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

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...

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.

Former Wards of the State Get Scholarships

Clowns Without Borders for Therapy Workshops

Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the United States of America, in Kingston, Elizabeth Martinez, addresses a press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 6, to give an update on the search operations for the aircraft which crashed in Jamaican waters on September 5. The media briefing was attended by personnel from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, the Ministry of Health and the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority.

Govt. Commended for Response to Crash of Aircraft

Programme Manager, Caricom Single Market and Economy, CARICOM Secretariat, Ivor Carryl (left), addresses members of the public sector during a two-day forum to discuss the findings of a major consultancy on government procurement in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). At right is Deputy Programme Manager, CSME Unit, CARICOM Secretariat, Philip McClauren. The forum is being held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston from September 3 to 4.

Regional Procurement System To Be Established

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...

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,...

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson. (FILE)

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Patterson encourages Jamaicans to participate in Diaspora Mapping Project

Former Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. P. J. Patterson, is encouraging Jamaicans living abroad to participate in the Government’s ongoing Diaspora mapping exercise. The Mapping Jamaica’s Diaspora Project, which involves an online survey, is geared towards identifying the locations, skills, expertise and interests of members of the global Jamaican Diaspora. It is being conducted over an 18-month period, in collaboration...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, giving an update on the Diaspora Mapping Project, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, held today August 20, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

11 years ago Finance & Public ServiceForeign Affairs

Positive Response to Diaspora Mapping Project

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is reporting a “positive response,” to its online Mapping Jamaica Diaspora Project. Funded by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the survey aims to capture the location, interest and skills of persons, which will result in the establishment of a database to support the Government’s policy direction and its interaction with members...