Plans for the upcoming 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference are “in a state of readiness,” says Conference Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the VM Group, Courtney Campbell. The conference is scheduled to take place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, from June 16 to 19. It will be held under the theme: ‘United for...

Fifteen young Jamaicans have gained scholarships to pursue tertiary training in medicine, nursing and civil engineering in the Republic of Cuba, under the Jamaica-Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme. Speaking at the awards ceremony for the students, held at the Embassy of Cuba in St. Andrew on April 24, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon....

The Government of Jamaica has taken the decision to recognize the State of Palestine. The decision was confirmed by Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, following deliberations of the Cabinet on Monday (April 22). Minister Johnson Smith advised that, “Jamaica continues to advocate for a two-state solution as the only viable option to...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government is committed to fostering a vibrant and inclusive workforce. Addressing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Positive Pathways Private Sector Forum, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 23, he said it is critical to partner, discuss and deliberate on ways...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, speaks to students from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Spanish Programme during a World Book Day event held on Tuesday (April 23) at the Embassy of Spain in New Kingston.

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has emerged the overall winner of the inaugural ‘SheSecures Jamaica’ National Cybersecurity Competition. The all-female team attained maximum points of 325 after successfully completing all eight challenges in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Cryptography, Web Hacking and Forensic Analysis. Teams from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) copped second and third places, while...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Dominican Week gala reception at the Dominican Republic Ambassador’s official residence in Kingston on Thursday (April 18). Listening are Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Angie Martinez, and the country’s Vice Minister of Bilateral Foreign Policy, José Julio Gómez.

Jamaica should not be economically worse off when it becomes a Republic, says Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte. Speaking on the virtual discussion forum, ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’, on Wednesday (April 17), Minister Malahoo Forte underscored that economically, Jamaica has been on its own. “It was said during the deliberation process that Independence was...

The Government is reporting that there is great uptick in expressions of interest by a wide cross-section of stakeholders in the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, to take place from June 16 to 19 in Montego Bay, St. James. According to Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, planning for the event...