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Multimedia Artist and Photographer, Andrea Cauthen (right), explains the concept behind one of her photographs – The Banana Man – on display at the Jamaican Embassy, to Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, at the opening of her photographic and art exhibition, entitled ‘Roots and Culture, Jamaica’, on June 5.

Jamaican Photographs on Display at Embassy

An exhibition of Jamaican photographs and art forms are now on display at the Embassy of Jamaica, in Washington, D.C. The exhibition, which comprises just over 50 photographs, is entitled, ‘Roots and Culture Jamaica’, and features photographs and art by...

Jamaican Ambassador to Brazil Creates History in Jamaica-Paraguayian Relations

Jamaica’s Ambassador to Brazil, Her Excellency, Alison Stone Roofe.

Brazil Revises Visa Agreement with Jamaica for 2014 FIFA World Cup

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (right), speaks with World Trade Organization (WTO) Facilitators (from left): Lead Facilitator, Helge Lindrup; Leif-Ottar Pettersen; and Helene Hval. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the National Self-assessment of Needs and Priorities exercise under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday, May 26.

Logistics Hub to Enhance Trade Creation and Expansion

Jamaican actor, Karl Bradshaw (second right), has the attention of Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie (right), University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor, Carolyn Cooper, and Founder of the International Reggae Poster competition, Michael Thompson, as he comments on one of the 24 posters on display at the International Reggae Poster Exhibition, held at the Marcus Garvey Hall of Culture at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 22.

Reggae Poster Contest Entries on Display at OAS

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Diaspora Mapping Project Launched at UK Conference

United Kingdom (UK) based Jamaicans have been urged to sign up on the new database under the Mapping the Jamaican Diaspora Project. The initiative was launched by State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, at the start of a two- day Jamaican Diaspora UK Conference in Birmingham, on June 13. It aims to...

12 years ago Foreign AffairsParliament

Failure of Barbados to Pay Myrie Should Not Be Attributed to Government – Senator Nicholson

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, says the delay in the payment of $3.6 million to Shanique Myrie should not be attributed to the Government of Jamaica. Miss Myrie was awarded damages totaling $3.6 million, following the Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJ) ruling declaring that the government of Barbados breached her right to enter...

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Speller Lauded on Scripps Spelling Bee Performance

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, has lauded Jamaican student, Tajaun Gibbison, on his performance in the just concluded 2014 Scripps Spelling Bee competition. Tajaun, Jamaica’s 2014 Spelling Bee winner, performed creditably to finish among the top 10 of the 281 participants in the Scripps competition, which was held in the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C. “We...

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

Jamaica is pleased to join the international community in commemorating International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers under the theme, “A Force for Peace. Change. The Future”. Our observance of the Day provides us with the unique opportunity to pay tribute to all of the valiant men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (2nd left), makes a point during his presentation at a panel discussion on the Flexi-Work Bill, held at the St. Ann’s Bay Seventh Day Adventist Church, in St. Ann’s Bay, on May 24. Other panelists (from left) are: Public Affairs and Religious Liberty and Communications Director with the Jamaica Union of Seventh Day Adventists, Nigel Coke; President of the Senate, Floyd Morris, and President of the North Jamaica Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, Karl Archer.

12 years ago Foreign AffairsLabour

State Minister Says Religious Persons Should Not Fear Flexi-Work Bill

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, says persons of religious persuasions, particularly those of the Seventh Day Adventist Faith, should not fear the Flexi-Work Bill. “In fact, it will bring with it a number of positives,” the State Minister asserted. Making a presentation during a panel discussion, held at the St....

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (second right), having a light exchange (from left): Deputy Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, Ambassador Eden Charles; Director, International Ocean Policy, Pew Charitable Trusts, Elizabeth Wilson; and Marine Policy Analyst, Dr. Peter Edwards. Occasion was the opening of a regional workshop on the conservation and sustainable use of high seas biodiversity at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on May 20.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Supports Conserving Marine Resources

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, says Jamaica is fully supportive of regional efforts aimed at conserving and sustaining existing marine resources outside Caribbean states’ territorial waters. Mr. Brown noted that CARICOM countries consider this “broadening” of ocean governance “to be in our best interest”, in recognition of the sea’s significance to their developmental imperatives,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. AJ Nicholson, making a Statement in the Senate on May 16 on the 38th meeting of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development, which was held in Guyana from May 9-10.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

CARICOM Wants to Conclude Trade Agreement with Canada

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. AJ Nicholson, says CARICOM is committed to concluding a trade and development agreement with Canada, which takes into account the interest of the region as a whole. “CARICOM, in its ambition, requires this agreement to be asymmetrical, taking account of the fact that the region comprises small, vulnerable developing countries...