Jamaica has been gradually strengthening diplomatic ties with countries across the African continent. Last year, Jamaica and the Republic of Tunisia, a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, established diplomatic relations (September 26), with the signing of a Joint Communique by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith and her Tunisian counterpart,...

Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has announced the appointment of Major General (Retired) Antony Anderson, former Commissioner of Police, as Jamaica’s Ambassador-designate to the United States of America and Permanent Representative-designate to the Organisation of American States (OAS). “We are very pleased that Major General Anderson will assume this role at a...

Hundreds of social work professionals, policymakers, academics and students from Jamaica and overseas are expected to participate in the second International Social Work Conference (ISWC), scheduled for Tuesday, March 18 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon Kamina Johnson-Smith, is expected to give opening remarks. It is organised by...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has emphasised the importance of multilateralism, diplomacy and international cooperation in tackling global challenges. She was presenting a Policy Statement during Ministerial Briefings on day three of Diplomatic Week 2025 at the Ministry’s office in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (March 12). Senator Johnson Smith said the principles...

British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, brings greetings during a celebration observing Commonwealth Day at King’s House on Monday (March 10).

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second right) and Ambassador of Peru to Jamaica, Mario López Chavarri (left) listen as muralist Michael Elliot (right) highlights features of the mural ‘Meet me in the mountains of Peru’. The artwork was unveiled at the Kingston Art district, downtown Kingston on March 11.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the ongoing combination of political, security, and humanitarian crises in Haiti, remains one of Jamaica's key foreign policy concerns. Mrs. Johnson Smith was presenting a policy statement during Ministerial Briefings on day three of Diplomatic Week, held at the Ministry in downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (March...