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Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), engages in light conversation with Argentine Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Ariel Fernandez (right), and French Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Denys Wibaux. Occasion was the launch of ‘A Touch of France’ at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 8.

Gov’t Welcomes Increased French Interest in Jamaica

The Government has welcomed the increase in French private-sector activities in Jamaica and support for the island’s efforts to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth and economic development. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, noted...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses journalists at the Ministry’s quarterly press briefing at the Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on November 7.

Foreign Affairs Ministry Provides Full Support for Windrush Migrants

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), makes a point to State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, at the quarterly press briefing held at the Ministry's Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on November 7.

Minister Johnson Smith Says Post-Brexit Trade Deal Close to Being Finalised

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the Ministry’s quarterly press briefing at its Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on November 7.

White Paper on Diaspora Policy to Go Before Cabinet Shortly

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (left), engages with (from right) United Nations Resident Coordinator, Bruno Pouezat; Head of Office at the International Organization for Migration, Keisha Livermore; and Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune. Occasion was a national consultative workshop on the implications for the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on November 6.

Migration Important to National Development – Senator Charles Jr.

Jamaican born 84-year-old nurse, Murlin Hampton visited Clark County in Nevada to cast her vote in the United States Midterm Elections on November 6.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

84-Year-Old Jamaican Exercised Her Right to Vote in US Midterm Elections

After living in the United States of America for 52 years, Jamaican born 84-year-old nurse, Murlin Hampton, was determined to independently use her stroller to get to Clark County in Nevada, to cast her vote during the 2018 Midterm Elections on November 6. “It is my right to vote, and I need to select the candidate of my choice... ....

Voting stations where voters in the Los Angeles (LA) County, California, will cast their ballots today (November 6) during the Midterm Elections.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaicans in the United States Note Importance of Voting

Jamaicans living in the United States (US) are upbeat about today’s (November 6) midterm elections and note the importance of exercising their right to vote. Lurlene Madourie-Matthews, who lives in Connecticut, said that “this is where we call home, and if our vote can make the country better, then we should all do our part to make a positive impact...

A voter demonstrating how to cast a ballot using the new paperless electronic ballot the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office in California will be implementing in 2020.The system was introduced to journalists on Friday (November 2), who are part of the Foreign Press Center’s International Reporting Tour.

7 years ago Foreign AffairsTechnology

LA County Develops New Digital Voting System

The Los Angeles (LA) County Registrar-Recorder’s Office in California has created a new voting system, to be implemented in 2020, which could influence a change in how persons vote across the United States of America. The new system, which will transform the way persons vote from a physical to a digital format and from paper to electronic ballots (though there...

Staff members of the LA County Registrar-Recorder’s Office in Los Angeles, California, sorting Vote By Mail (VBM) ballots on Friday (November 2), which were submitted by voters ahead of the upcoming Mid-term Elections on November 6.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Thousands in California Use VBM System for Midterm Elections

Thousands of residents in the state of California are making use of a new Vote by Mail (VBM) system for the upcoming Mid-term Elections in the United States of America, which could influence a change in legislation in other states and countries around the world, especially those in the Caribbean. This new voting system, where residents have the option of...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left) is greeted by Resident Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Kenji Tobita (right) at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the JICA Alumni Association in Jamaica at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 3. Others from left are: Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki and President, JICA Alumni Association in Jamaica, Lenroy James.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsVision 2030

Over 600 Jamaicans Benefit from Training in Japan

Over 600 Jamaican officers and engineers, mainly from public-sector entities have benefited from technical training programmes in Japan. The sectors for training are wide and varied to support the socio-economic development of Jamaica. These sectors vary from year to year based on the priority areas of cooperation between Japan and Jamaica as well as in accordance with the Government’s Vision...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), addressing senior-level government officials and experts from Caribbean countries at the opening ceremony of a 2030 workshop on Thursday (November 1) at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston. The two-day event was held under the theme,

7 years ago DevelopmentForeign Affairs

Foreign Minister Urges Increased Focus on Building Resilient Societies

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is calling on CARICOM leaders to place increased focus on building sustainable societies that are resilient against various shocks. She noted that the violent hurricanes in the Caribbean last year, coupled with the region’s continued vulnerability, are reasons to reassess the responsibility of governments to citizens. “Those...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left); and St. Mary Municipal Corporation Chairman and Port Maria Mayor, Councillor Richard Creary, officially open the St. Mary Drop-In Centre on Thursday (November 1). The facility was built at a cost of $12 million. The opening formed part of activities to launch Local Government and Community Development Month, being celebrated in November under the theme ‘Protecting the Vulnerable... Establishing

7 years ago CommunityDevelopmentDiasporaHealth & Wellness

New St. Mary Drop-In Centre Officially Opened

The newly built St. Mary Drop-in Centre, located on Hodgson Street in Port Maria, was officially opened on Thursday (November 1) by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The facility, which will provide provisional shelter for homeless persons in the parish, was constructed at a cost of $12 million. Its features include offices for an administrator and...