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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), with President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros, following a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday, May 22. The briefing followed bilateral discussions between government delegates of the two countries on trade, energy and culture. The Venezuelan President was on a working visit to Jamaica.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), with President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros, following a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday, May 22. The briefing followed bilateral discussions between government delegates of the two countries on trade, energy and culture. The Venezuelan President was on a working visit to Jamaica.

Venezuela Committed to PetroCaribe

Despite facing economic challenges, the Venezuelan Government has reiterated its commitment to maintaining its arrangements with Jamaica under the PetroCaribe Agreement. The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros, along with a delegation of government...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), with President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros (right), ahead of a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday, May 22. The briefing followed bilateral talks between the two countries on trade, energy and culture. The Venezuelan President was on a working visit to Jamaica.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), with President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros (right), ahead of a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday, May 22. The briefing followed bilateral talks between the two countries on trade, energy and culture. The Venezuelan President was on a working visit to Jamaica.

Courtesy Call on the Prime Minister of Jamaica by the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) and President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros (third left) pause for a photo opportunity ahead of a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister to discuss agreements from bilateral discussions between the two countries. President Maduro was on a working visit to the island along with his wife, Cilia Flores (second right). Also pictured (from left) are: Minister of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Andrew Wheatley; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda; and Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Mendoza Ortega.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) and President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros (third left) pause for a photo opportunity ahead of a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister to discuss agreements from bilateral discussions between the two countries. President Maduro was on a working visit to the island along with his wife, Cilia Flores (second right). Also pictured (from left) are: Minister of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Andrew Wheatley; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda; and Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Mendoza Ortega.

Venezuela and Jamaica to Improve Trade Relations
President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolas Maduro Moros (right) greets President of the Senate, Tom Tavares Finson on his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. At centre is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. The President arrived in the island today (May 21) for a Working Visit.
President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolas Maduro Moros (right) greets President of the Senate, Tom Tavares Finson on his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. At centre is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. The President arrived in the island today (May 21) for a Working Visit.

Venezuelan President Arrives
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

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Foreign Affairs

Gov’t Remains Committed to Protecting the Rights of Jamaicans

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith says the administration is continuing to work on resolving issues relating to the treatment of Jamaicans who are denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago. Several Jamaicans have complained about being mistreated by immigration officials at Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport after they have been refused entry to the...
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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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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.
CultureForeign Affairs

Japan Hailed as Strong Supporter of Jamaican Culture

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, is hailing the Japanese Government for its continued support of cultural programmes in Jamaica. Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry, Dr. Janice Lindsay, said Japan endorsed Jamaica’s World Heritage programme through which the Blue and John Crow Mountains was inscribed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO)World Heritage...
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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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