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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (third right), and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (U.S.), His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (centre), listen as architect, Christopher Carter (second right), outlines the prototype for a full replacement facility proposed to be built for Percy Junor Hospital in Manchester by the U.S.-based non-profit Diaspora organisation - Right Now For Jamaica (RNFJ). Looking on (from left) are RNFJ Director - Dr. Mikki Lake, Vice President - Dr. Maurice Miles, Director - Dr. Trudy Hall, and President - Ronald McKay. The prototype was unveiled during RNFJ’s inaugural fundraising gala, held March 28 at the Royal Ballroom in Bowie, Maryland.

Diaspora Group Unveils Plans for US$175,000 Ambulatory Clinic at Percy Junor Hospital in Manchester

United States (US)-based non-profit organisation, Right Now for Jamaica (RNFJ), has put its money where its mission is. During the organisation’s inaugural fundraising gala, held on March 28 at the Royal Ballroom in Maryland, the Diaspora group announced plans to construct the Percy Junor...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left) shares in conversation with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director General, Professor Khaled El-Enany (right), during an official dinner held at Jamaica House on April 2. Looking on is Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

PHOTOS: Official dinner for UNESCO Director General

Seven Jamaican Officers Graduate Caribbean Security Course in Washington DC

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Minister Bartlett Heads to Washington DC on April 7 for Four-Day Working Visit

Ambassador Anderson Highlights Marcus Garvey’s Enduring Legacy at Ninth Inter-American Week

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, shares a light moment with Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the European Parliament, David McAllister, ahead of the EU in Jamaica 50th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture. The event was held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on March 20.

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EU Advancing Local Initiatives in Digital Transition, Climate Adaptation and Green Logistics

The European Union (EU) is advancing flagship initiatives in Jamaica to accelerate the island’s digital transition, strengthen climate change adaptation, and develop a green logistics hub. These initiatives were highlighted by Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the European Parliament, David McAllister, during the EU in Jamaica 50th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture, delivered on...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second right), participate in the official opening of Alliance Française de la Jamaïque

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Alliance Française Now Located at Utech’s Papine Campus

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is welcoming a partnership between the University of Technology (UTech) and Alliance Française de la Jamaïque for the hosting of the French language school on the institution’s Papine campus. Alliance Française is now located at UTech’s Technology Innovation Centre (TIC), creating a hub for cultural and linguistic exchange....

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (fourth left), shares a light moment with high-ranking officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and Jamaica Defence Force. From left are Assistant Security Attaché, Inspector Ewon Simms; Lieutenant Colonel Zavian Phipps; Lieutenant Colonel, Akeen Haughton James; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gary McKenzie; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Allen; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Christopher Brown; Senior Superintendent of Police, Patrae Rowe; and Security Attaché at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC., Senior Superintendent of Police, Tanisha Ellison. The officers participated in the recent two-week Caribbean Security and Defence Course at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.

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Ambassador Anderson Reaffirms Jamaica’s Commitment to Caribbean Security Cooperation

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, recently reaffirmed the nation’s commitment to advancing regional defence and security cooperation across the Caribbean, as he addressed defence and security professionals representing 16 countries at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington DC. Ambassador Anderson, who also...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right) presents a gift to High Commissioner of the Republic of Malta, George Borg (second left), during a courtesy call at the Ministry

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PHOTOS: Malta High Commissioner Calls on Labour Minister

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

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State Minister Terrelonge Urges Diaspora to Register for Biennial Conference in June

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is encouraging Jamaicans in the diaspora to secure their tickets for the 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, scheduled for June 14 to18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The event will be held under the theme ‘Re-Building A More Climate-Resilient Jamaica’. “Members...

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Minister Audrey Marks to Receive Inaugural RNFJ President’s Award in Maryland, Usa

Minister with Responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation in the Office of the Prime Minister, and Jamaica’s former Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador the Hon. Audrey Marks, will receive the inaugural President’s Award from the Maryland-based organisation, Right Now for Jamaica (RNFJ). She is being honoured with the award in recognition of her distinguished and outstanding service to...

Minister of Water, Environment, and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers a Ministerial Briefing during the Diplomatic Days 2026 high-level engagement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade offices in downtown Kingston. His address was presented on March 18.

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Jamaica Set to Ratify SPAW Protocol Soon

The Government anticipates ratifying the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol of the Cartagena Convention within the next three months. This was disclosed by Minister of Water, Environment, and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, during a Ministerial Briefing at the Diplomatic Days 2026 high-level engagement, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade offices in downtown Kingston...