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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is working closely with the Ministries of Labour and Social Security and Education to promote overseas employment opportunities. Under this collaboration, the various Ministries will seek to identify the potential growth areas for the labour force; advocate for an appropriate agreement or programmes to be instituted; and ensure that these are included...

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, says it is critical that public and private sector entities give priority to increasing exports to all markets, particularly those within the region, even as the Government works to develop a strategy to improve the country’s trade deficit. Mr. Brown noted that as a country, "we have to...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has  outlined the benefits of CARICOM to the people of the region, as concerns mount on the need for the regional institution. She was speaking at the opening ceremony of the Thirty-third Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on  July 4. "CARICOM," she said,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has called on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government to do more to highlight the significance of the institution to the people of the region. The Prime Minister was addressing the opening of the Thirty-third Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government on Wednesday (July 4) in St. Lucia. She...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says  freedom of movement within CARICOM must be the foundation on which integration is built, and called for full freedom of movement in all categories by 2015. She was speaking at the opening  of the 33rd  Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on  July...

Jamaica received US$242 million in Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in 2011, which was a 5.8 per cent increase over the US$228 million in 2010. This is contained in the latest World Investment Report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the findings of which were released yesterday (July 5), at a seminar held at JAMPRO offices in...

The United States based National Association of Jamaica and Supportive Organisations (NAJASO) will stage its 34th Annual Convention from July 12 – 14, at the Adams Mark Hotel in Buffalo, New York. Just over 200 delegates and participants are expected to attend the weekend event, which will be under the distinguished patronage of Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, the...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, says the drafting of a Diaspora and Development Policy, is imperative based on challenges the country faces as a result of migration.  “The need for a policy framework has become very apparent…We are determined to look at policy options available to mitigate these challenges,” Mr. Brown said, as he...

Jamaica and Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a Canadian Military Operation Support Hub. The MoU was signed at the Ministry of National Security’s Oxford Road offices by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting and Canada’s National Defence Minister, Hon. Peter MacKay, on June 26. The establishment of the Operational Support Hub (OSH) in Jamaica...

The Government intends to institute a trade policy and modern enforcement mechanism that ensures equity between Jamaica and its trading partners, Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton has revealed. “The (Ministry)…will be embarking on an initiative to put in place a trade policy and enforcement mechanism that seeks to harness the expertise resident in the Trade Board, Fair...

Jamaica, and the rest of the Caribbean, could be under-reporting growth figures, due to how the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is calculated. This is the view of State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnoldo Brown, who has called on business interests and academics in the region to advocate for changes in how the GDP is used as...

The Ministry of National Security has signed a follow-on military co-operation agreement with the People’s Republic of China, under which that country will provide military aid to Jamaica, valued at $136 million. The new agreement, which was sealed in May 2012, include the supply of uniforms, materials for uniforms, ballistic helmets, vests, boots and tents. Details of the contract were...