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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness in discussion with EU Ambassador to Jamaica Malgorzata Wasilewska.

Strong Bilateral Relations Between EU and Jamaica

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has emphasized Jamaica’s strong and long standing relationship with the European Union (EU) in a meeting this morning (December 14) with EU Ambassador to Jamaica Malgorzata Wasilewska. The Prime Minister and Ambassador Wasilewska spoke on many...

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.

Foreign Minister Presents Certificates of Citizenship

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

Jamaica and Cuba Pledge to Deepen Relations

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro Has Died

9 years ago 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...

9 years ago 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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

9 years ago 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...

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.

9 years ago 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...

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

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...

United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno, addressing the commissioning ceremony for liquefied natural gas (LNG), at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Bogue power plant, in St. James, on November 11

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Special Friendship Will Survive – U.S. Ambassador

United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno, says Jamaica shares a very special friendship with the United States, which will survive despite the change from a Democratic to a Republican administration. Speaking at the commissioning of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Bogue power plant in St. James, on November 11, Mr. Moreno said...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second left), presents a cheque, from the Washington Mission, to the Board Chairman of the Wortley Home for Girls, Raphael Sangster (third right), to assist in the rebuilding of the Home. The presentation took place today (November 11) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dominica Drive, Kingston. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage Grey; Board member, Wortley Home for Girls, Tanya Wildish and House Mother of the Wortley Home for Girls, Deloris Bailey.

9 years ago CommunityForeign Affairs

Wortley Home Gets US$4,788

A cheque valued at some US$4,788 was this morning (November 11) handed over to the Wortley Home for Girls, 193 Constant Spring Road in St Andrew, to assist in rebuilding the place of safety. Work has started on the building, which was destroyed by fire in June last year. The private home is managed by the Diocese of Jamaica and...