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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (left), provides details about the upcoming Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at a forum held on May 27 at the Sunset Resort in Montego Bay. At right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams.

Foreign Affairs State Minister Confident of Uptick in FDI

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, says that Jamaica should see an upswing in Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) this year, based on several mega projects underway and others to be implemented. He...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, giving an update on this year’s Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, slated for the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, from June 16 to 19, at the Sunset Resort, in Montego Bay, St. James, on May 27.

Government to Explore All Economic Opportunities at Diaspora Conference

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, updates community leaders from Washington, Baltimore and Virginia, on the upcoming Diaspora conference, at a forum held on May 22 at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC.

Ambassador Vasciannie Meets with Diaspora Groups Ahead of June Conference

Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris (right), receives a token from Atlanta’s Mayor, Kasim Reid, after discussions on various topics relating to both cities at Atlanta City Hall, downtown Atlanta on Tuesday (May 21). Sharing in the occasion is Chairman of the St. James Parish Council Civic and Community Affairs Committee, Councillor Suzette Brown. Photo: Derrick A Scott

Atlanta Trade Mission to Visit Montego Bay in October

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting, M.P.

Jamaica to Attend Heads of Government Meeting with US Vice President

13 years ago Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

PM Renews Africa/Jamaica Bonds at African Union 50th Anniversary Celebrations

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller continued her visit to Addis Abba, Ethiopia on Monday, May 27, with a meeting with members of the Jamaican Diaspora, many of whom journeyed over 150 miles away from the town of Shashamane, where members of the Rastafari movement and other persons from Jamaica and the Caribbean have settled. In 1948, Emperor...

13 years ago Foreign Affairs

High Commissioner Praises Work of Late African Literary Icon

LONDON - High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun N'dombet-Assamba, was one of the special guest speakers at a memorial ceremony held in London on May 18 to celebrate the life of the late African literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe. The High Commissioner said Professor Achebe's writings have educated, inspired and enlightened people worldwide and that he used his...

13 years ago Foreign AffairsLabour

Minister Kellier to Attend International Labour Conference in Geneva

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is to attend the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, between June 17 and 19. Minster with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said Cabinet has approved the official travel of the Minister and a seven-member delegation, which will cost approximately $3 million. Speaking at a Jamaica House media...

13 years ago Foreign Affairs

Consuls will Continue to Enhance Relations Between Countries – Foote

Jamaica’s Honorary Consul General to Turkey, Hon. Arnold Foote, says he is confident that the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations will continue to be effective in promoting cooperation among member countries around the world. He was addressing a reception held in New York recently, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Convention. The international treaty, adopted at the United Nations...

13 years ago EducationForeign Affairs

UTECH Joins with American University to Provide Training in NCDs

The University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Public Health in Minneapolis is joining forces with the University of Technology School of Public Health, to carry out a five-year training programme in non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The disclosure followed a visit to the university by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Professor Stephen Vasciannie last week, who held discussions with a number...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (centre right) shakes hand with Atlanta’s Fire Chief, Kelvin Cochran after brokering an agreement to provide training support for personnel of the Montego Bay Fire Department at a meeting at the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department, downtown Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, May 20. Looking on (l – r) are Noah Downer, Office of the Mayor of Atlanta;, Jamaica’s Honorary Consul to Atlanta, Hon. Vin Martin; Secretary/Manager, St. James Parish Council, Gerald Lee; Chairman Civic and Community Affairs Committee, Councillor Suzette Brown, and Chairman of the Atlanta/Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee, Fred Smith.

13 years ago Foreign Affairs

Montego Bay Fire Service to Receive Support from Atlanta Counterpart

The Montego Bay Fire Department is set to receive well-needed support from the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department in the United States of America, in an agreement brokered between both cities, as part of its twinning relationship. The commitment to offer specialized training to Montego Bay firefighters was made by Atlanta’s Fire Chief, Kelvin Cochran Harris on Monday, May 20, during...

13 years ago Foreign Affairs

Draft Diaspora Policy to be Presented at June Conference

A draft Diaspora Policy will be presented at the 5th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, which will be held from June 16 to 19, 2013 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. “This policy will address issues of information, data collection (Diaspora database) and dissemination,” said Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon....