Statement by Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, UNDP’s Human Rights Day Event to mark the 66th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, 10th December 2014   (Salutations) Dr. Arun Kashyap, Resident Coordinator of the UNDP, Mr. Matondo Mukulu, Acting Public...

A collection of over 200 postcards, depicting Jamaica’s rich history, is currently on display at an exhibition being hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C. The exhibition, titled: ‘Greetings from Jamaica, a Country of History in Postcards’, displays the compiled collection of Jamaican Speech Pathologist, Marva Shand McIntosh, who resides in the United States capital. It was formally...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Economic and Trade Relations will be among the issues discussed at the Fifth Summit of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba which takes place in Havana, Cuba on Monday 8 December. The Summit will be preceded on Sunday by a meeting of the Foreign Ministers. In accordance with the Havana...

Members of the Jamaican Diaspora have raised US$250,000 (J$25 million), to help with the programme to improve literacy and numeracy in schools. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, who made the announcement, said the contribution of the group to education in Jamaica has been far-reaching over the years, and is part of...

Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) have donated 10 forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, to assist with the country’s Ebola preparedness. The thermometers were funded by the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust, which is comprised of individuals and organisations that support health care in Jamaica, and were sourced by the International Healthcare Group UK. Minister of Local Government and...

Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Courtenay Rattray, has been appointed as Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform. His appointment was announced on Monday, November 10, by H.E. Sam Kutesa, President of the 69th Session of the General Assembly, in a letter to all Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in New...

Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, will lead Jamaica’s delegation to the Fourth CARICOM-Japan Ministerial Meeting, to be held from 14th to 15th November 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. The Jamaican delegation will also include H.E. Ricardo Allicock, Ambassador of Jamaica to Japan and Mrs. Angella Comfort, Director for Caribbean and the Americas in...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are meeting in a special session today (November 4)  in Trinidad and Tobago. High on the agenda is the discussion on the Ebola virus and the Chikungunya virus. This 17th Special Meeting of the Conference, which is being held at the Diplomatic Centre, St. Ann’s, will include...

The Jamaican Embassy in Brazil has been encouraging Jamaicans living in the South American country to participate in the government’s ongoing Diaspora Mapping exercise. The Mapping Jamaica’s Diaspora Project, which involves an online survey is geared towards identifying the locations, skills, expertise and interests of members of the global Jamaican Diaspora. Jamaican Ambassador to Brazil, Her Excellency Alison Stone Roofe,...