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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Registration Of Candidates Under Way For Global Jamaica Diaspora Council

Registration is under way for candidates to serve on the new Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC). The GJDC, establishment of which was endorsed by delegates at the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference held in June, will replace the Jamaican Diaspora...

Commercial Counsellor at the Canadian High Commission, Richard York.

Opportunity for Students to Study in Canada

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

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.

New Foreign Affairs Ministry Building Formally Handed Over

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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...

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.

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Renovated Lily Pond Bridge at Chinese Garden Handed Over to Jamaica

The Lily Pond Bridge in the Chinese Garden at the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew was officially handed over to Jamaica on Thursday (October 3), after renovation work by the Government of China. The structure is a central feature of the garden, which was developed by the Chinese and presented to the country as a gift in 2015....

The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica meets with United States Vice President, Mike Pence

6 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Invited to Meeting with US Vice President Pence

Following, Jamaica‘s participation in the United Nations General Assembly last week and leading role at the UN Climate Change Summit in New York, Prime Minister Holness was invited to meet with Vice President Pence in Washington. The meeting took place, earlier this week, on Monday, September 30, 2019 at the White House. The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Minister of Finance, Honourable...

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

6 years ago 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...

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.

6 years ago 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...

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...