Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have agreed to amend the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas by March 30, 2024, to guarantee all CARICOM nationals the right to unrestricted travel to live and work in the Member countries of the Community Chairman of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Dominica, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, made the announcement during a press conference on July 5 to...

Regional leaders have been urged to actively pursue partnerships to address issues of free movement, non-tariff barriers to trade, and reliable and affordable transportation, which are all fundamental to a truly integrated Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The call was made by Chairman of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Dominica, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, at the recent opening of the 45th Regular Meeting...

The United Kingdom (UK) business community is being encouraged to look to Jamaica for business opportunities. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, who met with business interests at the Jamaican High Commission in London recently, said he noted that the country is open for trade and investment. Touting the advantages, he said...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to receive a major boost to its mobility following the provision of approximately $428 million in grant aid from the Government of Japan. The sum, which is equivalent to 400 million Japanese Yen, is being provided through Japan’s Economic and Social Development Programme and will be used to purchase five ambulances and 33 pickups...

The Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council (GJDYC), which will work to deepen collaboration between Jamaica and its diaspora, were officially launched on Thursday (June 29). Already in the second of two three-year terms, the Councils are mandated to assist the Government in implementing the National Diaspora Policy, which aims to strengthen and mainstream...

General Manager of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Yolanda Drakapoulos (left), and Director of Bauxite Lands, Kemoy Lindsay (second left), look on as Charge d' Affaires at the Korean Embassy in Kingston, Jin-wook Kim, is being shown a seedling by Nursery Assistant at the JBI, Telonice Maylor-Allen. Mr. Kim visited the JBI’s Old Hope Road offices on June 28, where...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), addresses the online town hall meeting, ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Audrey Marks,’ held recently at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC. Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, listens. (Photo Derrick Scott)

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delory Chuck (right) and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, raise a toast during a recent reception to celebrate Canada Day. The function, which was hosted at the High Commissioner’s Official Residence in Kingston, represented a festive celebration of the enduring friendship between Jamaica and Canada.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, appealed to the Organization of American States (OAS) that given the gravity of the situation, “we need to wage war on illicit weapons here in our hemisphere.”   Addressing the 53rd Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly in Washington D.C, on Friday (June 23), Senator Johnson Smith...