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Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), along with resident of Gordon Town in St. Andrew, Renechia Osbourne, paints playground equipment at the Mission House Methodist Basic School in the community during Labour Day activities on Tuesday, May 23.
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), along with resident of Gordon Town in St. Andrew, Renechia Osbourne, paints playground equipment at the Mission House Methodist Basic School in the community during Labour Day activities on Tuesday, May 23.

Foreign Affairs Ministry Renovates Basic School

The Mission House Methodist Basic School in Gordon Town, East Rural St. Andrew, is closer to securing Early Childhood Commission (ECC) certification following renovations carried out at the institution on Labour Day, May 23. The institution, which is affiliated with...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File)

New ACP-EU Agreement After 2020
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), greets France’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Jean-Michel Despax, during Monday’s (May 8) Europe Day reception, organised by the Office of the European Delegation in Jamaica, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. At centre is Delegation Head, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), greets France’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Jean-Michel Despax, during Monday’s (May 8) Europe Day reception, organised by the Office of the European Delegation in Jamaica, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. At centre is Delegation Head, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

European Union Lauded for Support
Malgorzata Wasilewska, Head of Delegation, EU Jamaica.
Malgorzata Wasilewska, Head of Delegation, EU Jamaica.

EU Delegation Celebrates Europe Day
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), addresses journalists at a recent press briefing held at the Ministry’s office in New Kingston. At right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), addresses journalists at a recent press briefing held at the Ministry’s office in New Kingston. At right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts.

Jamaica Engages CARICOM and OAS to Promote Dialogue in Venezuela

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Gov’t Reaffirms Support For EU Stability

The Government has reaffirmed its support for the solidarity and stability of the European Union (EU). Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said the Administration will continue to partner with the EU in supporting issues of mutual interest in various regional and international fora. She was speaking at a special reception hosted by the...
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Foreign Affairs

CSME Important – Betton-Nayo

Head of the Trade Agreements Implementation Coordination Unit in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Symone Betton-Nayo, says Jamaicans need to be more aware of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the many benefits it offers. She noted that the CSME must be viewed as something that belongs to the people and for which they must...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File)
Foreign Affairs

Ministry to Take Control of Diaspora Mapping Project Database

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will take ownership of the database captured under the online Diaspora Mapping initiative, now that the project has ended. Funded by the International Organizaton for Migration (IOM), the project was undertaken in conjunction with the Ministry. It aimed to capture the location, interests and skills of members of the diaspora, while building...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File)
Foreign Affairs

New Unit to Deal with Diaspora Affairs

The introduction of a new unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will result in a fresh focus on the Diaspora affairs. The unit, which falls under the new Diaspora, Protocol and Consular Affairs Division at the Ministry, will deal more effectively with matters pertaining to the Diaspora. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the...
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82% Reduction in Number of Jamaicans Denied Entry into T&T

Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has revealed that there has been an 82% reduction in the number of Jamaicans denied entry to Trinidad and Tobago over the last year. At a press briefing this morning (Thursday, April 20) at the Ministry’s headquarters, Senator Johnson Smith also revealed that since the start of...
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United States President, Donald Trump, gives Jamaica the ‘thumbs up’ as he shares a light moment with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, in the Oval Office, during her recent courtesy call at the White House.
Foreign Affairs

President Trump Underscores US-Jamaica Relations

United States President, Donald Trump, says he looks forward to working with the administration of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on bilateral and regional issues. The President made the comment during a courtesy call paid on him by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, at the Oval Office in the White House. During their...
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