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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), is in conversation with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency António Guterres, at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (May 15), before bilateral talks. The meeting is part of engagements during the UN Secretary-General’s two-day working visit to the island from May 14 to 15.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), is in conversation with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency António Guterres, at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (May 15), before bilateral talks. The meeting is part of engagements during the UN Secretary-General’s two-day working visit to the island from May 14 to 15.

PHOTOS: PM and UN Secretary-General Hold Bilateral Talks

 
PM Holness Welcomes Historic Visit to Jamaica of UN Secretary General
PM Holness Welcomes Historic Visit to Jamaica of UN Secretary General

PM Holness Welcomes Historic Visit to Jamaica of UN Secretary General
Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres, is in light conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. Occasion was a dinner hosted in his honour at the Grog Shoppe at Devon House, St. Andrew on Sunday (May 14). The UN Secretary-General is on a two-day working visit to the island.
Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres, is in light conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. Occasion was a dinner hosted in his honour at the Grog Shoppe at Devon House, St. Andrew on Sunday (May 14). The UN Secretary-General is on a two-day working visit to the island.

PHOTOS: UN Secretary General Hosted at Devon House
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), highlights features of the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann to Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres, during a tour of the historical site on Sunday, May 14. The UN Secretary-General is on a two-day working visit to the island.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), highlights features of the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann to Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres, during a tour of the historical site on Sunday, May 14. The UN Secretary-General is on a two-day working visit to the island.

PHOTO: UN Secretary-General Tours Seville Heritage Park
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis (left), greets United Nations Secretary-General, His Excellency António Guterres, in the MBJ Lounge at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, shortly after his arrival in the island on Sunday (May 14) for a two-day working visit. Mr. Guterres is scheduled to tour the Seville Great House in St. Ann later this afternoon and will be hosted at a dinner and cultural event at Devon House this evening, organised by the Ministry of Culture Gender, Entertainment and Sport in collaboration with UNESCO Kingston. While in Jamaica, the UN Secretary General will meet with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, for discussion on a wide range of issues including the impact of the climate crisis in the Caribbean and the upcoming High-Level discussions on the mid-term review of the global framework for disaster risk reduction.
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis (left), greets United Nations Secretary-General, His Excellency António Guterres, in the MBJ Lounge at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, shortly after his arrival in the island on Sunday (May 14) for a two-day working visit. Mr. Guterres is scheduled to tour the Seville Great House in St. Ann later this afternoon and will be hosted at a dinner and cultural event at Devon House this evening, organised by the Ministry of Culture Gender, Entertainment and Sport in collaboration with UNESCO Kingston. While in Jamaica, the UN Secretary General will meet with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, for discussion on a wide range of issues including the impact of the climate crisis in the Caribbean and the upcoming High-Level discussions on the mid-term review of the global framework for disaster risk reduction.

PHOTOS: UN Secretary-General Arrives for 2-day Working Visit

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), sample cuisine prepared at the Liguanea branch of Pizza Please! Restaurant, following the location’s official opening on Saturday (May 13). Looking on are Pizza Please! Director of Operations and Development, Dr. Anthony Claire (second left), and Owner and Director, Pietro Giuliani. The new outlet is located at Shop 16, Liguanea Plaza, Old Hope Road.
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on May 11 at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), converses with (from left) the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Major Anthony Lysight; Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) Peter Salkey and Andrew Nish, and Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Area One, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Clifford Chambers, during a tour of Crabwood Lane in Hopewell, Hanover, on Saturday (May 13).
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