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...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), along with (from left) Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares; Opposition Spokesperson on Culture and Creative Industries, Dr. Deborah Hickling; Professor Donna Hope; and pioneering Dancehall Queen, Carlene Smith, peruse the book titled ‘Dancehall Queen: Erotic Subversion’ at the launch at the Marketplace...

Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency Angie Martinez, addresses a gala concert hosted by the Embassy on Wednesday evening (April 17) at King’s House.  The event was part of Dominican Week activities from April 12 to 19, to celebrate the enduring friendship between the countries and foster economic cooperation, cultural exchange, and mutual understanding.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says total trade between Jamaica and the Dominican Republic has increased by 161 per cent over the last 10 years. This, however, has been largely driven by exports from the Dominican Republic to Jamaica. “But we are, as Jamaicans, also determined to continue to increase our exports,...

The bilateral aviation agreement between Jamaica and the Dominican Republic has fostered increased cultural exchange in tourism and increased commercial trade, thereby facilitating the creation of new business ventures and encouraging additional investments between both countries. Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, highlighted this while addressing the second Dominican Republic-Jamaica Business Forum at the AC Hotel...