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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing Friday's (April 23) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

Jamaica Provides Humanitarian Assistance to St. Vincent and the Grenadines

The Government is committed to providing humanitarian assistance to the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, following the impact of the La Soufrière volcano on the island. This was emphasised by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign...

27 Jamaicans Repatriated From The UK In State Quarantine

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), speaks with Senior Director of Preparedness and Emergency Operations at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Horace Glaze, about the donations destined for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Minister was at the Kingston Wharves Terminal on Thursday (April 22), to observe the departure of the HMBS Lawrence Major, which transported the donations on behalf of Jamaica.

Jamaica’s Support To St. Vincent And The Grenadines Ongoing

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), takes a tour aboard the HMBS Lawrence Major vessel with Jamaica Defence Force Commanding Officer, Alvin Gayle (centre) and Senior Director of Preparedness and Emergency Operations at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Horace Glaze, on April 21. The vessel, belonging to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force was laden with more than $20 million worth of relief supplies bound for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The vessel will leave Kingston Wharves on April 22 to transport the items on behalf of Jamaica.

Supplies Worth More Than $20 Million Going To SVG

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), display some of the COVID-19 testing supplies donated by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to support the Government’s fight against the pandemic. The ceremony was held at the National Public Health Laboratory, 21 Slipe Pen Road, Kingston, on April 20. Also sharing the moment (from second left) are Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Jamaica, Lim Baejin and Director of the National Laboratory Services, Dr. Michelle Hamilton.

PHOTOS: Donation Of COVID-19 Testing Supplies By Korean Embassy

5 years ago Foreign AffairsNational Security and Peace

Jamaicans Stranded in the UK to be Repatriated Today

Twenty-seven (27) Jamaicans who have been stranded in Britain will return home later today (April 21), as permission has been granted for them to land, despite the closure of our borders to incoming flights from the United Kingdom (UK). The incoming Boeing 777 aircraft will later on Thursday, (April 22) repatriate British nationals and residents to the UK. Due to...

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

5 years ago Foreign Affairs

Brady Hailed for Pushing Small Island States’ Interests In Maritime Arena

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith has paid tribute to the Director-General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady, for giving Small Island Developing States (SIDS) a voice in the international maritime arena. She said that as Jamaica’s Special Envoy to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Admiral Brady has...

Acting Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Elizabeth Riley.

5 years ago Foreign AffairsLocal Government

CDEMA Advises Donors To St. Vincent And The Grenadines To Contact National Disaster Offices

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is urging organisations and individuals across the region that wish to contribute to the disaster relief efforts for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to do so through their national disaster offices. In Jamaica’s case, that entity is the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). Speaking at a virtual press conference...

Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (File Photo)

5 years ago Foreign AffairsLocal Government

Local Government Minister Announces Structure Of Support For St. Vincent And The Grenadines

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says Jamaica is organizing support for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which are now being battered by the erupting La Soufriere Volcano. “Our Government has been in contact with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and we are organizing logistical and other forms of support to our brothers...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File Photo)

5 years ago Foreign Affairs

Sen. The Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith’s Statement On The 1st Anniversary Of The OACPS

Jamaica is pleased to join in the commemoration of the first anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), an occasion which also recalls the entry into force of the Revised Georgetown Agreement on 5th April 2020. That occasion heralded the transition of the former African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States into...

Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point while addressing the Senate on Friday (March 26).

5 years ago CoronavirusForeign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Senate Passes Bill to Strengthen Enforcement Measures

The Disaster Risk Management (Amendment) Act, 2021, which will strengthen enforcement measures relating to the management of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, was approved in the Senate on Friday (March 26). The Bill seeks to amend the Disaster Risk Management Act to introduce a specific enforceable system of sanctions against persons who breach the public health protocols. Leader of Government Business...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Leslie Campbell, speaks on March 24, at a virtual launch of a new enterprise, Integrated Diaspora Services Ltd. (IDS).

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State Minister Commends Diaspora For Increase In Remittances

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Leslie Campbell, has commended the diaspora for its 30 per cent increase in remittances and support for its families. “I must commend those who have been supporting their families through remittances, which showed an increase of more than 30 per cent last year,” he said. Speaking at a...