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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, delivers Jamaica’s Policy Statement at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations on September 23, at its headquarters in New York.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, delivers Jamaica’s Policy Statement at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations on September 23, at its headquarters in New York.

UN Urged to Establish Mechanism to Support Countries Affected by Natural Disasters

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has called on the United Nations (UN) to establish a mechanism to provide the requisite support and compensation to vulnerable countries affected by natural disasters. The Minister’s...
Member of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament, Sarah Champion (left), raises a point to Government Senator, Dr. Sapphire Longmore (right). Also pictured (from second left) are Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris; Steve Reid; and Lord Goddard of Stockport. The four-member delegation from the UK Parliament was visiting the Randolph Lopez School of Hope in Kingston on Monday (September 18).
Member of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament, Sarah Champion (left), raises a point to Government Senator, Dr. Sapphire Longmore (right). Also pictured (from second left) are Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris; Steve Reid; and Lord Goddard of Stockport. The four-member delegation from the UK Parliament was visiting the Randolph Lopez School of Hope in Kingston on Monday (September 18).

UK Members of Parliament Laud Work of School of Hope
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts (left), shakes hands with Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Lee Young-Gyu. Occasion was a ceremony at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices in Kingston on Wednesday (September 13), where Mr. Lee formally handed over three sport utility vehicles (SUV), valued at US$100,000, to the Jamaican Government.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts (left), shakes hands with Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Lee Young-Gyu. Occasion was a ceremony at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices in Kingston on Wednesday (September 13), where Mr. Lee formally handed over three sport utility vehicles (SUV), valued at US$100,000, to the Jamaican Government.

Korea Donates Three SUVs to Jamaican Government
Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, addresses delegates at the opening plenary of the 3rd Ministerial meeting of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), at Viña del Mar in Santiago, Chile, on September 7.
Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, addresses delegates at the opening plenary of the 3rd Ministerial meeting of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), at Viña del Mar in Santiago, Chile, on September 7.

Jamaica to Host ECPA Energy Summit in 2019
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), listens attentively as Acting Director for Consular Affairs at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Desreine Taylor (right), explains the functions of the Consular Affairs Department of the Ministry. Occasion was a visit to the Ministry by the Prime Minister on September 6. The Ministry is celebrating its 55 years of existence. At left is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator, the Hon Kamina Johnson Smith.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), listens attentively as Acting Director for Consular Affairs at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Desreine Taylor (right), explains the functions of the Consular Affairs Department of the Ministry. Occasion was a visit to the Ministry by the Prime Minister on September 6. The Ministry is celebrating its 55 years of existence. At left is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator, the Hon Kamina Johnson Smith.

PM Emphasises Importance of Foreign Ministry

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Jamaica Lauded for Being Regional Leader in Operating Drug Treatment Courts

Jamaica is being touted as a regional leader in its operation of drug treatment courts (DTCs) and a model for other countries implementing them. Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Jamaica, Jeanelle van Glaanen Weygel, says experts from Jamaica have played a key role in the establishment of drug treatment courts in Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados. She...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator, the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (4th left), share a photo opportunity with long-serving employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, who were honoured at a ceremony held on Wednesday (September 6) at the Ministry’s offices on Dominica Drive, New Kingston. From left are Undersecretary, Multilateral Affairs Division, Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith; Senior Secretary, Prudence Hamil; Undersecretary, Diaspora, Protocol and Consular Affairs Division, Ambasssador Sharon Saunders; Undersecretary, Foreign Trade Division, Marcia Thomas; Director, Caribbean and Americas Department, Angella Comfort; Librarian, Andrea Noble; Assistant Director, Protocol Department, Sharon Burrell Green, and Protocol Officer, Cecile Christie.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Honours Long-Serving Employees

Eight employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade have been honoured for service ranging from 30 to 38 years. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, handed out certificates of appreciation during a ceremony held on Wednesday (September 6) at the Ministry’s headquarters at 21 Dominica Drive, New Kingston. Those recognised are Undersecretary, Multilateral Affairs Division, Ambassador...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith (left), presents two publications commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Ministry’s establishment to Chief Executive Office of the Jamaica Information Service, Donna-Marie Rowe, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on Monday, September 4.. The ceremony was held to launch the publications and open a commemorative exhibition. In the background is Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.
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Foreign Affairs Ministry Celebrates 55th Anniversary with Commemorative Publications

Two publications commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade’s establishment have been presented to several State institutions. The beneficiary recipients include the Office of the Cabinet, Houses of Parliament, Jamaica Information Service, Creative Production and Training Centre, Institute of Jamaica, National Library of Jamaica, the National Archives, and Jamaica National (JN) Group. The publications,...
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Director, Investment Branch, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Omar Chedda (centre), displays a certificate for his participation in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 37th regional course on key issues on the international economic agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Medellin, Colombia. At left is Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD, Kalman Kalotay. The course ran from July 24 to August 11.
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Recommendations from UNCTAD Course Should Benefit Country

The Jamaican Government is set to benefit from a series of recommendations coming out of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 37th regional course on key issues on the international economic agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean held last month. The course, which ran from July 24 to August 11 in Medellin, Colombia, was attended by...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith (left), presents two publications commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Ministry’s establishment to Chief Executive Office of the Jamaica Information Service, Donna-Marie Rowe, during a ceremony at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on Monday, September 4.. The ceremony was held to launch the publications and open a commemorative exhibition. In the background is Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.
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Foreign Affairs Ministry Opens Exhibition to Launch 55th Anniversary Celebrations

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade launched its 55th anniversary celebrations with the opening of an exhibition highlighting the entity’s achievements since 1962. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry’s Bilateral Relations Department, Dayton Thomas, cut the ribbon to officially launch the two-week exhibit at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices...
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National Hero, Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, Remembered in London

Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan, says the message of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, is one of liberation that brought dignity and upliftment to oppressed people around the world. He was speaking at the first annual Marcus Garvey Pan-Africanism Presentation at the Willesden Green Library in North London to...
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