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Jamaica’s newly appointed Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas.

Ambassador Thomas Takes Up Duties in Washington

Jamaica’s new Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Ralph Thomas, has assumed duties in Washington, DC. Ambassador Thomas arrived in the US capital on September 4 and has already delivered his accreditation letters to the US Department of...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (4th left), shares a moment with panellists at the Inspirational Women Super Summit held last night (September 8) at Barclays Bank in London. They are (from left to right): Jagdeep Rai from Barclays Bank; Executive Director, Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales, Sharron Gunn; Matt Tuck, Barclays Bank; Director, Government Equalities Office, Alison Pritchard; former Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth and Prime Minister’s Small Business Ambassador, Mary Macleod; Managing Director Eastern Region, Barclays Corporate Banking, Jane Galvin; Chief Detective Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service Redbridge, Sue Williams; and founder of the National Black Women’s Network, Sonia Brown.

Jamaica has Made Strides in Gender Equality – Ndombet Assamba

The Hon. Arnaldo Brown, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade in discussion with Joshua Polachek, Public Affairs Officer in the United Sates embassy at the reading to mark International Literacy Day at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade on Tuesday, September 8.

Literacy Day Message from the Hon. Arnaldo Brown

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left); and President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro, exchange warm greetings just before the start of the ceremony to officially open the Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre in downtown Kingston today (Sept. 6). The centre, named in honour of South American Liberator and Venezuelan Revolutionary Leader, Simón Bolívar, is a gift to Jamaica from Venezuela.

Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre Officially Opens

President of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicholas Maduro (left), is greeted by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on his arrival at the Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday (September 5), for the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement.

PetroCaribe A Symbol Of Regional Cooperation – Paulwell

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, and Venezuelan President, His Excellency Nicholas Maduro, shortly after his arrival at the Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Saturday (September 5), for the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement.

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PetroCaribe A Lifeline For Struggling Caribbean Countries – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller, has underscored the significant impact the PetroCaribe Agreement has had on the economic independence of countries of the Caribbean region. In a statement at the plenary session of the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement in Montego on Saturday (September 5), Mrs. Simpson Miller hailed the pact as a lifeline...

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson. (FILE)

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Reflections The Petrocaribe Agreement The Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, ON, OCC, PC, QC Commemorative Ceremony

Reflections The Petrocaribe Agreement The Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, ON, OCC, PC, QC Commemorative Ceremony Montego Bay Convention Centre Saturday, September 5, 2015 -.-.-.-..-.-.-. SALUTATIONS The Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister President, Maduro Moros President Raul Castro Ruz Heads of State and Government Ministers Your Excellencies, Ambassadors Ladies & Gentlemen It was El Commandante, who during an Official...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), addresses a special Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister’s (OPM) Western Regional Office in Montego Bay on Friday (Sept. 4), ahead of the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement this weekend. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre); and OPM Press Secretary, Lincoln Robinson, were in attendance.

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Petrocaribe Will Be Strengthened – Paulwell

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon Phillip Paulwell, says that the PetroCaribe Agreement with Venezuela will be strengthened to provide more benefits for Jamaicans. He was addressing a special Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister’s Western Regional Office in Montego Bay on Friday (Sept. 4), ahead of the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of...

Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Mendoza Ortega (left), speaking at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on September 3. At right is Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica, Anne Marie Bonner.

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Bolivar’s ‘Jamaica Letter’ Has Strengthened Relations Between Jamaica and Venezuela

Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Mendoza Ortega, says the ‘Carta de Jamaica’ or Jamaica Letter, written 200 years ago by Venezuelan Liberator, Simón Bolivar, has strengthened ties between both countries. Simon Bolivar played a key role in Latin America’s independence movement against British rule. He was born on July 24, 1783 in Caracas,...

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Queen Diamond Jubilee Fund Gives £2 Million to Jamaica

Jamaican charities and youth projects stand to benefit from approximately £2 million or more than J$340 million from the Queen Diamond Jubilee Fund. The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust is a charitable foundation established in 2012 to mark and celebrate the Queen’s 60 years on the Throne and her contribution to the Commonwealth. Its mission is to enrich the lives...

Representatives from the Jamaica Kidney Care Foundation speak with parents at the Spanish Jamaican Foundation’s back-to-school health and information fair at the Spot Valley High School in St. James on Friday (August 21).

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Hundreds Receive Free Health Checks for Back-To-School

Hundreds of students from the Rose Hall area in St. James have benefited from free health services in time for the start of the new academic year in September. At a free back-to-school health and information fair staged by the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation (SJF) at the Spot Valley High School on August 21, the students received free medical checks, including eye...

High Commissioner to London, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (left), presents a special award to Delores Cooper, OD for two decades of service to Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora. Occasion was an Independence Day Reception hosted by the High Commission at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London on August 5. Sharing the moment is Honorary Consul, Wade Lyn.

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Jamaican Charities to Benefit from UK Independence Service

The Mustard Seed Communities and the Pringle Home for Children will share more than $310,000 (£1,700 pounds) collected during this year’s Independence Service of Praise and Thanksgiving in London. The service, held at the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster on July 25, was attended by nearly 1000 Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica from across the United Kingdom (UK). Professor Extraordinarius, University...