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Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie (centre), with Jamaican artists, Paul Blackwood (right) and Courtney Morgan (left), after the opening of their three-day art exhibition at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C., on October 1. In the background are some of their works.

Embassy Hosts Art Exhibition

Works by noted artists Paul Blackwood and Courtney Morgan are gracing the Jamaican Embassy in Washington D.C., which launched a three-day “Open House” Art Exhibit on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. A few paintings by John Walters are also featured in...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton has the rapt attention of head of the United Nations Trade Negotiation and Commercial Diplomacy Branch, Mina Mashayekhi, as he engages her in a discussion, at the Global Service Summit held on September 30, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington DC.

Government to Engage Diaspora on Logistics Hub

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba. (FILE)

Jamaica’s Literary Tradition on Show in London

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Stephen Vasciannie. FILE

Jamaica Continues to Safeguard the Rights of Asylum-Seekers

Jamaica’s Honorary Consul to Atlanta, Jewel Scott

Over US$80 Million in Medical Supplies and Services from Atlanta-Montego Bay Health Mission

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs And Foreign Trade to Attend 69th UN General Assembly

Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson QC, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, will lead Jamaica’s delegation to the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly to be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly will commence with a high-level session from 22nd - 30th September 2014....

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

New High Commissioners-designates Appointed

Canada Mrs. Janice Miller, currently serving as Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry, has been appointed as High Commissioner–designate to Canada. She succeeds High Commissioner Sheila Sealy Monteith who served as High Commissioner for Jamaica to Canada since 2010 and who will be returning to a senior position in the Ministry. Mrs. Miller is a career diplomat with...

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Signs Agreement with EU for NIP

Jamaica has signed a €46 million agreement with the European Union (EU) for the National Indicative Programme (NIP), to bolster its development efforts in the areas of environment, climate change and the rule of law. The agreement was signed during the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), held in Apia, Samoa from September 1 to 4, by...

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Global Partnerships Urged to Mitigate Small Island States’ Challenges

A call has been made for global partnerships to mitigate external economic, social, and environmental challenges that significantly impact Small Island Developing States (SIDS), such as Jamaica. This appeal comes from Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, who contends that it is through multilateral mechanisms and cooperation that the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)...

11 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Government Working to Complete Key Policies Ahead of June 2015 Diaspora Conference

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said the Ministry is working to complete two key policies in time for next June’s 6th biennial Diaspora conference. The policies are the International Migration and Development Policy; and the Diaspora Policy. “So, at the conference next year, we should be in a position to announce...

Recipients of this year’s annual scholarships awarded by Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc. (COJO) (from second left, front row), Kemar Henry; Ruth Ann Hamilton; Judi-Ann Oldacre; and Mackoy McNish, at the awards luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on September 10. Others (from left) are: Founder and Chairman of COJO, Gary Williams; Olympian, Kemar Bailey Cole; Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Shipping, Dennis Hawthorne; Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness; Director, National College for Educational Leadership, Dr. Maurice Smith, world sprinter, Yohan Blake.

11 years ago Jamaican Diaspora

Former Wards of the State Get Scholarships

Four former wards of the State have been presented with scholarships worth US$5,000 each by Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc. (COJO), a Jamaican charitable organisation based in New York. All four awardees - Ruth-Ann Hamilton, Judi-Ann Oldacre, Mackoy McNish, and Kemar Henry - are now pursuing tertiary level education in the fields of accounts, languages and the sciences. The students...

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

South Africa and Jamaica Celebrate 20 Years of Diplomatic Relations

The Republic of South Africa is celebrating 20 years of Freedom and Democracy during 2014 and this year also marks 20 Years of Diplomatic relations between South Africa and Jamaica. From the very earliest days of the international campaign against apartheid, Jamaica played a crucial role in pressing the international community to limit foreign trade and investment in South Africa,...