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

Prime Minister Holness Congratulates Mia Mottley on Historic Victory

Prime Minister Andrew Holness this afternoon expressed his congratulations to Mia Mottley on an impressive landslide victory in the Barbados general elections held on Thursday (May 24). Ms. Mottley is the first female to be elected Prime Minister in Barbados’...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (front row, third left); Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the United States, Eric Khant (front row, fourth left); Country Director, Peace Corps Jamaica, Paul Sully (front row, right); Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Jamaica, Maura Barry Boyle (second row, fifth left), with the newest batch of Peace Corps volunteers, following the swearing-in ceremony at the Colin E. Powell Residential Plaza, Kingston, on May 22.

State Minister Lauds US Peace Corps Volunteers

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Bosch Bessa, when he visited the Ministry’s offices at 2 Oxford Road in St. Andrew, on May 11.

PHOTOS: National Security Minister Greets Spanish Ambassador

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (second right) shares a light moment with (left to right) Pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, Father Dan Leary; President and Founder of Partners of Good Shepherd Jamaica, Joy Dufour; and Founder of the Montego Bay-based Good Shepherd Foundation, Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus, the Most Rev. Charles Dufour. Occasion was the organisation's sixth annual fundraising dinner, held recently at the Hollywood Ballroom in Silver Spring.

Diaspora Organisation Hailed for Supporting Vulnerable Persons in Jamaica

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Obey New Road Law and Avoid Heavy Fines – Johnson Smith

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right) and Charge d’ Affaires at the South African High Commission, Phillip Riley, raise their glasses in a toast during a reception to celebrate the 24th Anniversary of South Africa’s Freedom Day, held on Thursday (May 10) at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew.

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Commits To Closer Ties with South Africa

The Government of Jamaica has pledged to continue to work with the Republic of South Africa in strengthening bilateral partnerships for the benefit of the people of both countries. This commitment came from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, while addressing a reception to celebrate the 24th anniversary of South Africa’s...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), shakes hands with Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the United States, Eric Khant, following the signing of an amended Open Skies Air Transport Agreement between the two countries at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in St. Andrew on May 10.

8 years ago Foreign AffairsTransport

Jamaica and US Amend Open Skies Agreement to Enhance Commerce

Jamaica and the United States of America have revised their Open Skies Air Transport Agreement to further strengthen the aviation partnership between the two countries and deepen commercial and economic ties. Under an amendment signed on Thursday (May 10), the Governments have agreed to allow all cargo airlines from their respective countries to continue to third country destinations without having...

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (right), delivers the keynote address at the sixth annual fundraising dinner of the organisation, Partners for Good Shepherd Jamaica, held at the Hollywood Ballroom in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Saturday, May 5.

8 years ago Foreign AffairsVision 2030

Jamaica Making Great Progress – Ambassador Marks

Jamaica is making great progress towards achieving its long-term national development goal, says Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks. Delivering the keynote address at the sixth annual fundraising dinner of Maryland-based Partners of Good Shepherd Jamaica in Springfield on Saturday, May 5, the Ambassador pointed out that the aim is to put Jamaica in a position to...

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation, Jamaica, Malgorzata Wasilewska (standing) interacts with students of Constant Spring Primary and Junior High School, which received funding for new classrooms, bathrooms and perimeter fencing under the European Union

8 years ago CultureForeign Affairs

Europe Day is May 9

Representatives of Government, the diplomatic corps, business sector and civil society will join the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica along with EU member states in marking Europe Day on Wednesday, May 9. Beneficiaries of projects and programmes that are being implemented through funding from the EU will also join in the celebrations, which include a reception and a film...

United States Vice President, Michael Pence (at podium), delivers the keynote address to members of the Organization of American States Permanent Council, during the Protocolary Meeting at the OAS headquarters in Washington DC on May 7.

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

US Vice President Commends Jamaica

United States Vice President, Michael Pence, has hailed Jamaica and other countries in the Americas for pursuing economic reforms, and for their positive approach to growth. “Let me thank the many countries that have demonstrated courage to pursue economic reforms to empower job creation, innovators and citizens alike, from Argentina to Jamaica,” he said, as he addressed a Protocolary Meeting...

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister/Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (left), shows Senior Consultant and Manager of Acclimatise LAC Limited, Olivia Palin (right), where to sign on contract for ‘The Process for the Development of the National Spatial Plan’ in the Banquet Hall of Jamaica House on Tuesday (April 17). Witnessing the signing are (from left, standing): Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lieutenant Colonel Oral Khan; Jamaica Country Representative and General Manager, Inter-American Development Bank, Therese Turner-Jones; Project Manager, The Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism for the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience Jamaica, Dr. Winsome Townsend; and Senator Aubyn Hill.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentForeign AffairsVision 2030

National Spatial Plan to Be Developed

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation has launched ‘The Process for the Development of the National Spatial Plan’ and signed a contract with Acclimatise Group Limited to draft its technical papers. The National Spatial Plan, which was conceptualised in 2009, will ensure the optimal use of the nation’s land and marine resources and outline the framework for their...