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Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

EU Budgetary Support a Signal of Confidence in Jamaica

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, says the continued budgetary support provided to Jamaica is a signal of trust in the country’s economic progress. “Budget support is a particular modality that a country has...
Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, engages students of Constant Spring Primary and Junior High School during a recent visit. The St. Andrew-based instution received funding for new classrooms, bathrooms and perimeter fencing, under the European Union
Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, engages students of Constant Spring Primary and Junior High School during a recent visit. The St. Andrew-based instution received funding for new classrooms, bathrooms and perimeter fencing, under the European Union's Poverty Reduction Programme (PRPII).

EU Delegation in Jamaica to Celebrate Europe Day on May 9
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses today
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses today's (April 30) sitting of the House of Representatives.

PM Provides Details of Meeting with US President
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right) addressing the Caribbean Forum of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM) Post-Cotonou Caucus of Ministers at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 14. At right is Director General, CARIFORUM, Percival Marie.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right) addressing the Caribbean Forum of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM) Post-Cotonou Caucus of Ministers at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 14. At right is Director General, CARIFORUM, Percival Marie.

Negotiations Launched for CARIFORUM Regional Protocol
Secretary-General, CARICOM and Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (left) and Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development in the European Commission, Neven Mimica, sign six financing Agreements of European Union-CARICOM cooperation, valued at €114.8 million, during a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 15.
Secretary-General, CARICOM and Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (left) and Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development in the European Commission, Neven Mimica, sign six financing Agreements of European Union-CARICOM cooperation, valued at €114.8 million, during a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 15.

CARICOM and EU Sign Financing Agreements

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left); and Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development in the European Commission, Neven Mimica, affix their signatures to two financing agreements, under the 11th European Development Fund, valued at $2.8 billion (€20.20 million), at a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on April 15.
Foreign AffairsVision 2030

Government Signs Agreements with European Union

The Government today (April 15) signed two financing agreements with the European Union (EU), under the 11th European Development Fund, valued at J$2.8 billion (€20.20 million). This will support the Public Finance Management Reform Programme at a cost of €3.65 million (J$509.1 million), with first disbursement of J$132.5 million, and address environmental and climate change challenges through improved forest management...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) in discussion with Secretary General, CARICOM and the Caribbean Forum of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, during the meeting of the CARIFORUM Post-Cotonou Caucus of Ministers at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 14.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Meeting of the CARIFORUM Post-Cotonou Caucus of Ministers

  Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right) addressing the Caribbean Forum of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM) Post-Cotonou Caucus of Ministers at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 14. At right is Director General, CARIFORUM, Percival Marie.   Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Foreign Affairs

Government Welcomes Windrush Compensation Scheme

The Government has welcomed the announcement of the establishment of the Windrush Compensation Scheme by the British Government, and is encouraging individuals who have been affected to submit their claims. The scheme applies to members of the ‘Windrush Generation’ - immigrants who arrived in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1948 and 1973 from Jamaica and other Caribbean countries to address...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi (right), exchange the signed agreements under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), at the MInistry in New Kingston on April 11.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Poised for More Investments from China

Jamaica is poised to benefit from significant economic and infrastructural development initiatives under a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the People’s Republic of China. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi, signed the agreement under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), at the Ministry’s...
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Leader of Government Business in the Senate, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, makes a statement on the situation in Venezuela, during the sitting of the Upper House on Friday (April 12). Also pictured is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.
Foreign Affairs

Gov’t Supports Peaceful Solution for Venezuela

Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has reiterated Jamaica’s commitment to supporting any meaningful effort towards a peaceful resolution to the political, social and economic crisis in Venezuela. “We stand ready to participate in the search for a sustainable diplomatic solution to the crisis in that country – the people of Venezuela...
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Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), speaking with Government Senator and GraceKennedy Limited Chief Executive Officer, Don Wehby, during the launch of the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
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Tangible Outcomes Expected from Diaspora Conference

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the upcoming Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference is expected to generate tangible outcomes that are implementable. This assurance is against the background of what she notes are concerns from some stakeholders, who describe the conference as a “talk shop”. “It [has been] my intention, [since] I became...
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