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Students attending the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados recently visited Jamaica under the CARICOM Secretariat’s student exchange programme which is geared towards exposing CARICOM nationals on the opportunities to work, travel and do business in the region.
Students attending the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados recently visited Jamaica under the CARICOM Secretariat’s student exchange programme which is geared towards exposing CARICOM nationals on the opportunities to work, travel and do business in the region.

300 Tertiary Students Benefit from Exchange Tours

By the end of May 2016, some 300 tertiary students across the region would have benefitted from a total of 13 exchange tours to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states. The week-long tour titled, ‘Students Engaging the CARICOM Single Market and...
Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay, addresses the media launch of the One Love Festival on April 27 at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Regional Headquarters on Mona Road, Kingston. The festival will be held on May 28 and 29 in Odaiba, Japan.
Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay, addresses the media launch of the One Love Festival on April 27 at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Regional Headquarters on Mona Road, Kingston. The festival will be held on May 28 and 29 in Odaiba, Japan.

Japan Hailed as Strong Supporter of Jamaican Culture
Assistant to the Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, Georgina Singh, studied in Mexico where she obtained a degree in Government and Political Studies with honours.
Assistant to the Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, Georgina Singh, studied in Mexico where she obtained a degree in Government and Political Studies with honours.

Jamaican Benefits from Mexican Scholarship
Technical Advisor, Investment and Private Sector at the CARICOM Secretariat Office of Trade Negotiations, Joel Richards.
Technical Advisor, Investment and Private Sector at the CARICOM Secretariat Office of Trade Negotiations, Joel Richards.

Cave Hill Students Examine Local Implementation of CSME
In this file photo Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on April 13. At (right) is Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.
In this file photo Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on April 13. At (right) is Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

CARICOM Secretary-General to Meet With Jamaican Government Officials

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Foreign Affairs

Customer Service Training for Trinidadian Immigration and Security Officials

Immigration and security officials in Trinidad and Tobago are to receive customer service training in order to ensure the delivery of the highest standard of service to all persons entering the twin-island Republic. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made the disclosure at yesterday’s (May 4) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee in...
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Foreign Affairs

Country to take full Advantage of CARICOM Benefits

The Government will be appointing a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Review Commission, aimed at positioning the country to take full advantage of benefits under the organisation. This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (April 27), at the unveiling ceremony for new equipment installed at International Biscuits Limited (IBL), in St. Andrew. “I think the time has...
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AgricultureForeign Affairs

Farmers to Receive Organic Certification

A number of local farmers will receive training and certification in organic standards under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and the Jamaica Diaspora Agriculture Task Force (JDAT). JAS President, Norman Grant, made the disclosure to JIS News at a food security summit held on April 21 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown, Kingston. Under...
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Budget 2016/2017Foreign Affairs

$10 Million to Advance Development Strategy

The Government’s development strategy is to be further advanced with another allotment of $10.1 million in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The sum has been provided under the Technical Cooperation Facility IV project, which aims to contribute to the implementation of the Jamaican Government's development strategy, through support to programmes financed by the European...
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Budget 2016/2017Foreign Affairs

Training in EU Procedures

Two training courses are to be implemented this fiscal year for Government and non-Government officers in European Union (EU) procedures. This is to be done under the Technical Cooperation Facility (TCF) V project, for which $129.3 million has been provided in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project seeks to identify, formulate and implement...
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Budget 2016/2017Foreign Affairs

Work to Begin this Fiscal Year on Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ New Offices

Construction of new offices downtown Kingston to house the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is expected to get underway this fiscal year. A sum of $666 million has been set aside in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, to carry out the works. The new facility will provide adequate accommodation for staff, meeting...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica and Trinidad Begin Talks to Solve Entry Issue

Talks have started between the governments of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago following recent cases in which Jamaicans were denied entry to the twin-island republic. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, told JIS News that steps are being taken to address the issue. “We are seeking to find a solution at the political...
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