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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), speaks with United Nations Resident Coordinator, Mariko Kagoshima, at a United Nations Day 2019 ceremony, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston, on Thursday (October 24).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), speaks with United Nations Resident Coordinator, Mariko Kagoshima, at a United Nations Day 2019 ceremony, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston, on Thursday (October 24).

Foreign Minister Calls On UN To Assist Developing Countries With Technical Support

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is calling on the United Nations (UN) to consider offering technical support to developing countries, such as Jamaica, that need additional technical support to achieve the Sustainable...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Ambassador for the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi, during the recent Catherine Estates housing development contract signing ceremony at Jamaica House. Looking on is President of China Harbour Engineering Company Limited’s (CHEC) Americas Division, Dr. Zhimin Hu.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Ambassador for the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi, during the recent Catherine Estates housing development contract signing ceremony at Jamaica House. Looking on is President of China Harbour Engineering Company Limited’s (CHEC) Americas Division, Dr. Zhimin Hu.

Jamaica To Participate In China International Import Expo
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Ambassador of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi (right) display the Handover Certificates after they had signed the documents at an official ceremony, held today (October 16) at the new Foreign Affairs Ministry building, at 20 Port Royal Street in downtown Kingston. Occasion was the official handover of the new building to the Government of Jamaica by the Republic of China.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Ambassador of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi (right) display the Handover Certificates after they had signed the documents at an official ceremony, held today (October 16) at the new Foreign Affairs Ministry building, at 20 Port Royal Street in downtown Kingston. Occasion was the official handover of the new building to the Government of Jamaica by the Republic of China.

New Foreign Affairs Ministry Building Formally Handed Over
Wife of the Governor-General and Patron of the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen, cuts the ribbon to officially hand over the Lily Pond Bridge at the Chinese Garden on Thursday (October 3). Assisting her are China’s’ Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi (centre), and Board Chairman of the Nature Preservation Foundation (NPF), which manages Hope Gardens, Alfred Thomas.
Wife of the Governor-General and Patron of the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen, cuts the ribbon to officially hand over the Lily Pond Bridge at the Chinese Garden on Thursday (October 3). Assisting her are China’s’ Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi (centre), and Board Chairman of the Nature Preservation Foundation (NPF), which manages Hope Gardens, Alfred Thomas.

Renovated Lily Pond Bridge at Chinese Garden Handed Over to Jamaica
The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica meets with United States Vice President, Mike Pence
The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica meets with United States Vice President, Mike Pence

Prime Minister Holness Invited to Meeting with US Vice President Pence

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Foreign Affairs

Senator Johnson Smith Lauds Local Organisers of Leadercast Women

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has lauded the local organisers of Leadercast Women for their commitment to promoting leadership excellence among women across all spheres of society. Senator Johnson Smith, who was speaking at a Leadercast Women event at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Friday (October 18), encouraged the nation’s women...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.
Jamaican Diaspora

PICA To Engage Diaspora In Atlanta Oct. 25-26

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is aiming to engage the Jamaican diaspora in Atlanta, Georgia, with its Access Jamaica Expo, from October 25 to 26. The event, which is being held in collaboration with the Honorary Consul to Atlanta, Dr. Elaine Bryan, will facilitate members of the diaspora accessing services from public- and private-sector organisations. In addition to...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Principal Director for Energy in the Ministry, Fitzroy Vidal, look at a charging port for an electric vehicle. Occasion was an excursion around sections of Salt Lake City, Utah, on Monday (September 23) to see an electric bus in operation. The Minister is in Utah for a Solar Power International trade show.
Foreign AffairsTransport

Electric Buses – Driving into Jamaica’s Future

The Government is exploring the feasibility of introducing electric buses as part of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) fleet. The move will be facilitated under an electric vehicle policy, which is being developed by the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, who is in Utah in the United States for a Solar Power International...
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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards, speaking at the recent Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of the Caribbean (ARIN-CARIB) Annual General Meeting at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James.
Foreign Affairs

Gov’t Moving to Sign CARICOM Agreement on Sharing of Recovered Assets

The Government is moving to sign the CARICOM Agreement on the Sharing of Recovered Assets, which is intended to strengthen regional cooperation in this area by establishing a framework for the return or sharing of illicitly acquired proceeds that have been confiscated. Chief Technical Director (CTD) in the Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards, said the Agreement will also facilitate...
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Foreign Affairs

Foreign Minister Encourages Jamaicans Overseas To Register At Missions

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is calling on persons who live, work or travel overseas to register with the country’s Missions, so that they can be easily located during times of emergency. Senator Johnson Smith, who was delivering a statement to the Senate on September 13, following the recent devastation of several...
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