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The Commission of Enquiry into the handling of the extradition request of Christopher Coke, which is being held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, resumed yesterday (January 20) with the testimony of another senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Director of the Consular and Diaspora Affairs Division in the Ministry, Heman Lamont, told the Commission that...

MIAMI — International reggae artiste and philanthropist Orvile “Shaggy” Burrell, will be honoured by the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) at the group’s seventh annual gala in South Florida in April.  The event will be held on Saturday, April 9 at Jungle Island in Miami, where Shaggy will be presented with the 2011 International Humanitarian Award for his efforts in...

Jamaica will give its full support to the renewed efforts to conclude the Doha Development Round in 2011 – says  Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade, in discussions with Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director General of the  World Trade Organization (WTO), on Wednesday, January 19. The Foreign Minister, along with representatives of...

Caribbean tourism ministers have pledged to work more closely for the development of the region's tourism sector. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, in his address at the opening of Caribbean Marketplace 2011 on Sunday January 16 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, said that following a meeting held earlier in the day, the ministers committed to...

Jamaica to host the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism investment conference in May this year. This premier event focuses on the boundless opportunities for tourism related investments in the Caribbean, in hotels, attractions and the supply of goods and services. Prime Minister Bruce Golding made the disclosure January 16 when he officially declared open the two day Caribbean marketplace ceremony and...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Evadne Coye, said on (January 17) that during a meeting with the United States State Department (USSD), the argument was put forward that the way in which the wire tap evidence on Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke had been conveyed to the U.S. authorities constituted a breach of the Mutual...

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) on (January 13), received approximately $300 million worth of military aid from the Peoples’ Republic of China, which will assist in local crime-fighting operations, as well as regional and international assignments. The items, which were provided directly by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) include uniforms, helmets, boots, jungle hats, backpacks, protective belts, folding beds, binoculars,...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Anthony Johnson will attend the launch of a new London-based African and Caribbean Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise, at the House of Commons on January 19. The event will see High Commissioners and Ambassadors from more than 40 Caribbean and African countries meeting with Members of Parliament, business leaders, economists and...

Eleven Jamaican nurses who work in the public health sector and their educators are to travel to Cuba to obtain practical experience in the area of Nephrology. Nephrology is the area of medicine that deals with malfunctions and diseases of the kidneys including diagnosis, treatment and management by medication, diet and dialysis. Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer says this...

Two Jamaican nationals are among persons elected to serve as Commissioners in Florida, following their successful bid in the mid-term elections last November.Dale Holness will serve as Broward County Commissioner in District 9, while Commissioner Alexandra Davis, a newcomer to politics, has earned a seat on the City Commission of Miramar.Prior to his new appointment, Mr. Holness served for six...

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KINGSTON — Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, has expressed appreciation to the Japanese Government for assisting Jamaica, particularly with the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC). “We are so pleased and indebted to the Japanese government for sending Mr. (Makoto) Oyama to the JPC for two years to be with us. There are...