The colours of black, green and gold adorned the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland, on Sunday (July 27), as scores of Jamaicans and friends of the island gathered in thanksgiving for Jamaica’s 63rd year of independence. Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, headed the list of dignitaries, which included representatives...

Political and Economic Counsellor at the United States Embassy, George Matthews, has reaffirmed the United States’ strong partnership with Jamaica in combatting human trafficking. Speaking at the inaugural Caribbean Trafficking in Persons (CarTIP) Forum at Dreams Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on July 30, Mr. Matthews highlighted Jamaica’s progress and the shared goal of ending trafficking in...

Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Belize, and The Bahamas, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola, is encouraging Caribbean countries to take greater advantage of trade opportunities under the EU-Caribbean Economic Partnership Agreement. Speaking at the opening of the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) 2025 on Tuesday (July 29), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St....

Conjoined twins, Azaria and Azora Elson, have departed Jamaica for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where they are scheduled to undergo life-changing separation surgery. The 20-month-old toddlers, their mother, Iesha McMurray, and a team of medical professionals departed the island on a Medevac flight from the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston on Sunday (July 27). They are expected...

As the world moves closer to establishing a legally binding international agreement on plastic pollution, Jamaica is reaffirming its commitment to push for a full life-cycle approach to plastics during upcoming negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, this August. Chief Technical Director (CTD) for Development Planning, Environment Policy and Management in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Gillian Guthrie, highlighted...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade joins the myriad friends, family, associates and well-wishers, in expressing deep sadness and profound regret at the passing of Honourable Don Wehby, OJ, CD, on 26th July 2025. Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, described Mr. Wehby...

The GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme has been praised for the significant opportunities it affords to participants drawn from the Diaspora. The programme is a five-week cultural and professional internship hosted in Jamaica, designed for second- and third-generation Jamaican university students from the United States (U.S.), Canada, and the United Kingdom (U.K.). Participants gain hands-on experience at GraceKennedy subsidiaries aligned with...