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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, addresses recent sitting of the Senate.

Senator Johnson Smith to Preside Over Council of ACP States

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, will preside over the Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States for the next six months. Senator Johnson Smith’s tenure, which began on...

Director-General for International Cooperation and Development in the European Commission, Stefano Manservisi (centre), emphasizes a point while fielding questions from attendees at his open lecture entitled: ‘The European Union (EU) and the Caribbean: a proposal for a modern partnership beyond 2020’, at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in St. Andrew on Thursday (February 1). He flanked by (from left): Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Malgorzata Wasilewska; and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Global Affairs, UWI, Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal.

EU Seeking To Establish Separate Arrangements with ACP Countries

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), receives a gift from Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki, when he called on the Minister at the Ministry in Kingston, on January 25.

New Japanese Ambassador says he Will Work to Strengthen Relationship

Cuban Delegation to Discuss Bilateral Exchanges

Foreign Minister Appoints New High Commissioner to Nigeria

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

Senator Johnson Smith Supports Proposal for Fund to Repair Roads Damaged By Construction Companies

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has supported a proposal for the establishment of a fund to repair roads that have been damaged as a result of construction projects. Opposition Senator, Sophia Fraser-Binns, who made the recommendation during her contribution to the debate on the Building Bill...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to Brazil, Her Excellency Alison Stone Roofe (left), speaks at a reception in Brasilia to mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the South American country and Jamaica. Others (from second left) are Director, Department of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean, Marcio Fagundes do Nascimento; and Sub-Director, Department of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean, Talita Borges Vicari.

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

Anniversary Celebration in Brazil

Scores of guests attended a reception on December 8 in Brasilia, Brazil, to mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the South American country and Jamaica. The event, which was held at the residence of Jamaica’s Ambassador to Brazil, Her Excellency Alison Stone Roofe, also recognised Jamaica’s 55th anniversary of Independence. The Ambassador said that Jamaica’s relationship with Brazil...

New Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki, speaks at a reception at his residence in St. Andrew, to celebrate the 84th birthday of Emperor Akihito of Japan, on December 6.

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

New Japanese Ambassador Pledges to Strengthen Partnership

New Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki, has pledged to continue building bridges of cooperation and friendship between Japan and Jamaica. Speaking at a reception at his residence in St. Andrew on December 6 to celebrate the 84th birthday of Emperor Akihito of Japan, Ambassador Yamazaki said the relationship that exists between Jamaica and Japan is strong. “This...

Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (FILE)

8 years ago Foreign AffairsParliamentSenate

Senate Begins Debate on Building Bill

The Senate on Friday (December 1) began debate on the Building Bill, which seeks to establish a modern legislative framework that will serve to reduce the vulnerability of Jamaica’s built environment and ensure public safety. The legislation was piloted by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. Opening...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (FILE)

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Condemns Slave Trading in Libya

The Government has condemned the slave trading that has been reported in Libya. “This human indignity is unreservedly and entirely condemned by the Government, and we commit to working with the international community to curtail this despicable trade in human beings, wherever it occurs across the world,” Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith...

Director General at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison (left) observes a discussion between Charge D’Affaires, South African High Commission, Phillip Riley (centre) and Education Outreach Officer, Natural History Museum, Institute of Jamaica, Eartha Cole, at the NCST Symposium held on November 30 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.

8 years ago Foreign AffairsTechnology

Jamaica to Sign Commercial Agreement with South Africa for Science and Research

Jamaica and the Republic of South Africa are to sign a Commercial Agreement that will see businesses in both countries collaborating on nutraceuticals, research and development. This was stated by Charge d’Affaires at the South African High Commission Phillip Riley, while addressing a National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) Symposium held on November 30 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith addressing the sitting of the Senate on December 1. Seated at left is Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Condemns Slave Trading in Libya

The Government has condemned the acts of slave trading which has been reported in Libya. “This human indignity is unreservedly and entirely condemned by the Government and we commit to working with the international community to curtail this despicable trade in human beings, wherever it occurs across the world,” Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson...