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Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, Her Excellency Martha Cecilia Jaber.
Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, Her Excellency Martha Cecilia Jaber.

Jamaica and Mexico to Deepen Relations

Relations between Jamaica and Mexico will be further strengthened at the 8th Meeting of the Mexico-Jamaica Binational Commission in Mexico City in May 2016. Mexico’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Martha Cecilia Jaber, told JIS News that a comprehensive cooperation...
Ambassador of Argentina to Jamaica, His Excellency, Ariel Fernandez (left) presents Foreign Service Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Vonroy Rochester with his post-graduate diploma, at a recent closing ceremony of the Argentine Spanish Language Training Programme. The closing ceremony was held at the offices of the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Ministry, Dominica Drive, Kingston.
Ambassador of Argentina to Jamaica, His Excellency, Ariel Fernandez (left) presents Foreign Service Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Vonroy Rochester with his post-graduate diploma, at a recent closing ceremony of the Argentine Spanish Language Training Programme. The closing ceremony was held at the offices of the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Ministry, Dominica Drive, Kingston.

Jamaican Benefits from Diplomatic Programme
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second right), having a light exchange with Chairperson of the Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force, Leo Gilling (second left), on the first of the two-day 2nd Biennial Advancement in Education Summit at Jamaica College, on Old Hope Road in Kingston, on March 23. Others (from left) are: President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Norman Allen; President of the Mico University College, Dr. Ashburn Pinnock; Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying; Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Opposition Spokesperson on Education and Training, Rev. Ronald Thwaites.
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second right), having a light exchange with Chairperson of the Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force, Leo Gilling (second left), on the first of the two-day 2nd Biennial Advancement in Education Summit at Jamaica College, on Old Hope Road in Kingston, on March 23. Others (from left) are: President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Norman Allen; President of the Mico University College, Dr. Ashburn Pinnock; Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying; Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Opposition Spokesperson on Education and Training, Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

Diaspora Voting to be Explored
Shamoy Hajare, who won this year’s Commonwealth Youth Award for the Caribbean/Canada region, being presented with her award by the High Commissioner of St. Kits Nevis, Dr. Kevin Isaac.
Shamoy Hajare, who won this year’s Commonwealth Youth Award for the Caribbean/Canada region, being presented with her award by the High Commissioner of St. Kits Nevis, Dr. Kevin Isaac.

Jamaican Wins Commonwealth Youth Award
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), views the mini Commonwealth Day exhibition along with Mona High School students and English teacher, Ms. Julian Sharpe (left), at the Ministry, in New Kingston, on March 17. The Foreign Ministry and guests from the Diplomatic Corps, the University of the West Indies and Mona High commemorated the Day with a ceremony and an exhibition.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), views the mini Commonwealth Day exhibition along with Mona High School students and English teacher, Ms. Julian Sharpe (left), at the Ministry, in New Kingston, on March 17. The Foreign Ministry and guests from the Diplomatic Corps, the University of the West Indies and Mona High commemorated the Day with a ceremony and an exhibition.

Young People Urged to Take Advantage of Opportunities in Commonwealth

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith arrives for the start of the first official meeting of the Cabinet held on March 15 at the Office of the Prime Minister. (File)
Foreign Affairs

Foreign Ministry to Assist Growth Thrust

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will be working with other Ministries and Overseas Missions to facilitate the Government’s economic growth and job creation thrust. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made the disclosure during an interview with journalists just before the start of the first official meeting of the Cabinet on March 15 at the...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Paul Robotham (left), and Argentina’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Ariel Fernandez, peruse a document prior to last Saturday’s (March 12) closing ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston officers for participants in the just concluded six-month Argentine Spanish Language Training course. The course was organised by the Ministry under a South-South Cooperation programme between Jamaica and Argentina.
Foreign Affairs

Government Officers Complete Six-Month Argentine Spanish Training Programme

Fourteen Jamaicans have completed a six-month pre-intermediate Spanish Language Training Programme, offered by the Government of the Argentine Republic. The programme was conducted in Jamaica by four professors from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, and entailed classroom instructions and virtual teaching modules. Certificates of participation were presented to the graduates, drawn from the Office of the Prime Minister...
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Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Brian Wynter (centre), welcomes the media and other officials to the Bank’s quarterly press briefing, at its headquarters in downtown, Kingston on March 7. Others at the head table are: Deputy Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Livingston Morrison (left) and Senior Deputy Governor, John Robinson.
Foreign Affairs

BOJ Governor says Exchange Rate Remains Stable

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Brian Wynter, has indicated that the exchange rate continues to remain stable and that net international reserves (NIR) are still well in excess of the target. “With the Jamaican dollar no longer overvalued, the improving inflation outlook and the resulting narrowing of the inflation differential between Jamaica and the United States, this means...
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Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Archibald McDonald (seated, right), along with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Mr. Masanori Nakano (seated, left), sign a contract for grant funding, valued at US$90,000, being provided by the Japanese government to UWI for the construction of a gymnasium to facilitate gymnastic training at the institution. Looking on are (from left): Japanese Deputy Chief of Mission to Jamaica, Mr. Hiromoto Oyama; Campus Registrar, Mrs. Camille Bell-Hutchinson; and Deputy Principal, Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa. The signing ceremony was hosted at the UWI Council Room on Wednesday, March 2.
Foreign Affairs

UWI Receives Gymnasium from Japan

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has received grant funding of US$90,000 from Japan for the construction of a gymnasium, which will be used primarily for the development of artistic gymnastics at the institution. The gymnasium, to be completed within the next three months, will be built to specifications that will support the training of gymnasts, through collaboration...
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Deputy High Commissioner, Diedre Mills, welcomes guests to a Reggae Month event at the Jamaican High Commission in London on February 23.
Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

High Commission Stages Reggae Month Event in the UK

‘My Boy Lollipop – Reggae from JA to UK, A Musical Journey’, was the theme of this year’s Reggae Month event organised by the Jamaican High Commission on February 23. Music and History Consultant, Kwaku, in a presentation, highlighted the reggae influence in the UK. The event also featured music, recorded interviews and a lively discussion session. Kwaku noted that...
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Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, feeds baby Jahiem Bailey, who underwent emergency life-saving heart surgery at the Harley Street Clinic in London.
Foreign AffairsHealth & Wellness

Jamaican Baby Receives Life-Saving Heart Surgery in London

The joy which first-time father, Hoshane Bailey, experienced following the birth of his son, Jaheim, on November 1, 2015, was short-lived after learning that the child had a heart problem requiring immediate surgery for him to live. Jaheim was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA), a condition characterized by abnormal blood circulation. “We were (initially) told that he...
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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre), displays the 2015 Latin America Bond Deal of the Year Award at the International Financing Review (IFR) award ceremony, held on February 10, at the headquarters of the IFR in Times Square, Manhattan, New York. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are: Thompson Reuters Bureau Chief of the Americas, John Doran; Managing Director and Head of Latin America Capital Markets Organization, Citi Global Group, Christopher Gilford; Technical Advisor to Minister Phillips, Helen McIntosh; Financial Secretary, Donovan Rowe; Dian Black of the Ministry of Finance, and Maxim Vernon from Merrill Lynch.
Finance & Public ServiceJamaican Diaspora

Bond Deal of the Year Award Shows Confidence in Country – Finance Minister

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the Latin America  Bond Deal of the Year award given to Jamaica by the International Financing Review (IFR), shows  the level of confidence which  the  international community has in  the country. Accepting the award at the IFR 2015 America’s Award ceremony, at the IFR headquarters in Time Square, Manhattan, on...
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