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High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan (centre) and his wife, Dr. Lola Ramocan, are welcomed to the city of Liverpool by Lord Mayor, Councillor Malcolm Kennedy, during a reception at Liverpool’s Central Library on June 14.
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan (centre) and his wife, Dr. Lola Ramocan, are welcomed to the city of Liverpool by Lord Mayor, Councillor Malcolm Kennedy, during a reception at Liverpool’s Central Library on June 14.

Liverpool Commits to Closer Ties with Jamaica

A commitment to forge closer economic and social links with Jamaica, including the possibility of a twinning arrangement with Kingston, was among the outcomes of a visit to the city of Liverpool by High Commissioner His Excellency Seth George Ramocan....
Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica who attended the recent joint launch of the Jamaica55 UK celebrations and the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, hosted by Jamaica’s High Commissioner, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan, in London.
Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica who attended the recent joint launch of the Jamaica55 UK celebrations and the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, hosted by Jamaica’s High Commissioner, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan, in London.

Jamaicans Attend Joint Launch of Jamaica 55 UK Celebrations and Diaspora Conference
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.
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
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.
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)
Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying. (FILE)

CaPRI Launches Study on Value of the Diaspora

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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...
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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 Affairs

Foreign Ministry Ironing Out Kinks in CSME

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has been working with its regional counterparts to resolve some of the problems that frustrate travellers within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Under the CSME, skilled persons are entitled to move and work freely throughout the region once granted a CARICOM Recognition of Skills Qualification. These include university graduates, media...
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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.
Foreign AffairsJIS Think Tank

Diaspora Marketplace to Showcase Local Products and Services

A Diaspora Marketplace will be part of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference scheduled to take place at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston from July 23 to 27. Chairman of the Jamaica Diaspora Conference 2017, Earl Jarrett, said the marketplace, which will operate for the duration of the conference, will provide for active business interactions. “We will literally have a...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
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...
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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.
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...
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