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Prime Minister to Address 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference Launch in New York

The Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, ON, MP will address the Jamaican community in New York as she delivers the keynote message at a Jamaican Community meeting and 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference Launch in New York...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, raises a toast to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, during the Commonwealth Day celebrations on March 10 at King’s House. The day was celebrated under the theme: ‘A Young Commonwealth’.

Jamaica Marks Commonwealth Day

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator the Honourable A.J. Nicholson, QC and the Minister President of the Flanders Region, Mr. Geert Bourgeois.

Jamaica and Belgium to Strengthen Relations

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba (right), presents plaque to Dame Karlene Davis at a special reception for International Women’s Day, helod on March 4 at the High Commission in London.

High Commission in UK Honours Outstanding Women

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)

Prime Minister Leads Jamaica’s Delegation to CARICOM Meeting in The Bahamas

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, addresses a Western Region Stakeholders briefing on the upcoming Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held on February 23, at the Hilton Resort in St. James.

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2,000 Expected For Diaspora Conference

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, is anticipating a strong turnout for the 6th staging of the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference. The event takes place from June 13 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Speaking on February 23, at a Western Region Stakeholders briefing at the Hilton Resort in Montego...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (fourth left); State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (fourth right), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Paul Robotham (third left); having a light exchange with members of the Conference Preparatory Committee (from left): Project Manager, Conference Logistics and Preparations, Lisa-Ann Ogilvie; Chairman, Conference Preparatory Committee and President and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Group, Richard Powell; Chair, Programme and Content Sub-Committee and Executive Director, Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying; Senior Vice President, Operations and Marketing, GraceKennedy Money Services, Noel Greenland; and Chair, Logistics Sub-Committee, Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, at the launch of the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on February 20.

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Scope of Jamaica Diaspora Conference Broadened

The 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, to be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, from June 13 to 18, is being positioned as a global forum to mobilise Jamaicans worldwide. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said the scope of the conference is being broadened with the vision to attract members of the Diaspora...

11 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

PM for Launch of 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference

The 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, set to unfold from June 13-18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, under the theme: Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity, will be launched this Friday (February 20) by the Prime Minister, Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, ON, MP at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. Senator the Honourable, Arnold J. Nicholson, QC,...

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Jamaica Supports Peaceful Solution to Cyprus Crisis

Jamaica supports the peaceful settlement of the Cyprus problem through bi-communal talks under the auspices of the United Nations, says new High Commissioner to Cyprus, based in London, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba. Presenting her credentials to President Nicos Anastasiades, during a ceremony on Thursday (February 12), at the Presidential Palace, Mrs. Ndombet Assamba said the Government of Jamaica supports...

Mr. Rodney Leon (second left), winner of the design competition, ‘The Ark of Return’, to be erected as a Permanent Memorial to the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, explains his concept to (from left), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; Antiguan Prime Minister, Hon. Baldwin Spencer and Jamaica

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Monument to Victims of Slavery to Open at UN Headquarters in March

The permanent memorial to the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade is to be erected in March on the grounds of the United Nations headquarters in New York. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, who made the disclosure on Tuesday, February 10, said the UN initiative to erect the monument, entitled ‘The...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses members of the Diplomatic Corps at the Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew today (February 11). Also pictured (from right), is State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown; and Inter-Secretary, Bilateral and Regional Affairs, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ambassador Joy Wheeler. The session was held as part of activities to mark the 17th annual staging of Diplomatic Week.

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Rev. Thwaites Hails International Community for Supporting Education

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has expressed gratitude to international agencies and countries for their various programmes of assistance, which have contributed to the continued transformation of Jamaica’s education system. “It is the assistance through international lending agencies and bilateral arrangements…that have changed the landscape, for example, of secondary education in Jamaica…your countries have a record of extraordinary...

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Ganja Reform in Keeping With International Obligations – Senator Nicholson

Foreign Affairs Minister, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, says the proposed changes to the Dangerous Drugs Act are fully in keeping with all of Jamaica’s existing international obligations. He was addressing members of the diplomatic corps on February 10 at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, as part of Diplomatic Week 2015 activities. Last...