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Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), exchanges greetings with Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (centre) during a reception to celebrate the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, held on Thursday (February 20) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Looking on is wife of the Ambassador, Tomoko Atsumi.
Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), exchanges greetings with Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (centre) during a reception to celebrate the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, held on Thursday (February 20) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Looking on is wife of the Ambassador, Tomoko Atsumi.

Reception To Celebrate Birthday Of Emperor Of Japan

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), chairs the 22nd special meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Wednesday (February 19). With her are (from left) CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, and Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Elizabeth Solomon.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), chairs the 22nd special meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Wednesday (February 19). With her are (from left) CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, and Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Elizabeth Solomon.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chairs Successful COFCOR Meeting
Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency José María Fernández López de Turiso, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the 950-room expansion of the Grand Palladium Hotel in Point, Hanover, on February 18.
Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica, His Excellency José María Fernández López de Turiso, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the 950-room expansion of the Grand Palladium Hotel in Point, Hanover, on February 18.

“You Can Count on Spain” – Ambassador Pledges
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Jamaica to Engage in Key Discussions at 48th Caricom Heads Meeting in Barbados
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre); and State Minister for National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (third left), look on as Chargé d’Affaires, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Piotr Byczkowski (left), shares a point with Olympic triple jump silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts (second left). Occasion was Friday’s (Feb. 14) media launch of the EU-Jamaica 5K and 10K Run/Walk at the EU Delegation offices in Kingston. Also sharing in the discussion are Acting Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe (second right) and Race Director, Running Events Jamaica, Alfred "Frano" Francis.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre); and State Minister for National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (third left), look on as Chargé d’Affaires, European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Piotr Byczkowski (left), shares a point with Olympic triple jump silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts (second left). Occasion was Friday’s (Feb. 14) media launch of the EU-Jamaica 5K and 10K Run/Walk at the EU Delegation offices in Kingston. Also sharing in the discussion are Acting Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe (second right) and Race Director, Running Events Jamaica, Alfred "Frano" Francis.

PHOTOS: Launch of EU-Jamaica Walk/Run

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Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, delivers the Throne Speech at the Ceremonial Opening of Parliament for Fiscal Year 2025/26, on Thursday (February 13), at Gordon House. Custos Fuller was deputising for Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.
CommerceForeign AffairsIndustryInvestment

EU Programme to Establish Digital Transitioning Centres and Offer Training to 2,700 MSMEs

The European Union (EU)-funded €1.7-million Digitalisation Programme will establish nine Digital Transitioning Centres and offer training to 2,700 micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), to improve efficiency and productivity and enhance competitiveness. This is part of the Government’s continued economic growth and export drive, which aims to work with local manufacturers and service providers, including those within the MSME sector...
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Director of Projects and Strategic Management at the MultiCare Youth Foundation, Mitzian Turner.
DevelopmentForeign AffairsYouth

At-Risk Youth Benefit from Mentorship Programme of MYF

The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) has been providing at-risk youth with the necessary guidance and support to achieve their personal and professional aspirations, through its mentorship programme. A key initiative under the EU BRIDGE Project, the programme is designed to create a trusted and sustained relationship between mentors and mentees, offering young individuals a vital protective factor. “Many of our...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses Thursday’s (February 6) National Security Council Seminar at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston.
Foreign AffairsNational Security

Prime Minister Urges Adherence by Jamaicans Overseas to the Laws of Countries Where They Reside

Jamaicans overseas are being encouraged to adhere to the laws governing the countries where they reside. This urging comes from Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who was addressing Thursday’s (February 6) National Security Council Seminar at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston. Since the new United States (US) Administration’s inauguration last month, they have been following through...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second left), and Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey (third right), share a photo opportunity with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (right), and the Principals of schools that will be receiving buses under Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Project. The Principals are (from left) Bustamante High School, Wayne Evans; Port Antonio Primary School, Kennecha Davis-Williams; and Rest Primary and Infant School, Dr. Sandra Smith. The occasion was a grant signing ceremony on Wednesday (February 5) at the Education Ministry in Kingston.
EducationForeign AffairsTechnology

Gov’t of Japan Providing School Buses for Three Institutions

Three schools in rural Jamaica have expressed gratitude to the Japanese Embassy, following the signing of grant agreements on Wednesday (February 5) to purchase much-needed school buses. The funds, totalling $28.8 million, will facilitate the acquisition of two 29-seater Toyota Coaster buses and one 15-seater bus for the institutions under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Project. The beneficiaries...
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EducationForeign AffairsTechnology

Three Schools to Get Buses from Japan

The Embassy of Japan has signed three grant contracts amounting to $28.8 million, to purchase school buses for Rest Primary and Infant and Bustamante High Schools in Clarendon, and Port Antonio Primary School in Portland. Two 29-seater Toyota Coaster buses and one 15-seater bus will be purchased with the money, under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Project. The...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, presents a cheque, valued US$5,218, to Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Richard Solomon, for the St. Elizabeth infirmary during a brief handover ceremony at the Ministry’s office in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (February 5). The funds were raised by Jamaicans living in the Washington DC (District of Columbia), Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area in the United States, during a church service to commemorate the island’s 62nd Independence Anniversary.
Foreign AffairsHealth & WellnessJamaican Diaspora

Foreign Affairs Ministry Hands Over Diaspora Donation to St. Elizabeth Infirmary

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on Wednesday (February 5), handed over a cheque, valued US $5,218, to the St. Elizabeth Infirmary on behalf of Jamaicans in the Diaspora. The sum was raised by Jamaicans living in the Washington DC (District of Columbia), Maryland and Virginia (DMV) area in the United States during a church service to commemorate...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (seated second row, fourth from right), and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang (seated second row, fourth from left), are surrounded by members of the Chinese community and students and staff from Albion Primary and Mount Salem Primary and Infant schools in St. James. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of 11 tablets to the schools by the Jamaica China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification, at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square on Monday, February 3.
EducationForeign AffairsTechnology

Chinese Community Donates 11 Tablets to Two Primary Schools in Montego Bay

Albion Primary and Mount Salem Primary and Infant schools in St. James have received a donation of tablet computers from the Chinese community in Jamaica. Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang, made the presentations on Monday (February 3), on behalf of the Jamaica China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification, at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre...
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