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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, responds to questions in the Senate. (FILE)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, responds to questions in the Senate. (FILE)

Gov’t Turns Down UK Offer of New Maximum-Security Prison

The Government has turned down the United Kingdom’s (UK) offer to assist in the building of a new maximum-security prison in Jamaica. This was disclosed in the Senate today (January 13) by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, outlines the achievements of the Ministry last year at a press conference held on Wednesday (January 11), at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices, New Kingston.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, outlines the achievements of the Ministry last year at a press conference held on Wednesday (January 11), at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices, New Kingston.

64 Per Cent Reduction in Jamaicans Denied Entry to T&T

Ramocan in UK as High Commissioner
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

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New National Consular Policy Being Developed

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government is targeting the completion of a new National Consular Policy this year. The policy, for which preparation was approved by Cabinet in 2016, aims to support the improvement and standardization of service delivery to members of Jamaican Diaspora through overseas missions and Honorary Consuls. Speaking...
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Persons being Sensitised About Travel in CARICOM States

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has started a public-education campaign to sensitise the public on travel and employment guidelines within CARICOM countries. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith,  in a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Issues & Answers’ television interview on January 12. The Ministry recently launched the first in a series of...
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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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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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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.
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Foreign Minister Presents Certificates of Citizenship

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, was the special guest at last Saturday’s (December 3) Citizenship Ceremony, hosted by the Jamaican High Commission, in London. The Minister, who addressed the function and presented Certificates of Citizenship, commended the new Jamaican citizens for their decision to take advantage of the opportunity to hold dual...
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Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness speaking in the House of Representatives. (FILE)
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Jamaica and Cuba Pledge to Deepen Relations

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica and Cuba have pledged to identify ways to deepen collaboration and exchanges in the areas of trade, tourism, climate change and disaster mitigation as well as culture and education. “We have affirmed the commitment to examine the possibilities at the bilateral level to improve the current state of economic relations and...
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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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