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Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi.
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi.

Relations Between China and Caribbean and Latin America Boosted

Relations between China and the region are expected to strengthened, following the two-day meeting of foreign ministers and representatives from the Asian country and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining,...
Mr. Lloyd Wilks as Jamaica’s new Consul General to Toronto, Canada.
Mr. Lloyd Wilks as Jamaica’s new Consul General to Toronto, Canada.

Minister Nicholson Announces Jamaica’s New Consul General To Toronto
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.

International Human Rights Day Message from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency, Stephen Vasciannie (left), and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Jamaica, in Washington, D.C., Marsha Core Lobban (right), are given details on the collection of Jamaican postcards on display at an exhibition mounted at the Embassy, by Jamaican Speech Pathologist, Marva Shand McIntosh, following the engagement’s opening ceremony on December 3. The exhibition titled: “Greetings from Jamaica, A Country of History in Postcards”, features over 200 authentic postcards dating back to 1877.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency, Stephen Vasciannie (left), and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Jamaica, in Washington, D.C., Marsha Core Lobban (right), are given details on the collection of Jamaican postcards on display at an exhibition mounted at the Embassy, by Jamaican Speech Pathologist, Marva Shand McIntosh, following the engagement’s opening ceremony on December 3. The exhibition titled: “Greetings from Jamaica, A Country of History in Postcards”, features over 200 authentic postcards dating back to 1877.

Jamaican Postcard Collection on Display in Washington, D.C.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Noel Arscott (3rd right); Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (2nd right); and members of the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora, show off the forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, which have been donated to assist the country’s Ebola preparedness. From left are: Dorothy Turner, Celia Grandison-Markey and Paulette Lewis from the International Healthcare Group UK; and Laval Bent of the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust. The items were presented to Minister Arscott on Wednesday, November 12, during at a brief ceremony at the Jamaican High Commission in London.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Noel Arscott (3rd right); Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (2nd right); and members of the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora, show off the forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, which have been donated to assist the country’s Ebola preparedness. From left are: Dorothy Turner, Celia Grandison-Markey and Paulette Lewis from the International Healthcare Group UK; and Laval Bent of the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust. The items were presented to Minister Arscott on Wednesday, November 12, during at a brief ceremony at the Jamaican High Commission in London.

UK Diaspora Donates Thermometers for Ebola Preparedness

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UNDP’s Human Rights Day Message from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

Statement by Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, UNDP’s Human Rights Day Event to mark the 66th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, 10th December 2014   (Salutations) Dr. Arun Kashyap, Resident Coordinator of the UNDP, Mr. Matondo Mukulu, Acting Public...
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Foreign Affairs

CARICOM Cuba Leaders to Talk Trade in Havana

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Economic and Trade Relations will be among the issues discussed at the Fifth Summit of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba which takes place in Havana, Cuba on Monday 8 December. The Summit will be preceded on Sunday by a meeting of the Foreign Ministers. In accordance with the Havana...
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The Foreign Ministry is proud to announce the appointment of the Jamaican Permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Courtenay Rattray, as Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform.
Foreign Affairs

Important Appointment for Jamaican Permanent Rep. to UN

Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Courtenay Rattray, has been appointed as Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform. His appointment was announced on Monday, November 10, by H.E. Sam Kutesa, President of the 69th Session of the General Assembly, in a letter to all Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in New...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.
Foreign Affairs

Minister Nichoslon Heads Japan Ministerial Delegation

Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, will lead Jamaica’s delegation to the Fourth CARICOM-Japan Ministerial Meeting, to be held from 14th to 15th November 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. The Jamaican delegation will also include H.E. Ricardo Allicock, Ambassador of Jamaica to Japan and Mrs. Angella Comfort, Director for Caribbean and the Americas in...
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Foreign Affairs

CARICOM Heads in Special Session

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are meeting in a special session today (November 4)  in Trinidad and Tobago. High on the agenda is the discussion on the Ebola virus and the Chikungunya virus. This 17th Special Meeting of the Conference, which is being held at the Diplomatic Centre, St. Ann’s, will include...
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Jamaican Ambassador to Brazil, Her Excellency Alison Stone Roofe.
Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Jamaicans in Brazil Encouraged to Register on Diaspora Mapping Project

The Jamaican Embassy in Brazil has been encouraging Jamaicans living in the South American country to participate in the government’s ongoing Diaspora Mapping exercise. The Mapping Jamaica’s Diaspora Project, which involves an online survey is geared towards identifying the locations, skills, expertise and interests of members of the global Jamaican Diaspora. Jamaican Ambassador to Brazil, Her Excellency Alison Stone Roofe,...
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