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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

PM Holness at G20 Leaders’ Summit

The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica G20 Leaders’ Summit, Buenos Aires, Argentina 30th November – 1st December 2018 __________________________________________________________________ Session II: Climate Change Resilience Mr. President, The small island states of the Caribbean whose case I plead...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Protocolary Session of the Organization of American States (OAS), held in Washington DC on November 27.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Protocolary Session of the Organization of American States (OAS), held in Washington DC on November 27.

PM Urges OAS to Increase Support in Combating Illicit Small Arms Trade

PM Holness Signs Energy Cooperation Framework with US Treasury Department
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), shaking hands with United States (US) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, after a meeting at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington DC on Tuesday (November 27). During the meeting, they spoke about improving urban areas and housing stock, Jamaica
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), shaking hands with United States (US) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, after a meeting at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington DC on Tuesday (November 27). During the meeting, they spoke about improving urban areas and housing stock, Jamaica's Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, and how to lift people from poverty.

PHOTOS: Prime Minister Holness Meets with US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Protocolary Session of the Organization of American States (OAS), held in Washington DC on November 27.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Protocolary Session of the Organization of American States (OAS), held in Washington DC on November 27.

PM Calls on OAS Member States to Work Together to Address Challenges

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Diaspora Board Representative for the South United States, Wayne Golding.
Foreign Affairs

Diaspora Leadership in the USA Stages Three-Day Summit

Just over 200 representatives of the Jamaica diaspora in the United States of America (USA) will converge on the town of Morrow, Georgia, for the inaugural three-day Diaspora Leadership Summit from November 16 to 18. The event, which has as its theme, ‘Making Our Voices Matter through Leadership’, will focus on the development of the diaspora’s USA-based leadership and strengthening...
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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.
DiasporaEconomic Growth & Infrastructure Development

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 that a number of French companies have successfully bid for local contracts. These include divestment of the Kingston Container Terminal...
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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

Foreign Affairs Ministry Provides Full Support for Windrush Migrants

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Ministry is heavily focused on the critical compensation scheme for the Jamaican Windrush migrants. “We have supported persons who were in Jamaica by making them aware of the call for evidence. This is the method by which persons are able to submit evidence of the impact...
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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
Foreign Affairs

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

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the technical work for the rollover of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) into a new CARIFORUM-United Kingdom (UK) trade arrangement post-Brexit is close to being finalised. “The European Union (EU), I assure you, remains an important trade partner for Jamaica and our CARIFORUM colleagues, and the...
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