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Photo Caption: Charge D’Affaires of the Embassy of Jamaica, Mrs. Marsha Coore-Lobban (front left), joins the large congregation in singing a hymn of praise at the annual church service of thanksgiving commemorating Jamaica’s 53rd year of independence at the Dunbarton Chapel, Howard University School of Law on Sunday, August 2, 2015.
Photo Caption: Charge D’Affaires of the Embassy of Jamaica, Mrs. Marsha Coore-Lobban (front left), joins the large congregation in singing a hymn of praise at the annual church service of thanksgiving commemorating Jamaica’s 53rd year of independence at the Dunbarton Chapel, Howard University School of Law on Sunday, August 2, 2015.

Human Capital Jamaica’s Greatest Asset-PM

Prime Minister, the Most Honorable Portia Simpson-Miller says Jamaica has produced an invaluable array of human capital that continues to represent the country’s greatest national asset for social development and economic growth. “It is our people supported by a system...
: Mrs. Yodit Getachew Hylton, the Honorary Consul of Ethiopia in Jamaica, Hon. Anthony Hylton, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes, State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Professor Winston Davidson, Head of the University of Technology School of Public Health & Health Technology, Her Excellency Mathu Theda Joyini, High Commissioner for South Africa to Jamaica, Ambassador Girma Birru, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Jamaica, His Excellency Ariel Fernandez Ambassador of Argentina to Jamaica and his wife Helene Fernandez.
: Mrs. Yodit Getachew Hylton, the Honorary Consul of Ethiopia in Jamaica, Hon. Anthony Hylton, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes, State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Professor Winston Davidson, Head of the University of Technology School of Public Health & Health Technology, Her Excellency Mathu Theda Joyini, High Commissioner for South Africa to Jamaica, Ambassador Girma Birru, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Jamaica, His Excellency Ariel Fernandez Ambassador of Argentina to Jamaica and his wife Helene Fernandez.

Jamaica Welcomes New Ethiopian Ambassador
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. A.J. Nicholson (right) and Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Jacqueline Mendoza (left), lay a wreath at the monument of Simon Bolivar, at Bolivar Square, National Heroes Circle on Friday, July 24, to commemorate the birthday of Simon Bolivar.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. A.J. Nicholson (right) and Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Jacqueline Mendoza (left), lay a wreath at the monument of Simon Bolivar, at Bolivar Square, National Heroes Circle on Friday, July 24, to commemorate the birthday of Simon Bolivar.

Principles of Simon Bolivar Still Relevant – Senator Nicholson
Protocol Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Marva Campbell (centre), shows her Certificate of Attendance, obtained from the prestigious Diplomatic School in Madrid, Spain, to the Ministry’s Director of Training, Geraldine Myles (left); and Spanish-Jamaican Foundation (SJF) General Manager, Karen Donaldson, during a recent welcome reception held for her at the offices of the Embassy of Spain and SJF, in New Kingston. Mrs. Campbell pursued a Masters Degree in Diplomacy and International Relations at the institution during the 2014/15 academic year, and is currently preparing her thesis for submission to complete the programme, following which she will be conferred with her degree.
Protocol Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Marva Campbell (centre), shows her Certificate of Attendance, obtained from the prestigious Diplomatic School in Madrid, Spain, to the Ministry’s Director of Training, Geraldine Myles (left); and Spanish-Jamaican Foundation (SJF) General Manager, Karen Donaldson, during a recent welcome reception held for her at the offices of the Embassy of Spain and SJF, in New Kingston. Mrs. Campbell pursued a Masters Degree in Diplomacy and International Relations at the institution during the 2014/15 academic year, and is currently preparing her thesis for submission to complete the programme, following which she will be conferred with her degree.

Jamaican Benefits from Studying at Spain’s Diplomatic School
The late former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela (left), walks with the late former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michael Manley, when he arrived in the island in July of 1991. Mr. Mandela died on December 5 at the age of 95. (FILE)
The late former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela (left), walks with the late former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michael Manley, when he arrived in the island in July of 1991. Mr. Mandela died on December 5 at the age of 95. (FILE)

Nelson Mandela International Day Message

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Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Government Rejects Portions of 2015 Trafficking in Persons US State Department Report

The Jamaican Government has registered its deep disappointment with aspects of the 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report of the United States State Department (released on Monday July 27, 2015), and with the continuation of the Tier 2 Watch List ranking which Jamaica received last year. The Report states that “Jamaica does not comply with the minimum standards for the elimination...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson.
Foreign Affairs

CARICOM Considers Debt Relief Proposal

CARICOM is considering a proposal for the region to pursue gradual write-off of its multi-lateral debt as a means of economic prosperity. The debt relief strategy was put forward by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at the 36th Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, held recently in Barbados. United Nations...
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Ambassador to the United States, and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS ), His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, has been elected to chair OAS Legal Committee.
Foreign Affairs

Vasciannie’s Tenure as Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Comes To An End

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade announces that His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, Ambassador of Jamaica to the United States of America (USA) and Permanent Representative to the Organisation of American States (OAS), will demit office at the end of his three-year contract on 17th July, 2015. Ambassador Vasciannie has opted to return to academic life at the university...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, addressing Friday’s (June 26) sitting of the Senate, at Gordon House, in downtown Kingston.
Foreign AffairsParliament

Jamaica Making Strides in UN Development Agenda

Jamaica is making strides in its preparations to meet the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson. The UN is in the process of defining a post-2015 development Agenda, to be launched at a Summit in September 2015, which is the target date for realizing...
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Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Teachers Benefit from Diaspora Day of Service

More than 130 persons, including students of Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, members of the Early Childhood Commission and the National Education Trust, were hosted by the Jamaica Diaspora Biennial Conference at its Day of Service, held at the college, in Granville, St. James, on June 18. The event focused on a number of topics affecting parishes across Jamaica, one of...
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Ministers of Government sign the Trade Facilitation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today (June 22), at the Cabinet Office in Kingston. Seated (from left) are: Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton; and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson. Overseeing the process (standing, from left) are: Trade Administrator, Trade Board Limited, Victor Cummings; Vice Chairman, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Major (Ret’d) Richard Reese; and Chairperson, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis. The agreement was signed at the Cabinet Office in Kingston today (June 22).
Foreign Affairs

Gov’t Ministries Sign Trade Facilitation MOU

The Government has signaled its commitment to further enhance the trade environment in Jamaica with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by eight Ministries this morning (June 22) at the Cabinet Office. The Trade Facilitation (TF) MoU was signed by Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and other representatives of the Ministries of Industry, Investment and Commerce; Foreign Affairs and Foreign...
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Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson (2nd left), interacts with children attending the closing ceremony of the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on Wednesday (June 17), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Mr. Patterson delivered the main address at the ceremony.
Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Jamaicans Urged To Get Involved in Political Process in Adopted Countries

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, has urged members of the Diaspora to legalise their status and get involved in the political process in their adopted countries. This, he said, will give them a stake in the decision-making process in those countries, from which Jamaica, their homeland, could benefit. “Continue to do even more in your adopted...
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