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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses Wednesday’s (October 1) Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

Jamaica Part of Group of Standing Partners to Steer GSF in Haiti

Jamaica has agreed to be a part of the Group of Standing Partners charged with steering the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti. With a 12-month mandate, the 5,550-strong force will work alongside Haitian authorities to neutralise gangs, secure infrastructure...

Jamaica Co-Chairs Working Group on UN Mandate Implementation Review

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third right), and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Jinfeng Wang (third left), raise a toast to 53 years of diplomatic relations between Jamaica and China. The occasion was a reception commemorating the 76th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on September 25. Sharing the moment are (from left): Minister of Justice and Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck; Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright; former Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dean-Roy Bernard.

Jamaica Reaffirms Enduring Partnership with People’s Republic of China

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, address delegates and officials attending the 2025 Climate Summit at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, USA, on Wednesday (September 24).

Jamaica Submits Updated Action Plan to U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change

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UNDP Launches Regional Human Development Report for Latin America and the Caribbean

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, presents the Instrument of Appointment to
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), during the swearing-in ceremony for Cabinet Ministers at King’s House on September 17.

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Gov’t to Leverage International Partnerships for National Development

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says Jamaica will be deepening engagement with international partners and members of the diaspora for national development. She was speaking with JIS News at the swearing in of the 18 Cabinet Ministers at King’s House on Wednesday (September 18). Senator Johnson Smith, who was first appointed to...

Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson and Chairman of the Jamaica Howard University Affinity Network (JHUAN), Don Christian (centre ), celebrate with students of Jamaican heritage attending Howard University, who have been awarded scholarships totaling US$107,000 by JHUAN. The awards were presented during the organisation’s seventh HUes of Blue fundraising event held on Saturday (September 13), at the Ambassador’s residence in Maryland.

7 months ago Jamaican Diaspora

Jamaican Students at Howard University Urged to Embrace Technological Advancement

Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, has called on Jamaica Howard University Affinity Network (JHUAN) scholarship award recipients to embrace technological advancement and remain adaptable in an evolving global environment. “I want to see you riding that wave of technology and not being swamped by it,” he said. “Be confident that we can...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), is surrounded by Union of Jamaica Alumni Association awardees at the organisations 35th anniversary luncheon and awards gala held on September 14, at the Greentree Country Club New Rochelle, New York.

7 months ago EducationJamaican Diaspora

PHOTOS: Education Minister Addresses Union Of Jamaica Alumni Association 35th Luncheon And Awards In New York

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson.

7 months ago DiasporaForeign Affairs

Students of Jamaican Heritage at Howard University to Receive More Than US$100,000 in Scholarships

Twenty-six Howard University students of Jamaican heritage will benefit from more than US$100,000 in scholarships from the Jamaican Howard University Affinity Network (JHUAN). The award recipients will be recognised on Saturday (September 13) at JHUAN’s annual fundraiser dubbed ‘HUes of Blue’. Scholarships valued at $4,000 each will be presented to Jamaican-born students or those of Jamaican parentage with a 3.0...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson (left), welcomes Paraguay’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Raúl Florentín, who paid a courtesy call at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Thursday (September 4). Jamaica and Paraguay have enjoyed cordial bilateral relations for more than 33 years, following the formal establishment of diplomatic ties in November 1992.

7 months ago Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Anderson Receives Courtesy Call From Paraguay’s OAS Representatives

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson (left), welcomes Paraguay’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Raúl Florentín, who paid a courtesy call at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Thursday (September 4). Jamaica and Paraguay have enjoyed cordial bilateral relations for...

Benevolent Missions of Atlanta Vice President and Chair of the Chemistry Department, Clark Atlanta University, Dr. Conrad W. Ingram (left); Empress Golding (second left); BMA President Gail Dunwell, and President, Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, Jamaica, Steven Golding, share lens time at BMA’s Annual Fundraising Brunch, recently.

7 months ago Jamaican Diaspora

BMA Celebrates Milestone of 20 Years Advancing Primary Education in Jamaica and Atlanta

For Benevolent Missions of Atlanta (BMA), it was a major milestone marking two decades helping to advance primary education in both Jamaica and Metro Atlanta, as it took centre stage in the Peach State capital city, recently. With BMA’s impact in the spotlight during the nonprofit organisation’s annual Fundraising Brunch in Atlanta on August 10, the special event was used...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson, and Donisha Prendergast, granddaughter of late Reggae icon Bob Marley, open the dance floor as they ‘Party with a Purpose’ during the island’s 63rd Independence Anniversary Gala at Manhattan’s Marriott Marquis ballroom on August 23.

7 months ago Foreign Affairs

Party With A Purpose: Diaspora Gala Raises Record Funds For Jamaica

It was billed as the ‘Party with a Purpose’, and it lived up to the promise and expectations. More than 600 members of the Diaspora and friends of Jamaica gathered in New York City on August 23 for a grand celebration of the island’s 63rd anniversary of Independence. This year’s gala, promoted as the Diaspora’s largest fundraiser to date, raised...