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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks during a digital Diaspora Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday (June 16), which formed part of the two-day virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium. The Town Hall Meeting was hosted by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Jamaica To Benefit From Initial 25 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Donated By US

Jamaica is poised to benefit from the United States (US) donation of an initial 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been earmarked for deployment globally, to assist in easing challenges with access being experienced by a number of...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the House of Representatives on June 15.

Jamaica To Set Up Tourism Incubator

Commissioner of Revenue Appeals at the Revenue Appeals Division in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Deloree Staple-Chambers.

Revenue Appeals Division On Target To Meet Goal

Mobile units that are used in the Transport Authority’s Strategic Compliance Initiative, dubbed ‘Petra’s Tent’.

Transport Authority Reaches Out Through ‘Petra’s Tent’

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.

Six Jamaicans In The Diaspora Receive G-G Achievement Awards

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the 109th session of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) International Labour Conference, today (June 16).

5 years ago Labour

ILO Conference Focuses On Impact Of COVID-19 And The Response

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is hosting the 109th session of its annual International Labour Conference from June 16 to 18. The focus will be on the response to the devastating impact of COVID-19 and the action required to build a better future of work. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, who is representing Jamaica, congratulated the...

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

5 years ago Coronavirus

Vaccines To Be Donated By G7 Nations Should Ease Supply Challenges

The pledge to donate one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to countries in need by leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations has sparked renewed confidence and hope at the prospect of overcoming the supply challenges being experienced by many territories, says Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (June...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the opening of the two-day virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium on Wednesday (June 16).

5 years ago Diaspora

Gov’t Committed To Building Robust Diaspora Engagement Strategy

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to building a robust diaspora engagement strategy. The strategy, she said, is geared towards deepening and strengthening the relationship with members of the Jamaican diaspora, wherever they reside. Senator Johnson Smith, who was speaking at Wednesday's (June 16) opening of the two-day...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (left), consults with Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, just before the start of the two-day virtual Jamaica Diaspora Sustainability Symposium on Wednesday (June 16).

5 years ago Diaspora

Global Jamaica Diaspora Councils Operationalised

The Global Jamaica Diaspora Council and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council have been operationalised following the establishment of working groups and the preparation of a programme to guide their work. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, made the disclosure while addressing the opening of the Ministry’s virtual Jamaica...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, emphasises a point while delivering the closing 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 15), under the theme ‘Recovering Faster, Stronger, and Better’. Listening (from left) are Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange.

5 years ago Sectoral Debate 2021/2022

Review Of Parliament’s HR Capabilities To Be Undertaken

Minister of Tourism and Leader of Government Business in the House of Representatives, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says an organisational review of the human resource (HR) capabilities required for an efficient Parliament is being commissioned. “This [is] to enable us to justify [the] reclassification of current positions, creation of additional positions where necessary to attract and retain the hard-working, capable and...

Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 15).

5 years ago National Security and Peace

Articulated Truck Driving Programme Equipping At-Risk Youth With In-Demand Skills

Deputy Prime Minister and National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Articulated Truck Driving Programme (ATD) will equip young people in vulnerable communities will skills for the job market and steer them away from gangs. “With the skill set, training and qualification that they will earn during the programme, I am confident that these participants will be scouted...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), highlights a matter of interest during discussions with Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to Jamaica, Dr. Lasford Douglas, during a courtesy call at the Minister’s New Kingston office recently. During the meeting, they discussed strengthening Jamaica’s relationship with Panama, the possibility of a multi-destination marketing arrangement as well as the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Regional Commission for the Americas (CAM) meeting, scheduled for June 23-24, 2021, in Jamaica.

5 years ago Courtesy CallTourism

PHOTO: Panama’s Ambassador to Jamaica Pays Courtesy Call on Minister Bartlett

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), highlights a matter of interest during discussions with Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to Jamaica, Dr. Lasford Douglas, during a courtesy call at the Minister’s New Kingston office recently. During the meeting, they discussed strengthening Jamaica’s relationship with Panama, the possibility of a multi-destination marketing arrangement as well as the upcoming United Nations...