The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is in the process of reviewing the country’s Foreign Trade Policy. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, A.J. Nicholson, during a sitting of the Upper House, today (June 7). The Minister was debating a motion brought by Opposition Senator, Christopher Tufton. The motion, which...

Proposed changes to the pension regulations in Britain and the Airline Passenger Duty (APD) are among issues to be out on the table by the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora at the upcoming Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay. Members of the UK delegation met with High Commissioner to London, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba on Saturday, June 1, to discuss the preparations...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will launch the 2013 Human Development Report in Jamaica on Tuesday, June 4, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. This 22nd edition of the HDR, entitled: 'The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World', explores evolving geopolitics, examines emerging issues and trends, and also identifies new stakeholders who have been...

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has committed to continue its support of the Government's efforts to reduce tobacco use in Jamaica. This assurance comes from PAHO/WHO Representative in Jamaica, Margareta Sköld, who says the organisation stands ready to assist the administration in its quest to, among other things, advance the passage of Tobacco Control Regulations. "PAHO/WHO strongly...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has expressed Jamaica’s commitment to stronger relationships with Tanzania. In bilateral talks with Tanzania’s President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, in Ethiopia recently, Prime Minister Simpson Miller said the commitment was a reflection of the principle of South-South cooperation to which her Administration subscribes. Of particular interest to Tanzania is cooperation in the fields...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller continued her visit to Addis Abba, Ethiopia on Monday, May 27, with a meeting with members of the Jamaican Diaspora, many of whom journeyed over 150 miles away from the town of Shashamane, where members of the Rastafari movement and other persons from Jamaica and the Caribbean have settled. In 1948, Emperor...

WASHINGTON DC - The Embassy of Jamaica in Washington has heightened preparatory activities in support of the upcoming fifth biennial Diaspora conference. On Wednesday (May 22), Ambassador Stephen Vasciannie, along with Embassy staff, met with leaders of major organisations and philanthropic groups, in a consultative forum, to solicit input aimed at shaping the conference agenda. The interaction was primarily to...

LONDON - High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun N'dombet-Assamba, was one of the special guest speakers at a memorial ceremony held in London on May 18 to celebrate the life of the late African literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe. The High Commissioner said Professor Achebe's writings have educated, inspired and enlightened people worldwide and that he used his...

A trade delegation from Atlanta is to visit Montego Bay in October, as part of efforts to deepen the trading relationship between the sister cities. The team, to be led by Mayor of Atlanta, Kasim Reid, will comprise 12 top business executives from the capital of the American state of Georgia. Mayor Reid gave the commitment for the visit during...