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President of the Maryland Senate, Thomas Miller, Jr., greets Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas, as he arrives at the Maryland State capital on Monday, February 1, in Annapolis. Looking on at left is Maryland Secretary of State, John Wobensmith.

Ambassador Urges Maryland Investors to Explore Opportunities in Jamaica

Ambassador to the United States, Ralph Thomas, has urged investors in Maryland, in the United States, to examine the various opportunities that exist in Jamaica in business process outsourcing (BPO), medical tourism, manufacturing, renewable energy, agriculture, infrastructure development, logistics hub...

Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of State, Juan Gonzalez, emphasises a point as he addresses a press conference at the United States Embassy in St. Andrew recently.

US Official Says GOV’T Showing Strong Leadership in Moving Country Forward

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson (left), exchanges warm greetings with Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernández. Occasion was a reception to mark the 57th Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution (National Day), held at the Ambassador’s residence in St. Andrew yesterday (Jan. 21).

Jamaica Values Relations With Cuba – Senator Nicholson

World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General, Ambassador Roberto Azevêdo, is greeted by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), ahead of a round-table discussion between the WTO Director General and government Ministers at Jamaica House, in Kingston, on January 19. At centre is Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.

Revision of Foreign Trade Policy

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (right), engages in light conversation with Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ambassador Roberto de Azevêdo, just before the start of a public lecture on international trade on January 18 at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus. The lecture was delivered by Ambassador de Azevêdo.

Removal of Agricultural Export Subsidies will Boost Global Trade – WTO Head

10 years ago CommerceForeign Affairs

Jamaica Well Placed to Develop Services Industry – WTO Director General

World Trade Organization (WTO), Director General, Ambassador Roberto de Azevêdo, says Jamaica is well placed to develop the services sector which, he notes, is an area that can provide sustained economic growth. Trade in services remains an important economic activity for Jamaica and is a priority for the country in the Doha Round negotiations. The services industry in Jamaica continues...

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica’s Trade Deficit Narrows

Jamaica’s merchandise trade deficit fell by 13.4 per cent to US$2.9 billion for January to September 2015, when compared to the US$3.3 billion recorded over the similar period in 2014. Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, credited the improvement to the reduction in food imports and lower oil prices. He said the decrease in food import...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right),
having a light exchange with Head of Delegation for the European Union,
Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei at the opening of the Jamaica Foundation
for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) classrooms and refurbished building at Barracks
Road, Savanna-la-Mar, on January 8.

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

EU Delegation Head Says Organization Has Impacted Every Parish

Head of Delegation for the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Paola Amadei, says while her four-year stint as Ambassador is coming to an end, she will leave knowing her organization has made an indelible mark in almost every community in Jamaica. Speaking at the opening of the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) classrooms and refurbished building at Barracks Road,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson, addresses today

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Foreign Minister Says Outcome of Climate Conference in Paris was Positive for Region

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson, says the outcome of the recent Conference of the Parties (COP) 21, held in Paris, France, was a "positive one for Jamaica, for Caricom and for Small Island Developing States, more generally." "We were pleased, in particular, to see recognition of the need to endeavour to keep...

10 years ago CultureJamaican Diaspora

Jamaican among the Queen’s Young Leaders For 2016

Tijani Christian, a 24-year-old Jamaican, is among 60 young people from across the Commonwealth being recognised as exceptional leaders in their community and who will receive a prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award. Despite a difficult childhood, Tijani excelled at school and went on to win many awards, including the Prime Minister's National Youth Award for Excellence for 2013 in the...

10 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

British Gov’t to Fund Installation of Mary Seacole Statue

The British Government has announced that it will be providing £240,000 towards the erection of a permanent statue of noted Jamaican-born Mary Seacole, nurse and heroine of the Crimean War. The money will come from fines imposed on banks for fraudulently manipulating the foreign exchange markets. Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, made the announcement during his autumn statement and...

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Hundreds Benefit from Visit of Jamaican Government Agencies to UK

Hundreds of Jamaican nationals in London, Birmingham and Manchester benefited from services offered by visiting Government agencies and departments, which were in the United Kingdom (UK) from November 26 to December 1. These included the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Registrar General’s Department (RGD), National Land Agency (NLA), Jamaica Customs Agency, Administrator General’s Department (AGD), Companies Office of Jamaica,...