Several local media practitioners are crediting a recent workshop, organised by the CARICOM Secretariat, for widening their grasp on regional issues, particularly how they can market their skills in the various territories. The media workshop was staged under the CARICOM Trade and Competitive Project (CTCP), with a focus on improving information flow in the region. A main session at the...

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, says the region must unite in order to achieve economic prosperity and effectively address issues such as food insecurity, natural disasters and health challenges. “We, who were called upon to serve at varying times in political leadership, must avoid the insular approach, which impels us to fight against each other, rather than...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, has been awarded the 2015 World Council of Credit Unions Distinguished Services Award (DSA). The award is scheduled to be presented during a special ceremony in Denver, Colorado, in the United States, on July 13, 2015. “The award is in recognition of your lifetime commitment to the international credit...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, says the United States President, Barack Obama’s recent visit to the island sent an “excellent signal” to the global community on the respect being accorded Jamaica at the international level. He said the Government “is extremely satisfied with the visit,” specifically in relation to the bilateral discussions and...

Jamaica will host the closing ceremony of the Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders Dialogue (CCELD), between September 30 and October 4, this year, under the patronage of Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, Princess Anne. The Dialogue, which commences on September 20, will see 60 participants from Canada and various Caribbean territories undertaking study tours of six cities in Canada and the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders remain committed to strengthening relations with the United States (US). The Prime Minister was speaking at the CARICOM-US Summit today (April 9), at the University of the West Indies’ Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. “Our dialogue today reaffirms our strong partnership and also signals our desire to...

It was at 7:30 pm this evening (April 8) that Air Force One touched down at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, bringing United States (US) President, Barack Obama to the nation’s shores. This historic visit marks the second to the island by a sitting US president. The first was by Ronald Reagan in 1982. Governor General, His Excellency...