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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on April 2.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on April 2.

US Interested in Country – Foreign Minister

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson, says the visit by the United States (US) President, Barack Obama, demonstrates that the US is taking an interest in what is happening in Jamaica. President Obama...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Arnold J. Nicholson, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on April 2 at the agency’s head office in Kingston. The Minister spoke on Diaspora affairs, including the conference to be held in Montego Bay in June.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Arnold J. Nicholson, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on April 2 at the agency’s head office in Kingston. The Minister spoke on Diaspora affairs, including the conference to be held in Montego Bay in June.

Framework in Place to Encourage Collaboration With Diaspora – Foreign Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J Nicholson (left), presents a cheque to Chairman, Ward Theatre Foundation, Vivian Crawford, during a brief ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on April 1. The cheque valued €1,000 was made possible from the Gala dinner organised by the Jamaican community in Antwerp and the Jamaican Embassy in Brussels. At right is Director, New Hope Children’s Home, Amanda Williams.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J Nicholson (left), presents a cheque to Chairman, Ward Theatre Foundation, Vivian Crawford, during a brief ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on April 1. The cheque valued €1,000 was made possible from the Gala dinner organised by the Jamaican community in Antwerp and the Jamaican Embassy in Brussels. At right is Director, New Hope Children’s Home, Amanda Williams.

Children’s Home and Ward Theatre Foundation Receive $205,000
Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

Prime Minister to Address 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference Launch in New York
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, raises a toast to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, during the Commonwealth Day celebrations on March 10 at King’s House. The day was celebrated under the theme: ‘A Young Commonwealth’.
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, raises a toast to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, during the Commonwealth Day celebrations on March 10 at King’s House. The day was celebrated under the theme: ‘A Young Commonwealth’.

Jamaica Marks Commonwealth Day

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Jamaican DiasporaOffice of the Prime Minister

PM Commends Jamaicans Overseas

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has commended Jamaicans in the Diaspora for their consistent support of Jamaica and for never forgetting their country no matter where in the world they live. The Prime Minister was speaking at a meeting with Jamaicans in the Diaspora at the St. George’s Episcopal Church in New York on Thursday, March 27....
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator the Honourable A.J. Nicholson, QC and the Minister President of the Flanders Region, Mr. Geert Bourgeois.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica and Belgium to Strengthen Relations

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable A.J. Nicholson, paid an official visit to Belgium from 4 to 6 March 2015, during which he discussed with officials at the federal and regional levels the strengthening of bilateral relations including commercial relations between Jamaica and Belgium.  The possibility of a trade and investment mission to Jamaica in...
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High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba (right), presents plaque to Dame Karlene Davis at a special reception for International Women’s Day, helod on March 4 at the High Commission in London.
Foreign Affairs

High Commission in UK Honours Outstanding Women

The High Commission in London paid tribute to four outstanding Jamaican women in the United Kingdom, at a reception to celebrate International Women’s Day 2015, on March 4. The  four women  are: Mrs. Mavis Stewart, a  former  nurse and midwife who is a founding  member of the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust;  Dame Karlene Davis, former General Secretary of the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)
Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Prime Minister Leads Jamaica’s Delegation to CARICOM Meeting in The Bahamas

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller will head Jamaica’s delegation to attend the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, which will be held in Nassau, The Bahamas, from February 26 to 27. The meeting will be convened under the Chairmanship of the Rt. Honourable Perry G. Christie, Prime Minister of The...
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State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, addresses a Western Region Stakeholders briefing on the upcoming Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held on February 23, at the Hilton Resort in St. James.
Foreign Affairs

2,000 Expected For Diaspora Conference

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, is anticipating a strong turnout for the 6th staging of the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference. The event takes place from June 13 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Speaking on February 23, at a Western Region Stakeholders briefing at the Hilton Resort in Montego...
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Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.
Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

PM for Launch of 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference

The 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, set to unfold from June 13-18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, under the theme: Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity, will be launched this Friday (February 20) by the Prime Minister, Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, ON, MP at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Senator the Honourable, Arnold J. Nicholson, QC,...
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