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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Cuban Ambassador, Yuri Gala met on December 6 at Jamaica House as both countries mark 40 years of relations, officially recognized on December 8. Ambassador Gala updated the Prime Minister on a series of activities that have been planned both in Jamaica and Cuba to celebrate this milestone in diplomatic relations. These include the...

LONDON — The Jamaican High Commission in London, United Kingdom (UK) rang out with the sounds of drumming, as children and teachers from eight primary schools across the city were treated to a very special Jamaican Christmas, on December 6. The students and their teachers were given a crash course in the history and importance of traditional drumming in Jamaica...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson, says Jamaica will continue to stand in solidarity with Cuba, in its effort to promote regional integration in the Caribbean. The Minister was speaking at an official ceremony on December 6, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, to mark CARICOM-Cuba Day 2012 and the...

United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Pamela Bridgewater, is urging Jamaica’s exporters to take fuller advantage of the provisions and opportunities available under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). Under the agreement, the United States (US) offers special trade preferences for most Caribbean products being exported to that North American country. Speaking at the Jamaica Exporters Association’s (JEA) 47th...

The Government today (November 30) received US$15,000 from the Chilean Embassy to assist in restoration efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The donation was handed over to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) during a brief ceremony at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) offices in Kingston. Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Chile, Enzo Barra...

WASHINGTON DC — The Caribbean community in Washington DC turned out in their numbers last week to honour accomplished nationals in various fields, at the 19th annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards (CARAH) held at the Capital Hilton hotel. Jazz great Monty Alexander and Third World lead singer, William ‘Bunny Rugs’ Clarke were among four Jamaicans to receive the award presented...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is to receive advanced stealth communications equipment and a language laboratory from the British Government. British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Howard Drake, will make the presentation to National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting and Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson, at a handing over ceremony on November 27, at the British...

Students who plan on entering the United Nations Convention On The Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Essay Competition has a little more time to fine tune their entries. The deadline has been extended to Tuesday, November 27. The competition is open to secondary school students enrolled in Grades 10-13, who are being invited to submit essays under the theme, "Oceans...

Outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB), Carole Eleuthere-Jn Marie, has urged regional states to move speedily to implement agreements that will facilitate the establishment of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME). Speaking during the Association’s 39th Annual General Meeting at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on Wednesday (November 14), Mrs. Eleuthere-Jn Marie noted that...

Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, says that Jamaica should focus on developing its services industry as this is currently the most promising area for economic growth. Addressing a breakfast forum at the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA) headquarters in St. Andrew on November 15, Dr. Panitchpakdi noted that the services sector...

Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean, Geeta Sethi, says men must play a greater role in making family planning decisions. Her comments come against the background of a recommendation in the State of the World Population Report 2012, for the engagement of men and boys in family planning, for their own benefit and to support...

WASHINGTON DC — Jazz great, Monty Alexander, is one of five Jamaicans to be honored at a special edition of the 19th Annual Caribbean American Heritage (CARAH) Award Gala slated for November 16 at the Washington Capitol Hilton, in Washington, D.C. The event will also salute Jamaica as well as Trinidad and Tobago, two Caribbean countries celebrating 50 years of...