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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...

Prime Minister of Haiti, Jean Max Bellerive, said that the people of Haiti achieved success when assistance met their identified priorities. The Haitian Prime Minister singled out Jamaica

Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Anthony Johnson, has expressed condolence to the family of the late Jamaican-born British boxing champion, Gary Mason, who was killed in a cycling accident on Thursday (January 6) in South London. Mr. Johnson said he was saddened to learn of Mr. Mason's untimely death, which he described as a great loss...

Rev. Don Meredith has created history, becoming the first Jamaican and the fourth black person to be appointed to the Senate in Canada. Prime Minister of Canada, the Hon. Stephen Harper, who announced the appointment of Rev. Meredith and former Canadian Football League Commissioner, Larry Smith to the Senate on December 20, said that "both are well regarded and visible...

The Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) in Toronto, Canada, has raised more than CAN$10,000 for victims of Tropical Storm Nicole, which devastated Jamaica in September 2010. President of the JCA, Ms. Audrey Campbell, presented a cheque for CAN$10,153.87 to Jamaica's Consul General to Toronto, Mr. Seth George Ramocan, at a brief ceremony on December 20. Several days later, the Consul General...

Jamaica's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Anthony Johnson, takes the spotlight in the December issue of the prestigious London-based Diplomat Magazine. The High Commissioner, who took up office in May, was selected for the magazine's monthly portrait. Diplomat is a foreign affairs magazine that provokes intelligent discussion from the heart of the Diplomatic community in London....