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Embassy in Brazil Prepares for Road to Rio 2016

Jamaican Ambassador to Brazil, Her Excellency Alison Stone Roofe, says her embassy staff has already started preparations to capitalise on the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. “We are starting early to put plans in place, both logistics and cultural,...

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

United Nations Day Message by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

Doctors and other health professionals of the New Jersey-based Help Jamaica Medical Mission, share a moment just before the start of a health fair at the Oak Glades Health Centre in South St. Andrew, during the group’s annual visit in September.

Help Jamaica Medical Mission Reaching Thousands

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon Arnaldo Brown, underscores the relevance of the stock market to Jamaicans in the Diaspora, at a JIS Think Tank on October 8.

Diaspora Bond Still Being Considered

Leader of the Vin Martin Memorial Atlanta/Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission, Dr. Yvonne Smith, addresses the opening of the 2014 mission on October 6, at the St. John's Methodist Church Hall in Montego Bay.

Health Mission to Award Scholarships to High School Students

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Free Movement of Skills Certificate Needed to Work in Region

Director of Diaspora Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Lloyd Wilks is reminding persons seeking employment in another CARICOM member state that they must obtain a Free Movement of Skills certificate. He reiterated that there are some 10 categories of workers who are entitled to move and work freely in the Caribbean community. Persons who...

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Champions Appointed for Diaspora Mapping Project

Entrepreneur and singer, Levi Roots; legendary sprinter, Merlene Ottey; Baroness Doreen Lawrence; and community stalwart, Delores Cooper, are among the Champions appointed as part of the campaign to promote the Mapping the Jamaican Diaspora Project. High Commissioner, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, said the support of high profile Jamaicans will give a boost to the project and encourage others to participate....

Chairman of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Allan Lewis, encourages members of the Jamaican Diaspora to invest in the stock market at a JIS Think Tank held on Wednesday, October 8, at the agency’s headquarters on Half-Way-Tree Road.

12 years ago Finance & Public ServiceJamaican DiasporaJIS Think Tank

Diaspora Encouraged to Invest in Jamaica Stock Market

Members of the Jamaican Diaspora are being encouraged to actively participate in the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) as a means of helping to drive economic growth in the country. “The Diaspora presents a wonderful opportunity to help the development of the country by investing in Jamaica through the stock exchange,” said Chairman of the JSE, Allan Lewis, while addressing a...

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.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

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 the collection. The exhibit, with over 80 works of art on display and for sale, was opened by the Jamaica’s...

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.

12 years ago CommerceJamaican Diaspora

Government to Engage Diaspora on Logistics Hub

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says his Ministry will be launching a campaign within the next six months, to sensitize the Diaspora on the importance of the logistic hub, and indicate how they can participate in the project. Speaking in an interview with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in Washington DC on Tuesday (Sept. 30), Minister...

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

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica’s Literary Tradition on Show in London

The country’s strong literary tradition was on show in London on Saturday (Sept. 27), at an event hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in London. The event, held at the Waterlow Park in Camden, featured some of the country’s best authors and poets including Kei Miller, Kerry Young, and Deanne Heron. High Commissioner, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, told the audience...

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

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Continues to Safeguard the Rights of Asylum-Seekers

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, has reiterated that the Government of Jamaica is committed to the rule of law in its relations with the international community. Ambassador Vasciannie emphasised that Jamaica’s treatment of refugee issues exemplifies the country’s good faith efforts to meet its international treaty commitments, and to satisfy generally accepted norms and...