| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag

Latest

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Senator The Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith on The Implications of the United Kingdom’s Vote to Leave the European Union

Senate Statement By Senator The Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on The Implications of the United Kingdom’s Vote to Leave the European Union Friday, 1st July 2016 Mr. President Honourable Members, For several months...
Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Diedre Mills (centre), shares a moment with Graeme Mortimer Evelyn (left); and Kat Anderson, Co-curators of the Jamaica Pulse visual arts exhibition, which opened on June 24 in Bristol.
Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Diedre Mills (centre), shares a moment with Graeme Mortimer Evelyn (left); and Kat Anderson, Co-curators of the Jamaica Pulse visual arts exhibition, which opened on June 24 in Bristol.

Jamaica Pulse Art Exhibition Opens in Bristol
Former Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding (left), speaking at a forum hosted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Office of the Vice Chancellor, in collaboration with UWI, Mona’s Department of Economics and the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) at the UWI Regional Headquarters on June 29. Also participating in the forum, titled ’BREXIT: Implications for the Caribbean’ are (from second left) United Kingdom High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton; Jamaica National Building Society Executive, Dr. Dana Dixon; and UWI Lecturer, Dr. Damien King.
Former Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding (left), speaking at a forum hosted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Office of the Vice Chancellor, in collaboration with UWI, Mona’s Department of Economics and the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) at the UWI Regional Headquarters on June 29. Also participating in the forum, titled ’BREXIT: Implications for the Caribbean’ are (from second left) United Kingdom High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton; Jamaica National Building Society Executive, Dr. Dana Dixon; and UWI Lecturer, Dr. Damien King.

Caribbean Urged to Strengthen Economy
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) is seen with (from left): Mr Bruce Golding, former Prime Minister and newly appointed Chairman of CARICOM Review Commission, Damien King, Economist, Professor Alvin Wint, and Andre Mariott-Blake, CARICOM Youth Ambassador. The Prime Minister launched the Commission today (Tuesday, June 28) at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) is seen with (from left): Mr Bruce Golding, former Prime Minister and newly appointed Chairman of CARICOM Review Commission, Damien King, Economist, Professor Alvin Wint, and Andre Mariott-Blake, CARICOM Youth Ambassador. The Prime Minister launched the Commission today (Tuesday, June 28) at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Chairman of CARICOM Review Commission Outlines Tasks
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right) converses with Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid during the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston on June 29.
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right) converses with Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid during the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston on June 29.

New Location for Foreign Affairs Ministry

More

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Chairman of Jamaica’s newly-established Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Review Commission and former Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding. Occasion was the launch of the committee at Jamaica House on Tuesday, June 28. Looking on is Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre, foreground), while in the background (from second left) are: Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and Special Advisor on External Relations to the Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Alvin Wint.
Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Review Commission to Strengthen Jamaica’s Position in CARICOM – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the work to be undertaken by the newly established Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Review Commission is aimed at strengthening Jamaica’s position within the regional integration process. This, Mr. Holness says, is “absolutely important” in ensuring increased economic growth and development for Jamaica over the next 50 years. He was speaking at the Commission’s...
Read more
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) is seen with (from left): Mr Bruce Golding, former Prime Minister and newly appointed Chairman of CARICOM Review Commission, Damien King, Economist, Professor Alvin Wint, and Andre Mariott-Blake, CARICOM Youth Ambassador. The Prime Minister launched the Commission today (Tuesday, June 28) at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Prime Minister Launches CARICOM Review Commission – Bruce Golding Appointed as Chairman

Prime Minister Andrew Holness this afternoon (Tuesday, June 28) launched the CARICOM Review Commission at Jamaica House. The Chairman of the Commission is Mr Bruce Golding, former Prime Minister. In his address, Prime Minister Holness said, “We cannot preempt what the commission will say, but it was never the intention to lay any groundwork or chart any path out of...
Read more
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), assures tourism stakeholders that the immediate economic fallout from the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (BREXIT), will not be severe . The Minister met with the stakeholders at Swept Away Resort Hotel in Negril on June 24.
Foreign Affairs

Immediate Effect of Brexit Will Not Be Severe – Bartlett

As local sector leaders assess the possible economic fallout from the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (Brexit), Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the immediate effect will not be severe. Speaking in Negril on June 24 at a meeting with stakeholders to discuss issues affecting the resort community and steps being taken by Government to solve them,...
Read more
Foreign Affairs

Diaspora Policy will Maximise Contribution of Overseas Jamaicans

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government’s move to adopt a National Diaspora Policy will provide a framework to maximise the contribution of overseas nationals for Jamaica’s development. She noted that the policy, to be implemented in short order, will also address issues of concern to the diaspora. Senator Johnson Smith was...
Read more
Director of Diaspora And Consular Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sharon Saunders (left), is greeted by Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore of the New York State Assembly, Jamaican-born Nick Perry (right). The occasion was the opening of the two-day Jamaica Diaspora North East Regional Conference at the Hilton New York JFK Hotel in Queens on June 10. Others sharing the moment (from 2nd left) are: Assistant Director Of Diaspora Affairs in the Ministry, Lincoln Downer; and Immediate Past President of the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations, Karlene Largie.
Foreign Affairs

Diaspora Urged to Invest in Critical Sectors

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, is encouraging members of the diaspora to look at investing in critical sectors of Jamaica’s economy. These include: health and wellness services, manufacturing, agribusiness, energy, mining, logistics, financial services, and the creative industries. The Minister was delivering the keynote address at the Jamaica Diaspora North East United States Talawah Awards...
Read more
Director of Diaspora And Consular Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sharon Saunders (left), is greeted by Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore of the New York State Assembly, Jamaican-born Nick Perry (right). The occasion was the opening of the two-day Jamaica Diaspora North East Regional Conference at the Hilton New York JFK Hotel in Queens on June 10. Others sharing the moment (from 2nd left) are: Assistant Director Of Diaspora Affairs in the Ministry, Lincoln Downer; and Immediate Past President of the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations, Karlene Largie.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Values Contribution of Diaspora – Ambassador Saunders

Jamaicans in the Diaspora have received high praise for their decades of solid contribution to the development of the country. Director of Diaspora and Consular Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sharon Saunders, said the Government values the “commitment, loyalty, patriotism, sheer hard work and accomplishments” of overseas nationals. Ambassador Saunders, who was delivering the...
Read more