during a ceremony yesterday on the lawns of Kings House, St Andrew.

Holness took up the mantle during a well-organised ceremony before a large crowd of well-attired personalities.

In his near hour-long inaugural address, the 39-year-old Holness said that the country was yearning for a new politics to emerge.

"Zones of political exclusion are incompatible with freedom and aspects of our politics are an affront to liberty," Holness said after being sworn.

"It is time to end garrison politics now," he declared.

In an invitation similar to one extended by his predecessor Bruce Golding, Holness extended his hand for Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller to walk with him in areas generally regarded as garrison communities.

Here are some photos from the ceremony. See today's Gleaner for a full report.      

Andrew Holness (left) signs the instrument of appointment while Governor General Sir Patrick Allen looks on. - Ian Allen photos  

Outgoing Prime Minister Bruce Golding (left) gets a hug from the new Prime Minister Andrew Holness during yesterday's swearing-in ceremony at King's House in St Andrew.