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Programme Manager with the Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue (CCELD), Karen Henderson, speaking at a sensitization breakfast forum, held today (April 14), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.

Jamaica to Host Closing Ceremony of CCELD This Year

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,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (third right, front row);President of the United States, Hon. Barack Obama (fourth left, front row); and CARICOM Heads of State and Government pose for an official photograph prior to the start of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-US Summit at the University of the West Indies, Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew today (April 9). Also pictured (third left, front row) is Chairman of CARICOM, and Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Hon. Perry Christie.

CARICOM Remains Committed to Strengthening Ties with US

President of the United States (US), Barack Obama, disembarks Air Force One, which touched down at the Norman Manley International Airport this evening (April 8). The President is in the island for a short visit en route to the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Panama.

President Barack Obama Arrives in Jamaica

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. 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.

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Children’s Home and Ward Theatre Foundation Receive $205,000

Cheques totalling just over $205,000 have been presented to the New Hope Children’s Home in Manchester and the Ward Theatre Foundation to assist in offsetting some of their expenses. The cheques were handed over by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson, on behalf of overseas entities in Brussels and Toronto. They were received...

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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....

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

11 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Prime Minister to Address 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference Launch in New York

The Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, ON, MP will address the Jamaican community in New York as she delivers the keynote message at a Jamaican Community meeting and 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference Launch in New York on Thursday, March 26 at the St. Georges Episcopal Church, 209 East 16th Street, New York, NY 10003. The New...

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’.

11 years ago Foreign AffairsGovernor General

Jamaica Marks Commonwealth Day

Jamaica joined 52 other nations in marking Commonwealth Day on March 9 with a celebration hosted by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at King’s House. The event, under the theme: ‘A Young Commonwealth’ was organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society, and featured the reading of the Commonwealth message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by the...

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.

11 years ago 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...

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.

11 years ago 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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)

11 years ago 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...