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Some 63 resident and non-resident Ambassadors and High Commissioners and Charge d'Affaires are expected to participate in the 14th annual Diplomatic Week from Sunday (January 29) to Friday (February 3). Director of Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ricardo Allicock, told JIS News that plans are well advanced for the week of activities. "Planning is coming...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller this afternoon received a call from US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton congratulating her on her election victory, and on once again assuming leadership of the country as its Prime Minister.  Mrs. Clinton spoke of the warm relations between Jamaica and the United States of America, and offered to get a team...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, has disclosed that Jamaica is being considered as a site to provide humanitarian aid to countries in need of assistance due to disasters. “In the wake of the disastrous earthquake in Haiti last year January, Jamaica was a staging area for humanitarian intervention in that...

Thousands of students in Westmoreland are benefiting from extensive refurbishing works, carried out at their schools by students from New Hampshire University in the US. The 18 students, who vacationed in Westmoreland during the recent Christmas holidays under the parish's "village tourism project", provided the material and funding to refurbish unfinished classrooms, sanitary facilities and roofs, giving a facelift to...

Minister of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade, Senator AJ Nicholson, will leave the island tomorrow for St. George’s, Grenada. He leads the Jamaican delegation to the Seventh Meeting of the United Kingdom (UK)/ Caribbean Forum, under the theme "Sustainable Growth Towards Prosperity". Accompanying the Foreign Minister will be Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting, MP and other senior...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson says the main area of focus as he embarks on his new role will be to enhance Jamaica's image internationally. "It is my respectful view that Jamaica's place within the international arena is not where it should be. Our first duty is to impress upon all persons...

United States President, Barack Obama, has congratulated Prime Minister, Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on her victory at the polls and ascendancy to head of government for the second time. Mr. Obama’s sentiments came during a call to Mrs. Simpson Miller this morning (Jan. 9), where he also commended the Jamaican people for their dedication to democracy. The leaders discussed...

As the country celebrates its 50th year of Independence, the government intends to begin the process of removing all ties with the British monarchy, thereby becoming a truly independent nation. This was stated by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, during her swearing-in ceremony, today (January 5), at King’s House. "This 50th Anniversary year will be a time...

KINGSTON — United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Pamella Bridgewater, will officially open the University of Technology’s (UTech) 18th annual diabetes conference, scheduled for March 29 to April 1, 2012. The conference, to be held at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, will be staged through the University Diabetes Outreach Programme (UDOP) under the theme: ‘New...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has underscored the importance of leveraging the skills, technical expertise and knowledge resident among members of the Jamaican Diaspora, to the nation’s benefit. In a brief address delivered by Under Secretary, Multilateral Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Vilma McNish, during an International Organization for...

KINGSTON — The United Kingdom leg of the global celebrations to mark Jamaica’s 50th year of Independence in 2012 was launched yesterday (Tuesday) in London. The programme of activities in the UK will begin in January and continue throughout the year in major cities and towns including London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds and Reading. The celebration activities involve concerts, fashions show,...

KINGSTON — The CARICOM Youth Development Action Plan (CYDAP) is a critical component in ensuring integration of youth policies and programmes in the various countries in the region, says Directorof Youth Policy and Programme Development at the National Centre for Youth Development (NYCD), Roberta Brown Ellis. She noted that this will ensure that specific policies and programmes are in place...