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Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), in conversation with Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, when she called on him at Jamaica House on November 6.

PHOTOS: Minister Pearnel Charles Jr. with EU Ambassador

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, when she visited the Ministry on November 4 to say farewell.

PHOTOS: Minister Chang Bids Farewell to High Commissioner Peters

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is in discussion with German Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dr. Bernd von Münchow Pohl, during a courtesy call at the Minister's Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston on October 28.

PHOTOS: Minister McKenzie Receives Courtesy Call from German Ambassador

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), greets High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House, on October 21.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Jr. Meets with Canadian High Commissioner

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), converses with Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, following a tour of Tuff Gong Studios located at 220 Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston, on Wednesday (October 14). The tour was to get a first-hand look at the modernised vinyl record pressing system at the famous studio and the upgrading work being undertaken by Canadian company, Vinyl Technologies.

PHOTOS: Minister Grange and High Commissioner Peters Tour Tuff Gong Studios

Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Janet Omoleegho Olisa. (FILE)

6 years ago Foreign Affairs

Nigeria and Jamaica to Cooperate in New Areas

Bilateral relations between Jamaica and Nigeria could be further strengthened in the areas of banking and agriculture. This was noted by outgoing Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Janet Omoleegho Olisa, during an interview with JIS News. “We are interested in having a Nigerian Bank here in Jamaica. Another area is agriculture. So, apart from the usual science, education...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, receives Letters of Credence from Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Costa Rica, Georgina Maria Guillen Grillo. on Thursday (October 15), at King’s House.

6 years ago Foreign AffairsGovernor General

PHOTOS: G-G Receives Ambassador-Designate of Costa Rica

The Virgin Atlantic plane carrying passengers and crew from London, England, taxis beneath the symbolic water salute at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, as the airline resumed flights to the island on October 2.

6 years ago Foreign AffairsTourism

Virgin Atlantic Resumes Flights to Jamaica

After a hiatus from Jamaica due to its borders being closed to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) earlier this year, Virgin Atlantic has resumed flights to the island. Virgin Atlantic flight ‘VS 165’ from London, England, carried some 192 passengers and 10 crew members to the Sangster International Airport in St. James, on October 2. During a press...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, listen to the input of participants in the 12th Special Emergency Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, which was held virtually, on Friday (September 11).

6 years ago CARICOMForeign AffairsPrime Minister

PHOTOS: PM Holness at virtual CARICOM meeting

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), congratulates Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, after presenting her with her Instrument of Office, at a swearing-in ceremony, held at King’s House, on September 7.

6 years ago Foreign Affairs

Senator Johnson Smith says convening External Support Coordination Committee a priority

Newly reappointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says she will be giving priority to convening the External Support Coordination Committee. The committee, an inter-Ministerial mechanism, aims to ensure coherence in engagement with external partners and improve communication between the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). It is also focused on ensuring that offers...

6 years ago Foreign Affairs

Dr. Kathy-Ann Brown selected as Judge to serve on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the International Seabed Authority (ISA), and former Deputy Solicitor General, Dr. Kathy-Ann Brown was elected on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 as one of seven Judges to serve on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the period 2020-2029 during the Meeting of the States Parties to the UN Convention on the...

Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

6 years ago CultureForeign AffairsSport

Outgoing Head of EU Delegation wants more exchanges

Outgoing Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, wants to see more cultural and sports exchanges between the EU and Jamaica. “I would love to see a bigger exchange of people, easier travel, more travel, cultural exchanges, and sports exchanges, because people are drawn to things Jamaican in Europe,” she said, during an interview with...