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Jamaica’s Permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Ralph Thomas, delivering Jamaica’s Statement at a special sitting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, in Washington, to commemorate Human Rights Day on December 10.
Jamaica’s Permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Ralph Thomas, delivering Jamaica’s Statement at a special sitting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, in Washington, to commemorate Human Rights Day on December 10.

Jamaica Committed to Protection of Human Rights – Ambassador Thomas

Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Ralph Thomas, has reiterated the country’s commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights at all levels of the society. He was delivering Jamaica’s Statement at a special...
Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson, QC, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.
Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson, QC, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.

International Human Rights Day Message from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas (centre); United States Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke (2nd left); and President of Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO), Gary Williams (4th left), shares with COJO’s 2015 honourees, at the organisation’s 21st annual Awards and Scholarship Gala held at the JFK Airport, Hilton New York hotel in Queens recently. The honourees are (from left): Trevor Smith, representing Visionary awardee Patrick Jolley; Madge Warren, Distinguished Service awardee; Olympian Veronica Campbell Brown, who received the Humanitarian Award; Oliver McKenzie and Attorney Donald Vernon, who received the Community Service Award; and Carl Stuart, who received the Corporate Award for Caribbean Airlines.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas (centre); United States Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke (2nd left); and President of Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO), Gary Williams (4th left), shares with COJO’s 2015 honourees, at the organisation’s 21st annual Awards and Scholarship Gala held at the JFK Airport, Hilton New York hotel in Queens recently. The honourees are (from left): Trevor Smith, representing Visionary awardee Patrick Jolley; Madge Warren, Distinguished Service awardee; Olympian Veronica Campbell Brown, who received the Humanitarian Award; Oliver McKenzie and Attorney Donald Vernon, who received the Community Service Award; and Carl Stuart, who received the Corporate Award for Caribbean Airlines.

Ambassador Thomas Hails Contribution of COJO

Out of Many, One Jamaica Exhibition in Brussels
Ambassador Thomas said the Government is committed to seeing that the role of the Diaspora fully evolves as a centrepiece for national development.
Ambassador Thomas said the Government is committed to seeing that the role of the Diaspora fully evolves as a centrepiece for national development.

Ambassador Thomas Hails Contribution of Diaspora

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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...
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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,...
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Foreign AffairsNational Security

Jamaica and Cuba Renew Agreements to Fight Transnational Crime

Jamaica and Cuba have strengthened cooperation in the fight against the illicit trade in guns and drugs and human trafficking in their territorial waters. This is under the Maritime and Police Cooperation Agreements, which were renewed on Wednesday (December 9). Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, and Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Bernardo Guanche Hernandez, inked the deals during a...
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Foreign Affairs

Talks in Progress for Direct Flights from Connecticut

Come next year, there could be direct flights from Bradley International Airport, in Connecticut, to Jamaica, as a result of talks between Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas, and Executive Director of the airport, Kevin Dillon. “Direct service from Jamaica will serve a whole core of our population that we try to serve here in the Hartford,...
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Mrs. Fay Pickersgill, CD, has been appointed Ambassador of Jamaica to the People’s Republic of China.
Foreign Affairs

Minister Nicholson Announces New Ambassador to China

Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson, QC, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, announces the appointment of Mrs. Fay Pickersgill, CD, as Ambassador of Jamaica to the People’s Republic of China. “I believe that Mrs. Pickersgill is uniquely qualified to serve as Jamaica’s top diplomat in Beijing. In her lifetime of service, she has proven to be a strong...
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Jamaica’s newly appointed Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas.
Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Ambassador to Visit Hartford Nov. 27 To 30

Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas, will pay a four-day official visit to Hartford, Connecticut, from November 27 to 30. While in Hartford, the Ambassador will tour the Sportsman Athletic Club and Cricket Hall of Fame, and worship at the Faith Seventh-day Adventist Church, on Saturday, November 28. The Ambassador will also visit a number of Jamaican...
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Jamaican Reggae Superstar Orville
Foreign Affairs

London Fundraiser to Benefit Children with Heart Defects

The Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation and the United Kingdom-based Chain of Hope have deepened their partnership to enable more Jamaican children with heart conditions to receive life-saving treatment. The charity organisations recently came together to stage a fundraising ball in London to support the provision of cardiac services at the Bustamante Hospital for Children. Held at Grosvenor House on...
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