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Under-Secretary for Diaspora Protocol and Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sharon Saunders, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Work Progressing on Global Immigration Card

Work is progressing on the creation of a global immigration card for Jamaicans living overseas. A feasibility study to show how the card will be implemented is being prepared for discussion at the upcoming 7th Biennial Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference....

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith speaking at a Jamaica Diaspora Day Breakfast event held on Friday (June 16) at the Jamaica National Financial Centre on Belmont Road, Kingston. The occasion was the launch of a study on the economic value of the Jamaican diaspora, to be undertaken by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) and the Jamaica Diaspora Institute.

Diaspora Contributed US$186,000 to Education Sector

Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying. (FILE)

CaPRI Launches Study on Value of the Diaspora

Head of the Trade Agreement Implementation Coordination Unit in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Symone Betton-Nayo, speaking with students at a CARICOM Single Market and Economy Sensitisation session held recently in Clarendon. About 500 students from nine high schools in the parish participated in the session, organised by the Ministry.

Foreign Ministry Ironing Out Kinks in CSME

Chairman of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, Earl Jarrett, addresses a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Tuesday (June 6), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Diaspora Marketplace to Showcase Local Products and Services

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Findings of CaPRI Study on the Value of the Diaspora to Influence Policy Decisions

The findings of a study on the value of the Jamaican diaspora by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), will be used to guide the development of policies by the government. Some of the findings will be revealed at the upcoming Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference scheduled for July 23-26 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown, Kingston. This assurance was...

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Diaspora Day to be Celebrated June 16

Diaspora Day, to be observed on June 16, will feature the launch of a study by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) on the value of the diaspora to the country. The study is being jointly undertaken by CaPRI and the Jamaica Diaspora Institute (JDI). Details will be outlined during a breakfast hosted by Jamaica National (Financial Services) at its...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

9 years ago Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

Trinidadian Minister Not Searched by Jamaican Immigration Authorities

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica has today confirmed that neither Jamaican Immigration or Customs officials, nor any security personnel retained by the Government of Jamaica conducted a search on a Trinidadian Minister of Government at the Norman Manley International Airport. The Ministry was responding to media reports of an incident in which the Hon. Ayanna...

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Supports Dialogue in Resolving Situation in Venezuela – Johnson Smith

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says Jamaica is in favour of dialogue in arriving at a resolution of the situation in Venezuela and rejects any attempt at international isolation of the country. She noted that while there were differing views among CARICOM Member States at the recent Council for Foreign and Community...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), addresses the Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, at the OAS headquarters in Washington DC, on May 31. At left is Jamaica’s Alternate Representative to the OAS, Mrs. Julia Hyatt and behind the Minister is Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the OAS, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Urges all Parties in Venezuela to Engage in Dialogue

The Government is urging all parties in Venezuela to commit to renewed dialogue and negotiation towards a comprehensive, political agreement with concrete actions and guarantees to ensure its implementation for the well-being of the country and its people. In a statement at the 29th Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs at the Organization of American States (OAS), in...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

High Commissioner to Launch Diaspora Conference in London

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan, will launch the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference and the Jamaica 55 celebrations in London, on Thursday, June 1. The conference will be held over the period July 23 to 26 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme ‘Partnering for Growth’. It is one of the...

Staff members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade paint playground equipment at the Mission House Methodist Basic School in Gordon Town, East Rural St. Andrew, on Labour Day, May 23.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Basic School Receives Help from Foreign Affairs Ministry

The Mission House Methodist Basic School in East Rural St. Andrew is to receive assistance from employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, in its quest to attain Early Childhood Commission (ECC) certification. Members of the Jamaica Foreign Service Association (JaFSA) at the Ministry have committed to forging a long-term partnership with the school, which is affiliated...