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Ramocan in UK as High Commissioner

Ramocan left the island on December 21 to take up duties in that country. He will also serve as the non-resident High Commissioner to Ireland, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Cyprus and the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness in discussion with EU Ambassador to Jamaica Malgorzata Wasilewska.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness in discussion with EU Ambassador to Jamaica Malgorzata Wasilewska.

Strong Bilateral Relations Between EU and Jamaica
First Secretary of the Venezuelan Embassy in Jamaica, José Antonio Sanchez Vegas (right), speaks with graduates of the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation, during the ceremony held on December 7 at the PCJ Auditorium, New Kingston. From left are: Fuchsia Blair, Godfrey Bernard and Ingrid Blackwood.
First Secretary of the Venezuelan Embassy in Jamaica, José Antonio Sanchez Vegas (right), speaks with graduates of the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation, during the ceremony held on December 7 at the PCJ Auditorium, New Kingston. From left are: Fuchsia Blair, Godfrey Bernard and Ingrid Blackwood.

Venezuelan Institute to Offer New Spanish Course
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (fourth left, second row); Acting High Commissioner, Mrs. Angella Rose Howell ( 2nd left) and Victoria Mutual Director, Mrs. Delores Cooper (5th left), with some of the new Jamaican citizens at Saturday’s (December 3) Citizenship Ceremony, hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in London.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (fourth left, second row); Acting High Commissioner, Mrs. Angella Rose Howell ( 2nd left) and Victoria Mutual Director, Mrs. Delores Cooper (5th left), with some of the new Jamaican citizens at Saturday’s (December 3) Citizenship Ceremony, hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in London.

Foreign Minister Presents Certificates of Citizenship
Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness speaking in the House of Representatives. (FILE)
Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness speaking in the House of Representatives. (FILE)

Jamaica and Cuba Pledge to Deepen Relations

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Foreign Affairs

Simon Bolivar Remembered

The life, legacy and inspirational thoughts of Venezuelan liberator Simón Bolívar, were discussed at a commemoration ceremony, held on December 17 at the Simón Bolívar Monument, Heroes Circle, Kingston. Simón Bolívar, who died in 1830 in Santa Marta, Colombia at the age of 47, travelled to Jamaica on May 14, 1815 and lived at the corner of Princess and Tower...
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Foreign Affairs

Cabinet Approves Contract for Shoreline Protection Wall

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract in the amount of $103 million to Nakash Construction and Equipment Company Limited for the construction of 90 metres of shoreline protection wall at the proposed site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on Port Royal Street, downtown Kingston. This is contained in a Cabinet Ministry Paper tabled in...
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Foreign Affairs

Minister Johnson Smith to Attend Brussels ACP-EU Meetings & London Diaspora Consultations

Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, leaves the island today for Brussels, Belgium, where she will lead Jamaica’s delegation to three meetings related to ACP-EU relations. Her programme begins with the 104th Session of the Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group from 28th to 30th November. A major...
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Foreign Affairs

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro Has Died

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90. His brother and President Raul Castro, who made the announcement in a televised statement, said the late leader died at approximately 10:29 p.m. on Friday (November 25). Fidel Castro, who led the island nation for almost 50 years, retired from active politics in 2008 due to illness. He...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica mourns with the people of Cuba on the death of former President Fidel Castro

The government and people of Jamaica join with our Cuban neighbours in mourning the passing of former Cuban President Fidel Castro. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has written to President Raul Castro extending deep sympathies on behalf of Jamaica. “The Government and people of Jamaica join me in extending to you, the entire Castro family and the Government and people of...
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Vice President of Export and Market Development at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Robert Scott (right), greets Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Malgorzata Wasilewska, at a forum to discuss the benefits of the Caribbean Forum-EU Economic Partnership Agreement, at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, in New Kingston, on November 23.
Foreign Affairs

Private Sector Urged to Take Full Advantage of EPA

The European Union (EU) is urging the local private sector to take full advantage of the Economic Partnership Agreement signed between countries in the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) and the EU. Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Malgorzata Wasilewska, said that of the 14 countries which signed the EPA, only the Dominican Republic is benefiting from the Agreement, which is...
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Jamaica and Mexico Issue Commemorative Stamps

Two postage stamps have been issued by Jamaica and Mexico as part of celebrations to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between both countries. The stamps, which were designed and developed through the collaborative efforts of the Government of Jamaica, through the Post and Telecommunications Department, and the Government of Mexico, through its Embassy Mexican Post Office, are available...
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