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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks at the launch of CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September 4).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks at the launch of CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September 4).

Work In Progress to Establish Closer Ties Between Local Cannabis Dealers and Banks In US

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is working on establishing better relationships between dealers in the local cannabis industry and banks in the United States, for growth of the developing sector. At the...
Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks at today’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks at today’s (September 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

Visa Policy and Action Plan to be Developed
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right), makes a point during discussion with (from left) Project Manager for the Sandals Foundation, Karen Zacca; Tourism Director, Donovan White; and Deputy Chairman of Sandals Resorts International and Chairman of the Tourism Linkages Council, Adam Stewart, following a press briefing at the office of Ministry of Tourism in New Kingston on Tuesday (September 3).
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right), makes a point during discussion with (from left) Project Manager for the Sandals Foundation, Karen Zacca; Tourism Director, Donovan White; and Deputy Chairman of Sandals Resorts International and Chairman of the Tourism Linkages Council, Adam Stewart, following a press briefing at the office of Ministry of Tourism in New Kingston on Tuesday (September 3).

Jamaica to Moblise Resources Through Tourism Resilience Centre to Assist Bahamas
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and Principal of Comfort Castle Primary and Junior High School in Portland, Dalmain Moore, display cheque for $343,350, which has been donated to the school by Canadian charity, the Tamara Gordon Foundation. The Minister handed over the cheque at the Ministry, in New Kingston, on Tuesday (August 27).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and Principal of Comfort Castle Primary and Junior High School in Portland, Dalmain Moore, display cheque for $343,350, which has been donated to the school by Canadian charity, the Tamara Gordon Foundation. The Minister handed over the cheque at the Ministry, in New Kingston, on Tuesday (August 27).

Portland School Gets $343,350 from Canadian Charity
Jamaican badminton player/coach, Mathew Yee-Grant (left), conducts a training session with local players. They are part of the second batch of Jamaican sports personnel to benefit from specialised training in China under the Jamaica-China Technical Assistance Programme.
Jamaican badminton player/coach, Mathew Yee-Grant (left), conducts a training session with local players. They are part of the second batch of Jamaican sports personnel to benefit from specialised training in China under the Jamaica-China Technical Assistance Programme.

Marked Improvements By Athletes Under Jamaica-China Technical Assistance Programme

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The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister greets the Hon Alden McLaughlin, Premier of the Cayman Islands after discussions at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 7.
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Prime Minister Holness Meets with Premier of the Cayman Islands

Prime Minister Andrew Holness earlier this week (August 7) held discussions at the Office of the Prime Minister, with a high-level delegation from the Government of the Cayman Islands, led by Honourable Alden McLaughlin, Premier and Minister for Employment and Border Control; Community Affairs and International Trade, Investment, Aviation and Maritime Affairs. The delegation visited Jamaica to strengthen cooperation in...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), says farewell to President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta (centre), before he departed Jamaica on Wednesday (August 7) at the Norman Manley International Airport. At left is wife of the President, Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta. The President was in the island on a three-day State visit.
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PHOTOS: President of the Republic of Kenya Departs Jamaica

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), says farewell to President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta (centre), before he departed Jamaica on Wednesday (August 7) at the Norman Manley International Airport. At left is wife of the President, Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta. The President was in the island on...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), presents Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Tourism, Hon. Najib Balala, with a memorabilia during a press briefing, held at the Tourism Ministry’s New Kingston offices today (August 7).
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Tourism Minister Highlights Main Areas of MoU with Kenya

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the Field of Tourism, signed between Jamaica and the Republic of Kenya, will result in greater interactions between both countries. The Minister was speaking at a press briefing, held at the Tourism Ministry’s New Kingston offices, today (August 7). The MoU was signed on Monday, August...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), shakes the hand of President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, after announcing their commitment to partner in activities which will be held in recognition of the United Nations (UN) Declaration of the International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015-2024, at the Jamaica 57 Independence Grand Gala, at the National Stadium, on Tuesday (August 6).
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Events Begin to Recognise UN Decade For People of African Descent

The Government has launched the start of one year of local activities in recognition of the United Nations (UN) Declaration of the International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015-2024. The Jamaica 57 Independence Grand Gala, held at the National Stadium on Tuesday (August 6), was the start of the local activities, where Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness,...
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