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Prime Minister Andrew Holness left the island this morning (Dec 2) to attend the two-day Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development (CALC) in Caracas, Venezuela from December 2 - 3. The meeting will also be immediately followed by the Petrocaribe summit on December 3.   Accompanying PM Holness are Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...

KINGSTON — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT), the Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, had discussions Monday (November 28) with Nigeria's Foreign Minister, His Excellency Olugbenga Adeyemi Ashiru, at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston. According to a release from the Ministry, they discussed the third Jamaica/Nigeria Joint Commission Meeting, as well as energy security,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, says there are numerous possibilities for significant expansion of trade and investment with Japan, as a result of a longstanding 40-year relationship with that country. Speaking at a special working luncheon hosted by JAMPRO for a visiting Japan-CARICOM Economic Mission to Jamaica, at the Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston on Tuesday...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Mike Henry, is currently in London, attending the 27th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Assembly, scheduled for November 21 - 30 at the IMO headquarters.  At the conference, Jamaica hopes to be re-elected to Category C of the IMO Council, through the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ). Category C of...

Minister with Responsibility for the Public Service and Information, Senator Arthur Williams, will head a   delegation to Singapore from November 28 -December 1, for a one week study tour   of Singapore’s Public Sector. Minister Williams will be accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU), Mrs. Patricia Sinclair McCalla, and the Project Management Specialist in...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved a Tax Information Exchange Agreement between Jamaica and Macao, China. This agreement will strengthen administrative cooperation on taxes between both parties and improve the capacity to monitor taxpayers and the appropriate revenue owed to each jurisdiction. Briefing journalists at the November 23 post cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator...

KINGSTON — Patients of the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston were treated to toys, and given the opportunity to meet Caribbean Community (CARICOM) dignitaries, who paid them a visit Tuesday (November 22). The spouses of the Presidents and Governors-General participating in the 14th Annual Conference of Presidents and Governors-General of CARICOM, engaged in lively interaction with the children and...

There will be a Japan/CARICOM Economic Mission in Jamaica from Wednesday, November 23, to Friday, November 25. While here, the 14-member-team from Japan which consists of Government officials; Embassy staff here in Jamaica, including the Japanese Ambassador, HE Hiroshi Yamaguchi and Japanese Private Sector officials will engage in activities aimed at highlighting areas for economic collaboration and Japanese investment. These...

KINGSTON — Advisory Board member of the I Believe Initiative (IBI), Earl Jarrett, has urged CARICOM Heads of State to consider endorsing and supporting expansion of the IBI across the region. The IBI is a values-based initiative, born out of the inaugural speech given by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at his swearing in ceremony on...

KINGSTON — Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is encouraging Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of State to place greater focus on enriching the lives of the region's youth. "I urge you fellow Presidents and Governors-General to continue to commit our offices and extend our influence to reach our young people. They are the future of the Caribbean....

KINGSTON — Jamaica is among 11 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states ranked as very high or high on the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP)Human Development Index (HDI) for 2011. This was revealed byDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, as he addressed the opening ceremony for the 14th annual Conference of Presidents and...

I welcome this opportunity to extend greetings on the occasion of this year’s Civil Service Week which is being observed during the period 20th – 26th November 2011 under the theme: “Civil Servants – Repositioning for National Development”. If ever there was a need for repositioning of the civil service, indeed, the entire Public Service, no period has greater claim...