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United States Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, has pledged to work closely with the Embassy of Jamaica in engaging the USA's support of Jamaica's inner-city Transformation Plan, which seeks to dismantle criminal gangs while securing the country's prosperity. The pledge came during a Courtesy Call paid on her by Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Ambassador Audrey Marks, at her...

Five outstanding Jamaicans were recognised for their contribution to social programmes undertaken throughout the island, at today's (July 19) inaugural 'Making a Difference Award' ceremony, held at the official residence of the Canadian High Commissioner, in Kingston. The recipients are: Superintendent/Director of the Jamaica Christian Boys' Home, Francis Knight; Founder and Executive/Artistic Director of the Area Youth Foundation, Sheila Graham;...

The Government will be strengthening economic diplomacy, in order to help steer the country out of the grip of the global financial crisis and lay a solid foundation for future progress, says Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh. "Recent events compel us to redouble our efforts to find that path to sustainable development that can...

Jamaica's Ambassador to United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, is appealing to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support the Jamaican Government's bold efforts to establish sustainable socio-economic intervention programmes in vulnerable communities "so that we don't allow gangs to rule those communities again". Addressing a USAID roundtable on the issue at its headquarters in Washington DC...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has called on the private sector to seek to take advantage of opportunities created through trade arrangements such as the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, makes a point during...

Entertainers and players in the music industry have been implored to be mindful of the laws and regulations of partner countries in the region, by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh. Dr. Baugh made the appeal against the backdrop of concerns being raised by members of CARICOM regarding the transfer of negative moral values via...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that engagement of the Jamaican Diaspora will continue to remain an important priority for the Jamaican Government. Speaking during the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Tuesday July 13, he informed that the period 2009/10 had been marked by steady progress in the Government's engagement with those...

Jamaica is to establish an Embassy in Kuwait City, the capital and largest city of the Arab emirate of Kuwait, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh has announced. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, makes a point during his presentation in the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has called on the Jamaican entertainment fraternity to respect the laws and regulations of other countries in the region. Speaking in the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 13, Dr. Baugh noted that concerns have been expressed by "fellow CARICOM partners"...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Coffee Industry Board today (July 13), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Hangzhou Coffee and Western Food Association from China, which will create another market for the distribution of premium Jamaican coffee. The signing was held at the Coffee Industry Board offices, Marcus Garvey Drive, in Kingston. Minister of Agriculture and...

Jamaica's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Anthony Johnson, on Sunday (July 11) received a warm, spiritual welcome to his new post in London, with a service at the Lee New Testament Church of God in Lewisham, South East London. The welcome service was organised in collaboration with the Church of God of Prophecy. Administrative Bishop of...

Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has praised Founder and Executive Director of the Mustard Seed Communities (MSC), the Very Rev Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon, for the exemplary work of his organisation. "We are always honoured and inspired to see the outstanding work of a fellow Trinidad and Tobago national, particularly when it's a field...