Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has welcomed the launch of the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator Programme. She said the initiative reflects the region’s determination to make the Caribbean the first climate smart zone, in pursuant of the first of 12 international commitments emanating from the One Planet Summit held in Paris in December...

The United States government has sent congratulations to Jamaica on the occasion of the country’s 56th anniversary of Independence. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, noted the strong connections between the people of both countries, noting that Jamaica is one of the strongest partners of the United States of America. “Your support for citizen security, energy development and economic reform is...

The Jamaica Diaspora Investment Group has provided $5 million for the establishment of a technology entrepreneurship laboratory at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU). The investment will help to get the lab operational and hire engineers to produce its first web-based platform, dubbed ‘Project Pakasa’, work on which is slated to begin next week and to be completed in three months....

Jamaicans residing in Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Atlanta will be celebrating the country’s 56th anniversary of Independence with a number of activities from August 4 to 26. The Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, under the leadership of Ambassador Audrey Marks, will be engaged in several events, in collaboration with various Jamaican organisations. In Baltimore, Ambassador Marks will deliver...

Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Ambassador Dr. June Soomer, believes a more coordinated collective approach to disasters is needed by regional governments. She said this will require ongoing dialogue among heads of governments ahead of the onset of disasters, such as storms and hurricanes, to determine the appropriate responsive actions to countries likely to be impacted. “We...

The European Union (EU) has committed to remaining a key partner with Jamaica in combatting transnational organised criminal activity. Head of the EU Delegation, Malgorzata Wasilewska, said that the organisation’s support to the country includes the provision of technical assistance in the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) under Phase II of the EU ATT Outreach Project. She noted...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday afternoon (July 24) engaged Jamaican and Caribbean nationals living in Namibia as part of his official visit to the southern African state. The Prime Minister addressed the Diaspora in keeping with his mission to update and discuss matters involving the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and by extension, Jamaica. Prime Minister Holness noted that a large part...