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Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Esmond Reid.

Relations Between Jamaica And Nigeria To Be Strengthened

Bilateral relations between Jamaica and the Federal Republic of Nigeria should be further strengthened with the staging of the fourth session of the Jamaica-Nigeria Joint Commission later this year in Nigeria. The Joint Commission governs the framework for cooperation between...

PM Holness: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the first virtual Extraordinary Inter-Sessional Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) on Wednesday (June 3).

PM Urges Solidarity Among OACPS Members To Address Challenges Posed By COVID-19

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks at a virtual meeting of Foreign Ministers of Latin America, the Caribbean and Germany on Wednesday (June 3).

Jamaica Seeks Support To Remove CARICOM Nations From EU’S Blacklist

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing a digital press conference held recently at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Jamaicans Reminded To App Ly For Re-Entry Through JamCOVID

(UN Fund 1) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Mariko Kagishima, display a US$1 million cheque from the UN to support Jamaica's coronavirus COVID-19 response. The handover ceremony was held on Wednesday (May 27), at the Ministry's New Kingston offices in St. Andrew.

Jamaica Receives US$ 1 Million From UN To Strengthen COVID-19 Response

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listen to Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, at the handover of medical equipment from the EU to Jamaica, at Medical Link Limited in St. Andrew, on May 20.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

More Assistance From The EU

Jamaica is getting additional funding from the European Union (EU) to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic through an €8-million grant for regional countries. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, told JIS News that the funds have been approved and will be channelled through the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), and Jamaica has...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second right), and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third right), observe while Technical Director at Medical Link Limited, Lensworth Blake (left), highlights features of one of several pieces of medical equipment valued at approximately $80 million that the European Union (EU) has donated to the public health system. The items were handed over during a ceremony held on Wednesday (May 20), at Medical Link Limited in St. Andrew. Others (from second left) are Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; German Ambassador to Jamaica, Dr. Bernd Von Munchow-Pohl; and Ambassaor of France to Jamaica, Denys Wibaux.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Jamaica Receives $80-Million Donation Of Medical Supplies From EU

Jamaica’s health system has been further boosted to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic through a donation of equipment valued at approximately $80 million (€535,000) from the European Union (EU). The items, which include patient monitors, infusion pumps, defibrillators, and intensive care unit beds, were provided under the EU-funded Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC). The donation...

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Jamaican And Canadian Foreign Ministers Lead Discussions At The UN COVID-19 Financing Meeting

Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica and the Honourable François Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, co-chaired a meeting of the United Nations Group of Friends of Sustainable Development Goals Financing on Tuesday May 19, 2020. The meeting brought together Ambassadors from across the membership of the United Nations...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left), and Director of Airport Operations at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), Devon Manahan (second left), observe as some of the 207 returning Jamaicans who landed at the airport today (May 13), under the protocols established for the re-entry of Jamaicans into the country, walk to waiting Jamaica Urban Transit (JUTC) buses. They will be taken into quarantine.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Another 207 Jamaicans Return Home

The Government has facilitated the controlled re-entry of another 207 Jamaicans who were stranded overseas due to the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and closure of the country’s ports. They landed at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), today (May 13), under the protocols established for the re-entry of Jamaicans into the country. There were three flights, which consisted...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the media at a virtual press conference on Monday (May 11), at the Office of the Prime Minister Media Centre, in Kingston.

6 years ago Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

Returning Jamaicans Must Desist From Applying Multiple Times Online

Jamaicans overseas who are now applying to return home under the country’s controlled re-entry programme are being encouraged to desist from applying multiple times on the jamcovid19 application and website. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, while disclosing that close to 7,500 applications have, so far, been received, pointed out that persons who...

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

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

PAHO Head Urges Unity In Halting COVID-19 Spread

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says she is “deeply concerned” about the rapid expansion of the coronavirus (COVID-2019) across the Americas, and has called for greater collaboration among health authorities in member countries to bolster health systems in order to contain the spread. The number of confirmed cases and deaths across the region rose to 1.74...

6 years ago CoronavirusFinance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

PAHO In Dialogue To Coordinate Response To Negative Economic Impact Of COVID-19

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the entity is in “close dialogue” with several bilateral and multilateral institutions to coordinate a response to the negative economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on PAHO member countries. Among these, she said, while speaking at a digital media briefing on Tuesday (May 12), are the International Monetary Fund (IMF),...