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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, has informed that discussions are underway with chocolatier, Charbonnel et Walker Limited, to invest in a local company, which will lead to an expansion of the cocoa industry in the medium-term. Mr. Clarke made the disclosure at a press conference on August 20 at Jamaica House, to provide details about investment prospects...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, says Jamaicans who migrated to Canada, have made significant contributions to the country’s development through their selflessness, dedication and hard work in their respective communities. "I am convinced that the greatest contribution that Jamaica has made to Canada has been through those who have lived and served here...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says an additional 36,000 airlift seats from the United Kingdom (UK), have been secured for the country, beginning in the summer into next year. This follows the country’s successful multi-ministerial marketing and promotional venture, 'Jamaica House', which was established in the Millennium Dome (O2 Arena) in London, to promote brand Jamaica...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, has hailed Jamaicans in the Diaspora for their unwavering support and steadfast commitment to nation building, particularly through the many successful missions and projects in the key areas of health and education. The Ambassador was delivering his message at the service of thanksgiving to celebrate Jamaica’s 50th year...

WASHINGTON DC — Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, has hailed the country’s athletes, noting that their success should serve to inspire the nation towards greater achievements.  He was speaking to the hundreds of Jamaicans and friends of the island, who gathered recently at the Hall of the Americas at the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters...

Jamaica is one of four Caribbean countries set to benefit from a US$25 million pilot project, to be funded and implemented by the Canadian Hunger Foundation in the region over the next two years, aimed at building marketing capacity. Speaking  at  Saturday’s (August 4) opening of the 60th Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, at the Denbigh Showground, May Pen,...

Premier of the Cayman Islands, Hon. McKeeva Bush, says his country has benefitted greatly from the contributions made by Jamaicans to that nation’s development. Speaking at last weekend’s 60th staging of Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, in May Pen, Clarendon, Mr. Bush noted that Jamaicans have influenced “many areas of life” in the Cayman Islands. “You have contributed to...

Former United States (US) Secretary of State, General Colin Powell, says Jamaica can be proud of its heritage and numerous achievements, despite the problems facing the country. “Keep believing in yourself; keep believing in the strength of your society and your culture. Keep being proud of your heritage, but recognise that there are problems that we all have to deal...

LONDON — Hundreds of Jamaicans decked out in the national colours transformed a section of the O2 Arena in London into a sea of Black, Green and Gold, as they celebrated Jamaica's 50th Anniversary of Independence, on Monday, August 6, at special commemorative flag-raising ceremony. High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba, declared that it was...

President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Jacob Zuma and his wife, Mrs. Nompumelelo MaNtuli Zuma, arrived in the island at about 9:00 am this morning (Aug. 6), to participate in the country’s Independence celebrations. The President and his wife should have arrived on Sunday (Aug. 5), for a two-day State visit, but those plans had to be...

LONDON — The British Foreign Minister with responsibility for the Caribbean, Henry Billingham, has praised Jamaica House at the O2 in London, arguing that it presents a unique opportunity for Jamaica to forge stronger trade and investment links with the United Kingdom (UK). “Major British companies operate successfully in Jamaica, while a number of Jamaican companies are big investors in...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has underscored the strategic importance of the United Kingdom (UK) city of Birmingham to the Government’s economic goals for investments and international trade.  Minister Hylton was addressing a press conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the city on Wednesday (August 1) to launch ‘Jamaica in the Square,’ a five-day free...