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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.

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....

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

PAHO Head Urges Unity In Halting COVID-19 Spread

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

192 Jamaicans To Arrive On May 13

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Head of the European Union Delegation, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (right), raise a toast to celebrate Europe Day 2019.

Jamaica Hails EU’S Partnership in COVID-19 Fight

Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

EU To Make A Second Donation Of Medical Supplies To Health Sector

The European Union (EU) will be making a second donation of medical supplies and equipment to Jamaica in support of the country’s efforts to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was announced by Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, in a statement to mark Europe Day 2020. Ambassador Wasilewska said that the items include monitors, infusion...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left) and European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska, examine a mobile ventilator during a handover ceremony for 29 ventilators, on the grounds of Medical Link Limited, located at 14A Cargill Avenue, in St. Andrew, on April 8. The ventilators, valued at approximately €1 million, were handed over to the Government by the European Union to help in the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Observing (from left) are Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Maria Bosch, and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

EU Supports Region To Fight COVID-19

The European Union (EU) has provided nearly €1 billion to support Caribbean and Latin American countries to tackle the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, in a statement to mark Europe Day 2020, said the EU has decided “to immediately reorient its assistance programmes with Latin America and the Caribbean, as part of...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), speaks to a senior citizen, who is among 120 Jamaicans, who returned from the United Kingdom on Wednesday (May 6). The Minister was at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston to welcome the Jamaicans home.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Gov’t Brings 120 Jamaicans Home

One hundred and twenty Jamaicans who were stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) are now back on local soil through the assistance of the Government. A TUI chartered Boeing 787 aircraft with the passengers aboard landed at 5:39 p.m. on Wednesday (May 6) at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. A total of 124 persons were approved for the...

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

PAHO Head Urges Caution In Relaxing COVID-19 Restrictions

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne, is urging caution by member countries that are looking to ease coronavirus (COVID-19) safeguards in order to facilitate the phased resumption of economic activities. Addressing a digital media briefing on Tuesday (May 5), Dr. Etienne noted that there is now “growing debate” about when countries can start to reopen...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), directs a disabled repatriated Jamaican who returned from the United Kingdom on Wednesday (May 6), at the Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston.

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: Repatriated Jamaicans at Norman Manley International Airport

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a virtual press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (May 4).

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Gov’t To Foot $64-Million Bill For Jamaicans Returning Today

The Government will absorb the entire cost of approximately $64 million for the mandatory State quarantining of nationals returning to Jamaica on Wednesday (May 6) under the controlled re-entry programme. The 14-day quarantine costs US$100 per person, per day, for three daily meals and accommodation. It is a requirement for nationals who have been stranded abroad due to Jamaica’s borders...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks at a digital press conference, at Jamaica House on Monday (April 27).

6 years ago CoronavirusForeign Affairs

New Protocols For Controlled Re-Entry Of Jamaicans

The Government has implemented new protocols for the controlled re-entry of Jamaicans abroad, who can now apply through a new online immigration portal on the jamcovid19.moh.gov.jm website for authorisation to return home. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking at a digital press conference at Jamaica House, in Kingston, on April 27, explained...