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Volunteer at the Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, Bridgette Roye (right), shares a light moment with guests during their visit to the Pavilion.

Jamaica Pavilion Attracted Over 1.9 Million Visitors at Expo 2025 Japan

The Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, welcomed more than 1.9 million guests over the six-month staging of the event. The pavilion surpassed its target of attracting one per cent of the 28 million visitors expected to attend...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, is greeted by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson, during a courtesy call at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Monday, October 13. Minister Williams is in Washington attending the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual Meetings from October 13-18.

Minister Williams in Washington DC for IMF and World Bank Meetings

Jamaica Pavilion Wins Silver Award at Expo 2025 Japan

Spanish Education Officer, Ramonia Smith Hamilton, representing Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third left), shares a photo opportunity with stakeholders during the opening ceremony for the Colombian Spanish Course for Public Servants, held on Friday (October 10), at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are Senior Education Officer - Foreign Languages, Dr. Martha Corbett-Baugh; Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emiliana Bernard Stephenson; and Professor at Pontifical Bolivarian University, Maria Teresa Espinosa.

Over 170 Public Sector Workers to Participate in Three-month Spanish Course

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, and Spain's Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency José María Fernández López de Turiso, raise a toast during Spain’s National Day reception on Thursday (October 9). The reception was held at the Ambassador’s residence in St. Andrew.

Spain Hailed as Strategic Partner in Jamaica’s Economic Development

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second, right), enjoys a conversation with Deputy British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Jonathan Cook (centre), at a welcome reception for the United Kingdom (UK) Trade Mission to Jamaica 2025. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Regional Trade Director for the UK

9 months ago Foreign Affairs

UK Businesses Optimistic About Jamaica

Business executives from the United Kingdom (UK) have expressed optimism about the opportunity to meet with the Jamaican business community with the aim of fostering trade expansion and commercial ties. The executives are members of a UK Trade Mission to the island, which runs from October 8 to 10. The mission seeks to deepen UK-Jamaica commercial collaboration and to identify...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre, front row), and Deputy British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Jonathan Cook (second left, front row), share the lens with members of the visiting United Kingdom (UK) Trade Mission to Jamaica, during a welcome reception at the British High Commission in Kingston on Wednesday (October 8).

9 months ago Foreign AffairsIndustry

Minister Hill Urges UK to Consider Special Visa for Caribbean Service Professionals

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is encouraging the United Kingdom to consider implementing a special visa arrangement to facilitate the movement of Jamaican and other Caribbean service professionals within that country. It is proposed that this special arrangement be facilitated under the CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which governs Jamaica’s trade and investment relations...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola (third right), cut the ribbon at a handover ceremony for four tractors donated to Jamaica by the EU, today (October 9), at Kingston Industrial Agencies (KIA) on Spanish Town Road in Kingston. Others pictured (from left) are Deputy Director General at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard; Acting Chief Executive Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Franklyn Witter, and Sales Manager at KIA, Stephen Henriques.

9 months ago AgricultureForeign Affairs

EU Donates Four Tractors to Help Farmers Boost Production

Farmers across several parishes are set to boost production with the help of four tractors donated to Jamaica by the European Union (EU) and valued at $43.3 million. The donation has been made under the ‘Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean’ Project, to increase resilience to climate change of Jamaican ecosystems, and communities from the hills to the ocean. Speaking...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), greets Business Development Director, Mowlem International Limited, Adrian Wilson, during Wednesday’s (October 8) business briefing and press engagement for the United Kingdom (UK) Trade Mission to Jamaica 2025 at the British High Commission in New Kingston. At centre is Deputy British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Jonathan Cook.

9 months ago Foreign Affairs

UK Trade Delegation Engaging Jamaican Stakeholders in Multi-Sector Business Mission

Representatives from a diverse group of United Kingdom (UK)-based companies are currently in Jamaica for a three-day business mission, scheduled from October 8 to 10. The delegation comprises companies operating across key sectors, including education, waste management, infrastructure, agriculture and food, engineering, and logistics. Participating entities include Amey, Inciner8, Mowlem, NCUK University Pathways, JP Logistics Solutions, and NSG Exports Limited....

Commissioner General of Section, Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Maureen Smith, and Jamaica Pavilion Director, Kevin Burke, about to take a bite of the Jamaican cheese patty presented by Gangalee Kitchen, at the Jamaica Pavilion, on October 7.

9 months ago CultureForeign Affairs

Taste of Jamaica Takes Centre Stage at Expo 2025 Japan

Visitors to the Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, were treated to a true taste of the island with the sampling of one of the country’s most beloved culinary staples, patty. The patties, which included beef, chicken and cheese, were presented by Gangalee Kitchen, a Jamaican restaurant in Osaka, Japan, on October 7. Commissioner General of Section, Jamaica...

Under Secretary for the Foreign Trade Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Esmond Reid, greets Chair of the Marine Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Corah Ann Robertson Sylvester, during the MAJ’s Illuminating Ceremony and Cocktail Reception in recognition of World Maritime Day on September 25. The event was held at the Ministry in downtown Kingston.

9 months ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Submits Candidature for Re-election to IMO Council Category C

Jamaica has formally submitted its candidature for re-election to Category C of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, with elections scheduled for December 2025. Under Secretary for the Foreign Trade Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Esmond Reid, made the disclosure during the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)...

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second left), applauds as Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (4th left), hands over the keys for a bus valued at over US$ 42,000, to Principal of the Clarendon-based Rest Primary and Infant School, Dr. Sandra Smith (4th right), during a ceremony held at the institution on October 2. Other sharing the moment (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Western, Lothan Cousins; Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey; Chairman of the school board, Beverley Boothe; and students.

9 months ago EducationForeign AffairsInformationSkillsYouth

Clarendon-Based Rest Primary and Infant Gets School Bus from Japan

Students at the Clarendon-based Rest Primary and Infant School now have safer and more reliable transportation following the donation of a bus valued at over US$42,000 by the Japanese Government. The 15-seater Toyota Hiace bus was handed over to the school on Thursday (Oct. 2), by Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi. The donation was made under Japan’s...