One of London’s leading community radio stations will be taking 200 of their listeners and friends to Jamaica from November 6 for a 10-day visit, titled ‘Tropical Vibes’. Tropical Vibes is the initiative of Vibes FM, a London based community radio station known for supporting Reggae, Roots and Dancehall music for more than two decades. One of the organisers of...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, has hailed the work of the Jamaica-China Friendship Association in promoting and strengthening relations between the two countries. “Over the years, the work of the Jamaica/China Friendship Association has complemented the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade as we seek to develop new ways of...

Noted Jamaican-born civil rights campaigner, Doreen Lawrence, who was recently appointed to the British House of Lords, has been honoured by the Jamaican High Commission in London. The United Kingdom’s (UK) Home Secretary, Theresa May, was among the special guests at a reception hosted on Monday, October 21, by Her Excellency, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba. Mrs. Lawrence took her seat as Labour...

A Guide Document outlining matters relating to free movement under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) regime, is currently being drafted for immigration officers. This was disclosed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, as he piloted a Bill to amend the Caribbean Community (Free Movement of Skilled Persons) Act, in the Senate...

Cuba’s new Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernandez, says his country is looking to deepen cooperation with Jamaica in the area of trade. “The bilateral relations between our two countries have reached its highest points so far and we are considering ways to improve and strengthen these relations even more. We think that we could further this relation...

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, has commended the efforts of the Washington-based organization, Women at Real Risk (WARR), for their outstanding contribution in the fight against breast cancer. Ambassador Vasciannie, who was addressing WARR’s 13th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Gala, at the Sheraton Hotel in Silver Spring, Maryland, on October 12, said that...

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, has lauded the National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO) for its 36 years of service to Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora. Ambassador Vasciannie, who was addressing the installation ceremony of the new NAJASO Executive Committee at the Baltimore Hilton Hotel on October 12, noted that...

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The work being done by staff at the embassy in Washington, D.C., to represent Jamaica in the United States (US), has come in for high praise from Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips. Dr. Phillips, who met with members of the embassy on October 11, told them that their work to promote Jamaica’s interest...

The Rev. Bevon White has become the third Jamaican to pastor the Faith Moravian Church of the Nation’s Capital, the only Moravian congregation in Washington D.C. Rev. White, who hails from the parish of Manchester, was installed at a special ceremony held on Sunday, September 29. The congregation, with a combined membership of approximately 200 persons, brings together Moravians, who...