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Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley (second left), engages in a light discussion with several of Jamaica’s Government Ministers prior to the start of a bilateral meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (July 18). They are (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. Prime Minister Rowley is in the island on an official visit from July 17-21.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley (second left), engages in a light discussion with several of Jamaica’s Government Ministers prior to the start of a bilateral meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (July 18). They are (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. Prime Minister Rowley is in the island on an official visit from July 17-21.

PM of Trinidad Says Visitors will be Treated with Respect

Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, has assured that all Caribbean nationals who visit will be treated with respect. He said that despite the negative perception, 97 per cent of every 100...
Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, David Prendergast.
Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, David Prendergast.

Visit of T&T PM Provides Opportunity to Address Challenges – Prendergast

Foreign Minister Commends Government of Trinidad
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on July 18, following bilateral discussions with Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley (right). Also pictured are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second left), and Trinidadian Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Senator, the Hon. Dennis Moses. Dr. Rowley is on an official visit to the island (July 17 to 21).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on July 18, following bilateral discussions with Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley (right). Also pictured are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second left), and Trinidadian Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Senator, the Hon. Dennis Moses. Dr. Rowley is on an official visit to the island (July 17 to 21).

Bilateral Meeting Positive – PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), makes a point to Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, before the official start of a bilateral meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (July 18). Dr. Rowley is in the island for a four-day official visit.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), makes a point to Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, before the official start of a bilateral meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (July 18). Dr. Rowley is in the island for a four-day official visit.

Discussions Between Jamaica and T&T to Strengthen Bonds – PM Holness

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Governor of Tottori Prefecture, Japan, Shinji Hirai (right), presents Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Councillor Bertel Moore with the Key to the City of Tottori Prefecture, during a ceremony at the Couples Swept Away Resort in Negril on Sunday, July 17.
EducationForeign Affairs

Savanna-La-Mar Mayor Gets Key to City of Tottori Prefecture

Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore, was on Sunday (July 17) presented with the Key to the City of Tottori Prefecture, Japan by the city’s Governor, Shinji Hirai. The presentation, which took place during a welcome reception for Governor Hirai and members of his delegation at the Couples Swept Away Resort in Negril, is in recognition of Mayor Moore’s work...
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Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley (right) is being escorted by Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson to inspect the Guard of Honour, formed by members of the Jamaica Defence Force, upon his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Sunday, July 17 for a four-day official visit.
Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

PHOTOS: Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Arrives in Jamaica

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon Keith Rowley, and Mrs Sharon Rowley arrived in Jamaica on Sunday (July 17)  for a four-day official visit. The two were met at the  Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston by a welcoming party led by Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Hon....
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Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point while piloting the Interpretation (Amendment) Act, 2016, in the Senate on Friday (July 15).
Foreign Affairs

Sen. Johnson Smith’s Response – Free Movement in CARICOM

Mr President, The Leader of Opposition Business, Senator Golding, posed some questions to me at the 20th May and 1st July 2016 sittings of the Senate concerning the issue of free movement in the Caribbean Community. He was interested specifically in the number of Jamaican nationals who were granted entry into Trinidad and Tobago in 2015, and the number of nationals from that...
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Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, MP
Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, Pays Official Visit to Jamaica

On 17th July 2016, Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, will pay an Official Visit to Jamaica, on the invitation of the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, for further political dialogue on matters of mutual interest to both countries. Prime Minister Holness extended the invitation to Prime Minister Rowley...
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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

PM Holness Congratulates New UK Prime Minister

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has congratulated Hon. Theresa May on her appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In a letter sent today (Wednesday, July 13), Prime Minister Holness said “Jamaica and the United Kingdom have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship built on strong historical links and close bonds of...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), greets Natasha Allen, a participant in the GraceKennedy Birthright Programme, at its media launch on July 11 at GraceKennedy Limited, Harbour Street, downtown Kingston. Others (from second left) are Group Chief Executive Officer at GraceKennedy, Senator Don Wehby, and participants in the programme, Casey Daley, Kimberly Ann Stephenson and Karis Edwards.
Foreign Affairs

Diaspora Students on Internship

Four students of Jamaican heritage living across the diaspora are now in Jamaica benefiting from a one-month internship, under the GraceKennedy Jamaica Birthright Programme. The programme is a cultural and professional internship geared at highlighting all aspects of Jamaican life, while furthering the career goals of the selected candidates.  Participants are Kimberly Ann Stephenson and Casey Daley from the United...
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Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office in the Caribbean, Katherine Grigsby, speaking at the recent UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Conference, held at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James.
Foreign Affairs

UNESCO Official Says Jamaica Should be Proud of Investment in Education

Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Katherine Grigsby, says Jamaica and other Caribbean states should be proud of the investment they have made in education. Speaking at the recent UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Conference at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James, Ms. Grigsby added that significant...
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