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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, shares a moment with conjoined twins, Azora and Azaria Elson, aboard an aircraft at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on July 27, ahead of their departure to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for separation surgery.

Jamaican Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated in Saudi Arabia

Jamaican conjoined twins, Azaria and Azora Elson, were successfully separated during a five-hour surgery at the King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Thursday (November 13). The two-year-old twins, their mother, Iesha McMurray, and a...

Members of the World Food Programme (WFP) distribute food boxes containing non-perishable items, rice, and vegetable oil – sufficient to sustain a family of three for up to seven days – to residents in St. Elizabeth on Monday (November 10). The occasion formed part of a tour of the Emergency Field Hospital and its facilities at Black River High School, led by Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom at the United States (US) Department of State, Jeremy Lewin, alongside Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

US Pledges Long-Term Support for Jamaica’s Hurricane Recovery

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), shakes hands with United Sates Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom, Jeremy Lewin, following a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (November 10).

United States Pledges Additional US$10M for Jamaica’s Hurricane Recovery

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Ambassador the Hon. Audrey Marks (left), welcomes European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Her Excellency Hadja Lahbib, to the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday, November 9. Both officials held discussions on the European Union’s humanitarian support for Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

EU Commissioner Praises Jamaica’s Hurricane Response

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Ambassador of Belgium to Jamaica, Ellen De Geest, welcome the arrival of 200 generators donated by the Government of Belgium to support the island's hurricane relief efforts, at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston on Wednesday (November 5).

PHOTOS: Jamaica Gets 200 Generators from Belgium

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), expresses gratitude for the shipment of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies from India, which arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Thursday (November 6). Listening (from left) are High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Mayank Joshi, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sheila Sealy Monteith.

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India Sends Humanitarian Aid to Jamaica

A medical unit is among 20 tonnes of disaster relief and humanitarian supplies provided to the island by India following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The consignment, which arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Thursday (November 6), via an Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft, also comprised medicines, medical equipment, food items, generators, tents, beds, hygiene...

Mrs. Alsion Wilson, OD, the late Consul-General of Jamaica in New York.

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Foreign Minister Expresses Profound Regret at the Passing of Consul-General Alsion Wilson

I am deeply saddened to announce the passing today of Mrs. Alsion Wilson, Consul-General of Jamaica at New York, at her home in New York. Consul-General Wilson served Jamaica at the highest level of excellence during her tenure from July 2019 to present. Her accomplishments defy the time during which she served with deep commitment to country, the Foreign Service...

Head of the World Food Programme (WFP), Jamaica Satellite Office, Dana Sacchetti (right), engages in discussion with (from left) European Union (EU) Emergency Coordinator in Jamaica, Daniela D’Urso; Representative for the United Nations Children

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Jamaica Gets Another Shipment of Relief Supplies from the EU and Partners

Jamaica has received another shipment of humanitarian supplies coordinated and financed by the European Union (EU), to support the country’s ongoing relief and recovery efforts, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. The consignment, which arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Thursday (November 6), contains approximately 50 tonnes of water; sanitation, shelter, and health...

Volunteers with the Jamaican Liaison Service in Canada assemble hurricane relief items for shipment to Jamaica.

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Jamaican Liaison Service in Canada Mobilises Employer Support for Hurricane Melissa Relief

The Jamaican Liaison Service (JLS) in Canada has been actively collaborating with employers and other stakeholders to contribute to the Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. Permanent Secretary, Jamaica Central Labour Organisation, with responsibility for the Jamaica Overseas Employment Programme, Colette Roberts Risden, told JIS News that the JLS has received donations of food and other relief items. “We have specifically been...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), thanks Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (centre), for relief supplies that arrived from that country at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), on November 5. At right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith.

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Jamaica Receives Relief Supplies from Japan

Jamaica has received relief supplies and several machines to purify water from the Government of Japan, to aid the recovery effort after the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28. The supplies arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), on Wednesday (November 5), with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, and Ambassador of Japan...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Thursday’s (November 6) Special Press Briefing at Jamaica House, which focused on recovery from Hurricane Melissa.

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Coordination of Relief Bolstered by Support from UNOPS

The Government’s coordination of relief in response to Hurricane Melissa will be bolstered by support from the United Nations Office for Project Service (UNOPS). The disclosure was made by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during Thursday’s (November 6) special press briefing, focused on recovery from category-five Hurricane Melissa, at Jamaica House....

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), converses with captain of the HNLMS Pelikaan, Lieutenant Commander Max Borsboom (right), shortly after the arrival of the Dutch Navy support ship at the Kingston Freeport Container Terminal on Tuesday (November 4), with hurricane relief supplies for Jamaica. Listening are European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica Her Excellency, Dr. Erja Askola (second left), and Alyssa Van Der Ree Gafoor.

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Jamaica Receives Large Shipment of Relief Supplies

The Government of Jamaica, on Tuesday (November 4), received a large shipment of hurricane relief supplies from several of the island’s international partners. The shipment of 15 containers with more than 150 tonnes of relief material and equipment, arrived aboard the Dutch Navy support ship, HNLMS Pelikaan, from its base in Curaçao. Included were medical and health supplies, emergency shelter...