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

Latest

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, delivering the keynote address during Monday’s (January 12) launch of the Jamaica Association for the Resettlement of Returning Residents (JARRR) revamped website, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, delivering the keynote address during Monday’s (January 12) launch of the Jamaica Association for the Resettlement of Returning Residents (JARRR) revamped website, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Jamaicans In Canada to Invest in Stock Market Come April 1

Beginning April 1, Jamaicans residing in Canada will be able to participate in trading and other related activities, on the local stock exchange. This, as the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is set to receive authorization (designation) from the Canadian administration,...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Arnaldo Brown (right), in conversation with University of the West Indies Lecturer, Dr. Kadamawe K
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Arnaldo Brown (right), in conversation with University of the West Indies Lecturer, Dr. Kadamawe K'nife, during the Mona School of Business and Management's Inaugural Business conference, held on January 8 at the Holiday Inn Sun Spree Resort in Montego Bay. The conference was held from January 7 to 9 under the theme: 'Breaking the barriers: enterprise, competitiveness, growth and development'.

Jamaican Diaspora Commended for Support to Country
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi.
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi.

Relations Between China and Caribbean and Latin America Boosted
Mr. Lloyd Wilks as Jamaica’s new Consul General to Toronto, Canada.
Mr. Lloyd Wilks as Jamaica’s new Consul General to Toronto, Canada.

Minister Nicholson Announces Jamaica’s New Consul General To Toronto
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.

International Human Rights Day Message from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

More

Foreign Affairs

UNDP’s Human Rights Day Message from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

Statement by Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, UNDP’s Human Rights Day Event to mark the 66th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, 10th December 2014   (Salutations) Dr. Arun Kashyap, Resident Coordinator of the UNDP, Mr. Matondo Mukulu, Acting Public...
Read more
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency, Stephen Vasciannie (left), and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Jamaica, in Washington, D.C., Marsha Core Lobban (right), are given details on the collection of Jamaican postcards on display at an exhibition mounted at the Embassy, by Jamaican Speech Pathologist, Marva Shand McIntosh, following the engagement’s opening ceremony on December 3. The exhibition titled: “Greetings from Jamaica, A Country of History in Postcards”, features over 200 authentic postcards dating back to 1877.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Postcard Collection on Display in Washington, D.C.

A collection of over 200 postcards, depicting Jamaica’s rich history, is currently on display at an exhibition being hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C. The exhibition, titled: ‘Greetings from Jamaica, a Country of History in Postcards’, displays the compiled collection of Jamaican Speech Pathologist, Marva Shand McIntosh, who resides in the United States capital. It was formally...
Read more
Foreign Affairs

CARICOM Cuba Leaders to Talk Trade in Havana

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Economic and Trade Relations will be among the issues discussed at the Fifth Summit of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba which takes place in Havana, Cuba on Monday 8 December. The Summit will be preceded on Sunday by a meeting of the Foreign Ministers. In accordance with the Havana...
Read more
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Noel Arscott (3rd right); Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (2nd right); and members of the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora, show off the forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, which have been donated to assist the country’s Ebola preparedness. From left are: Dorothy Turner, Celia Grandison-Markey and Paulette Lewis from the International Healthcare Group UK; and Laval Bent of the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust. The items were presented to Minister Arscott on Wednesday, November 12, during at a brief ceremony at the Jamaican High Commission in London.
Foreign AffairsHealth & WellnessJamaican DiasporaLocal GovernmentVision 2030

UK Diaspora Donates Thermometers for Ebola Preparedness

Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) have donated 10 forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, to assist with the country’s Ebola preparedness. The thermometers were funded by the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust, which is comprised of individuals and organisations that support health care in Jamaica, and were sourced by the International Healthcare Group UK. Minister of Local Government and...
Read more
The Foreign Ministry is proud to announce the appointment of the Jamaican Permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Courtenay Rattray, as Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform.
Foreign Affairs

Important Appointment for Jamaican Permanent Rep. to UN

Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Courtenay Rattray, has been appointed as Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform. His appointment was announced on Monday, November 10, by H.E. Sam Kutesa, President of the 69th Session of the General Assembly, in a letter to all Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in New...
Read more
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.
Foreign Affairs

Minister Nichoslon Heads Japan Ministerial Delegation

Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, will lead Jamaica’s delegation to the Fourth CARICOM-Japan Ministerial Meeting, to be held from 14th to 15th November 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. The Jamaican delegation will also include H.E. Ricardo Allicock, Ambassador of Jamaica to Japan and Mrs. Angella Comfort, Director for Caribbean and the Americas in...
Read more