Latest

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

Construction work on a new building in downtown Kingston to house the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is now complete. Built on 11,700 square metres by the Jiangsu Jiangdu Construction Group Co. Limited, of China,...

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

Prime Minister Holness Invited to Meeting with US Vice President Pence

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

PICA To Engage Diaspora In Atlanta Oct. 25-26

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.

Electric Buses – Driving into Jamaica’s Future

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.

6 years ago 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...

Director and Cinematographer on the award-winning Jamaican short film, ‘Fight’, Gabrielle Blackwood (left), speaks at the launch of the European Union (EU) film Festival in June, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston. At right is Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska,

6 years ago EntertainmentForeign Affairs

October 4 Closing Date For Entries To Short Film Competition

Young Jamaicans have until October 4 to submit entries to a short film competition, under the theme: ‘My Environment: a heritage to be protected’. The competition, which is being sponsored by the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, was announced by Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, at the opening night of the 2019 EU Film...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), in discussion with the High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa in Jamaica, Her Excellency Lumka Yengeni, during a courtesy call at the Ministry, on Thursday (September 12).

6 years ago Foreign AffairsNational Security

PHOTOS: Minister Chang And The South African High Commissioner

6 years ago 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...

Senior Advisor and Strategist, Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright (left), is pctured with Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Godfrey Dyer (centre); and Sandals Resort Senior Director, Wayne Cummings, at a cocktail reception for tourism stakeholders at the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show, Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on September 9.

6 years ago Foreign AffairsTourism

Increase in Arrivals From Russia

The Ministry of Tourism is reporting an increase in arrivals from Russia. Senior Advisor and Strategist, Delano Seiveright, said that just under 3,000 Russian tourists visited the island between January and the end of June compared to roughly 630 for the same period in 2018. “Much of this is attributable to new, regular nonstop flights between Moscow, Russia and Montego...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers Statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 10.

6 years ago Foreign AffairsParliament

No Report of Deaths of Jamaicans in The Bahamas

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says there has been no report of deaths of Jamaicans, as a result of Category Five Hurricane Dorian’s impact on The Bahamas. He informed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has been updated on the situation with Jamaicans in the most impacted areas in The Bahamas. “The latest information is...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), conversing with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Saturday (Sept. 7). This was ahead of a relief mission to the Bahamas by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), through support from Canada. Also pictured (from right) are: Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; Canadian Defence Attaché to the West Indies, Col. Jacques O’Keefe; and Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade.

6 years ago DiasporaDisaster ReliefPrime Minister

120 Soldiers Deployed to The Bahamas

A contingent of 120 Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers departed the island this afternoon (Sept. 7) to provide recovery and humanitarian support to the Bahamas following the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian. They were accompanied by 11 members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, which provided airlift support. At least 43 persons in the Bahamas have died and homes and...