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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...

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.

Diaspora Students on Internship

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.

UNESCO Official Says Jamaica Should be Proud of Investment in Education

Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland (at podium), addresses a Town Hall meeting at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies in St. Andrew on July 8.

Youth Urged to Help Commonwealth States Achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is greeted by the Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peirrot Delienne, at the opening of the 37th regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Georgetown, Guyana, on July 4. The conference ends on July 6.

Prime Minister Commends CARICOM

Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) is seen with (from left): Mr Bruce Golding, former Prime Minister and newly appointed Chairman of CARICOM Review Commission, Damien King, Economist, Professor Alvin Wint, and Andre Mariott-Blake, CARICOM Youth Ambassador. The Prime Minister launched the Commission today (Tuesday, June 28) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

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CARICOM Review Commission

CARICOM REVIEW COMMISSION Members of the Commission to Review Jamaica’s Relations within the CARICOM and ACP cariforum framework Former Prime Minsiter Bruce Golding (Chairman) Mr Metry Seaga, President, Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association Mrs Michelle Chong, President, Jamaica Exporters Association Mr Warren McDonald, President, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Mr William Mahfood, President, Private Sector Organization of Jamaica Hugh Johnson, President, Small Business Association of Jamaica Damien...

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Gov’t to Name High Commissioner to UK Soon

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the process is under way for the appointment of a new Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK). Mrs. Johnson Smith was responding to questions posed by Opposition Senator, Mark Golding during Friday’s (July 1) sitting of the Senate. “There is a process between the...

Jamaica’s Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Diedre Mills, stands next to the memorial statue in honour of Jamaican-born Mary Seacole, which was unveiled in the gardens of the St. Thomas Hospital on June 30.

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Mary Seacole Statue Unveiled in London

A memorial statue for Jamaican-born Mary Seacole, believed to be the United Kingdom’s (UK) first in honour of a named black woman, was unveiled in London on June 30. Mary Seacole cared for wounded British soldiers during the Crimean War from 1853 to 1856. She was born in Kingston in 1805 and died in London in 1881. The unveiling of the...

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Prime Minister Attends CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Guyana

The Most Honourable Prime Minister Andrew Holness leads Jamaica’s delegation to the 37th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM being held in Georgetown, Guyana, July 4-6 under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica. The Prime Minister and his delegation left the island yesterday (Sunday, July 3). The meeting is being...

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Gov’t Monitoring ‘Brexit’ Opportunities and Implications for Jamaica

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government continues to monitor the possible opportunities and implications for Jamaica, consequent on Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU). She said the Ministry, through its Foreign Trade Department, was liaising with representatives from the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, and academics, in this...

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

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Senator The Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith on The Implications of the United Kingdom’s Vote to Leave the European Union

Senate Statement By Senator The Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on The Implications of the United Kingdom’s Vote to Leave the European Union Friday, 1st July 2016 Mr. President Honourable Members, For several months preceding the United Kingdom’s Referendum held on 23rd June 2016, in which the people of that country voted on whether to...

Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Diedre Mills (centre), shares a moment with Graeme Mortimer Evelyn (left); and Kat Anderson, Co-curators of the Jamaica Pulse visual arts exhibition, which opened on June 24 in Bristol.

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Jamaica Pulse Art Exhibition Opens in Bristol

Jamaica Pulse, the first major exhibition of Jamaican visual art to be held in the United Kingdom, opened on Friday (June 24) in Bristol. The four-month exhibition is being staged by the Royal West of England Academy (RWA), and showcases the diversity of Jamaican art, ranging from contemporary pieces to the works of veteran artists such as Albert Huie, George...