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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Senate on Friday, April 24.

Jamaica Rises On Global Press Freedom Index

Jamaica has risen two places on the Global Press Freedom index, and now ranks sixth among 180 countries that most respect freedom of information. Published annually by Reporters Without Borders, a non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Paris, the index evaluates the...

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

PAHO Encourages Countries To Use COVID-19 Experience To Scale Up Health Systems

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a digital press conference from Jamaica House on Monday (April 20). Looking on is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Gov’t To Bring Jamaicans On Board Cruise Ship Home

Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board Member, Leo Gilling.

Diaspora Hosting Virtual Workshops For Teachers

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. Observing (from left) are Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Maria Bosch, and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.

Government Gets 29 Ventilators From EU

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Johnson Smith Confirms More COVID-19 Test Kits Coming From The US This Week

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is advising that it is in discussions with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Embassy of the United States of America to identify any issues related to shipments of critical COVID 19 related material which may have an impact on the Jamaican Government’s response to the outbreak. Minister of Foreign...

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Joint Statement By The Minister Of National Security Of Jamaica And The Minister Of Foreign Affairs And Foreign Trade Of Jamaica Regarding Jamaican Workers On The Marella Discovery2

The Government of Jamaica wishes to advise of the facts regarding a request made on Thursday April 2, 2020 to allow entry and landing of Jamaican workers who were aboard the Marella Discovery 2. We understand the disappointment and anxiety of these cruise line workers and similar sentiments experienced by other Jamaican workers overseas who await the reopening of our...

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Spanish-Owned Companies Donate US$200,000 To Fight COVID-19

Spanish-owned companies that hold investments in Jamaica have donated US$200,000 to the Government to aid in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). The donation is being made through the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, which was established by the group of Spanish investors in Jamaica to channel their corporate social responsibility activities through a single entity. This was announced by Spanish Ambassador to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasizes a point while speaking during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on April 3.

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Gov’t Receiving Additional Equipment And Support For National COVID-19 Response

Additional ventilators for treating coronavirus (COVID-19) patients are slated to arrive in the island this week, to bring the number in the public health system to 80. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a digital press conference at Jamaica House on Friday (April 3). He also indicated that another 25 ventilators are expected by...

Representatives of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and the Jamaica Guangdong Association stand in solidarity following a donation of food items, sanitation products and protective gear, to aid in the parish

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Chinese Community In St. Elizabeth Donates Items To Help COVID-19 Fight

St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, on Thursday (April 2), received a donation of items from the Jamaica Guangdong Association community valued at approximately $1.5 million, to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The donation, which includes rice, flour, tin products, masks, gloves, sanitiser, disinfecting wipes, alcohol, and disinfectant, will benefit the most vulnerable in the parish, particularly the...

Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Regional Director, Errol Greene (fifth left) and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (third left), with members of the Chinese community (from left) Shijin Li; Montego Bay-based Chinese businessman, Yangshen Li; Shifu Huang; and Sen Lin, during the handover of $4.5 million in supplies to the WRHA, at Beauty Queen Plaza, Fairview in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday (April 3).

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Chinese Community Extends Helping Hand

The Chinese community in Jamaica has donated some $4.5 million in supplies to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The handover took place at the Beauty Queen Plaza, Fairview in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday (April 3). Included in the items are N95 masks, gloves, sanitisers, toilet paper, hand...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, emphasises a point while piloting the Appropriation Act 2020 in the Senate on March 27.

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Help For Jamaican Students In Barbados

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the welfare needs of Jamaican students in Barbados are being addressed. Providing an update on the students, in the Senate on March 27, Mrs. Johnson Smith said Barbados has instituted daily curfews to minimise the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and some of them are getting...