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

Construction to Start on Foreign Affairs Building By End of Financial Year

Construction on a new building to house the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will commence by the end of this financial year. Some $75 million has been allocated in the 2014/2015 Estimates of Expenditure, for...
Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Robert Ready (left), greets Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell (second right), on her arrival at a public-private partnership (PPP) seminar, held at the Canadian High Commission, in Kingston, on March 27. Looking on is Senior Trade Commissioner at the High Commission, Rick McElrea.
Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Robert Ready (left), greets Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell (second right), on her arrival at a public-private partnership (PPP) seminar, held at the Canadian High Commission, in Kingston, on March 27. Looking on is Senior Trade Commissioner at the High Commission, Rick McElrea.

Numerous PPP Opportunities Exist – Canadian Official
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet Assamba (right), and Deputy High Commissioner, Mrs. Diedre Millis with Director General of the Royal Air Force Museum, Peter Dye (right) and Peter Elliott, Head of Archives. The High Commissioner was on a visit to the special exhibition entitled, ‘Pilots of the Caribbean: Volunteers of African Heritage in the Royal Air Force’.
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet Assamba (right), and Deputy High Commissioner, Mrs. Diedre Millis with Director General of the Royal Air Force Museum, Peter Dye (right) and Peter Elliott, Head of Archives. The High Commissioner was on a visit to the special exhibition entitled, ‘Pilots of the Caribbean: Volunteers of African Heritage in the Royal Air Force’.

High Commissioner Visits Museum
High Commissioner to the UK, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet-Assamba with Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon and Lewisham Mayor, Sir Steve Bullock. Baroness Lawrence was made a Freewoman of the Borough of Lewisham at a ceremony, on March 14.
High Commissioner to the UK, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet-Assamba with Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon and Lewisham Mayor, Sir Steve Bullock. Baroness Lawrence was made a Freewoman of the Borough of Lewisham at a ceremony, on March 14.

Human Rights Campaigner Honoured
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.

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Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Freundel Stuart, responds to questions posed by journalists at a press conference convened following the conclusion of the 25th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, which took place at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines earlier this week. The Inter-sessional meeting, which officially opened on Monday (March 10) ended on Tuesday (March 11). The three-day event kicked off with the 8th meeting of the Prime Ministerial sub-committee on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Sunday (March 9).
Foreign Affairs

Barbados will comply with Ruling of CCJ – PM

Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Freundel Stuart, says his country is committed to complying with the decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the Shanique Myrie ruling. The Prime Minister was addressing journalists at a press conference convened following the conclusion of the 25th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, which took place...
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High Commissioner Aloun N’dombet Assamba (right), and guests view some of the profiles of the five women honoured by the Jamaican High Commission to mark International Women’s Day.
Foreign Affairs

High Commission pays Tribute to five Jamaican Women

The Jamaican High Commission has paid special tribute to five pioneering Jamaican women, in keeping with the theme of this year’s international Women’s Day – ‘Inspiring Change’. High Commissioner, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet  Assamba,  said the theme encourages advocacy for women’s advancement everywhere. “It is in  keeping  with this theme that the Jamaican High Commission has  sought to highlight  five...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), gives a listening ear to Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Miss Onika Miller, prior to the official opening of the Twenty Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, today (March 10).
Foreign Affairs

PM Expected To Provide Update On External Trade Issues

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is expected to provide Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government with an update on External Trade Issues, today (March 11). She is expected to address a caucus session of the Twenty Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, now underway at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament, in...
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Foreign Affairs

PM Suggests Non-Confrontational Approach On Issue Of Reparations

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says a non-confrontational approach needs to be taken by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the issue of reparations. She noted that the matter, which is important given the history and modern consequences of slavery in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, should be a process of reconciliation and dialogue, free from animosity. Mrs....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), is greeted by Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, when she arrived at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, for the Twenty Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which officially opened today (March 10).
Foreign Affairs

CARICOM Members Urged To Work Together

Secretary General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin La Rocque, has  called on  CARICOM members to work together in a spirit of unity and solidarity. This, he emphasized, must now be the central force that drives members to ignite growth in the different  economies. The  Secretary General was speaking at the opening of the Twenty Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of...
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Members of the Prime Ministerial sub-committee on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) in discussions during its eighth meeting, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Trade, in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on Sunday (March 9). The meeting was held prior to the official opening of the Twenty Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, today (March 10), at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament.
Foreign Affairs

Private Sector Recommended For Inclusion In COTED

A recommendation has been put forward for the private sector to be incorporated within the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), as implementation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market proceeds. This comes following deliberations of the Prime Ministerial sub-committee on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), during its eighth meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...
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