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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses yesterday's (Feb. 1) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

Government Communicating with Key Stakeholders in US

The Government will continue to communicate with key stakeholders in the United States regarding the recent Executive Orders on immigration and travel signed by President of the United States, Donald Trump. This was noted by Minister of Education, Youth and...

Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Jamaica, Maura Barry, addresses an energy efficiency training workshop for members of the hotel sector at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, recently. Ms. Barry told participants that the United States government will continue to give full support to Jamaica and other Caribbean countries to become energy independent.

US Will Continue to Support Jamaica’s Energy Programme

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and United Nations Resident Coordinator, Bruno Pouezat sign an agreement for the UN Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework (UNMSDF) in Jamaica, at the Spanish Court Hotel in St. Andrew, today (January 19). Others looking on are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert Roberts and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry.

Jamaica to Benefit From UN Five-Year Initiative

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (right), is greeted by United States Vice-President Elect, Governor Mike Pence, and his wife, Karen, as she arrives at the Chairman’s Global Dinner and Diplomatic Ball given in honour of President Elect, Donald Trump and the Vice President, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington DC, on January 16. The Vice President-Elect expressed his love for the people of Jamaica and hopes to visit one day. The Ambassador will represent the Government and people of Jamaica at the inauguration ceremony of the President and Vice President of the United States on January 20.

PHOTOS: Ambassador Audrey Marks Meets US Vice President-Elect Mike Pence

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (FILE)

Diplomats Get Together Feb. 5 to 10

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Regional Workshop on the Management of Marine Resources

A three-day Regional Workshop on measures to manage marine resources commenced on January 24 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. It is being hosted by the British High Commission, under the Caribbean Commonwealth Marine Economies programme, which involves a £5.6 million package of measures to help small island countries reduce poverty by preserving their marine environments, and making...

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Cuba Providing Technical Support for Regional School of Arts

The Cuban Government is providing technical support in the development of the Caribbean Regional School of Arts at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said four lecturers in the area of culture have been working on the project, which falls under...

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (centre), shares a photo opportunity with members of the organising committee of the David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Scholarship Fund at the sixth annual fundraising ball held on January 14 at the National Education Association Atrium in downtown Washington DC.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Marks Commends Organisers of David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Scholarship Fund

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, has lauded the organisers of the Jamaica David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship fund for providing US$66,000 in support to students at Calabar High and Kingston College over the past eight years. “Through the unwavering efforts of committee members to preserve the distinguished name and legacy of David Hunt, an exemplary graduate...

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica to Benefit from Co-Operation Agreement with Morocco

Jamaican students will benefit from approximately 100 tertiary scholarships to be provided annually under a co-operation agreement between Jamaica and the Kingdom of Morocco. The agreement, which was signed last year, will see Morocco offering the scholarships, tenable at institutions in the North African nation, at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels. Additionally, Government of Jamaica employees will be afforded...

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

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...

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)

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

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 Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. “This Administration does not believe that the terms offered would have been beneficial to Jamaica as...

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

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...