Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has called on fellow Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to make the region’s voice heard in relation to issues facing Small Island Developing States (SIDS), climate change and the Post-2015 Development Agenda. She said the regional grouping must send a clear and unified message on these matters considering the...

The Thirty-Fifth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Dickenson Bay, Antigua and Barbuda, from 1-4 July 2014. The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston Browne, chaired the proceedings. Other members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Rt....

The Government has made it clear that the recent ban by consumer goods distributor, PriceSmart, on Cuban diplomats shopping at that establishment ran counter to the non-discrimination provisions, not only of Jamaican law and constitution, but also the laws and constitutions of other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States. The position of the Jamaican Government was conveyed by Minister of Foreign...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson has committed Jamaica to deepening relations with Spain as part of expanded cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and that European nation. Noting that Spain has made significant contributions to Jamaica’s economy, especially through investments in tourism, she acknowledged the contribution made by the Spanish private sector to the growth of Jamaica’s economy. Mrs. Simpson Miller...

Newly installed President of the Jamaica Association of Maryland (JAM), Noel Godfrey says the group plans to explore increasing investment opportunities between Jamaica and that American state. He said the Association will also be joining forces with the Ministries of Education and Health to assist in the delivery of better education and healthcare in Jamaica. Mr. Godfrey said some of...

Sprint legend, Merlene Ottey, has endorsed the Mapping the Jamaican Diaspora Project, which was launched in the United Kingdom (UK) on June 13 by Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown. Ms. Ottey, who was in London, participated in a meeting organised by the Jamaican High Commission, during which Mr. Brown outlined...

Seven students of Jamaican heritage attending colleges and universities in the United States are recipients of the 2014 Claude McKay Book Scholarship awarded by the Jamaica Association of Maryland (JAM). They are: Janeila Benjamin, University of Maryland; Dylan Godfrey, Penn State University; Akeem Henry, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP); Dequon Mayo, University of Technology in Tennessee; Alexander Murdock, Morgan...