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Prime Minister Bruce Golding has called on diplomats to carry the message that globalization has not achieved the promise of global prosperity. "There have been significant calls from significant quarters for a reform of the global economic system. The calls have been made by no less authoritative persons than President Sarkozy of France, UK's Prime Minister Gordon Brown and President...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will lead a delegation to Beijing, China from Saturday, January 30 - Saturday, February 6, for a series of high level meetings that will cover energy, bauxite and major investments. The visit has been made possible through an invitation from the Chinese government following a visit here last February by the Vice President of the People's...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will lead a delegation to Beijing, China from Saturday, January 30 - Saturday, February 6, for a series of high level meetings that will cover energy, bauxite and major investments. The visit has been made possible through an invitation from the Chinese government following a visit here last February by the Vice President of the People's...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh has wished a speedy recovery for former Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies and Chairman of the Jamaican Diaspora Foundation, Professor Rex Nettleford who fell ill this morning (Thursday) in Washington. Professor Nettleford was rushed to a hospital and placed in intensive care....

A Joint Select Committee of the House is to hear submissions today (January 28), from members of the Diaspora Advisory Board seeking to obtain greater autonomy for the Jamaican Diaspora. Chairman of the Committee and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Ronald Robinson, told JIS News that the meeting is expected to...

High Commissioners and Ambassadors accredited to Jamaica, including those based overseas, will be arriving in the island for the annual Diplomatic Week which begins on Sunday at 9 A.M., 24th January with a church service at the University of the West Indies Chapel, Mona. Organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the week which is in its...

CARICOM stands ready to do all in its power to assist Haiti and play a prominent role in its reconstruction, the community's representative to Tuesday's Ministerial Preparatory Conference in Montreal, Canada, former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, said. "As small economies, our resources may be limited, but not our willingness to assist," Mr. Patterson told the one-day...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says while the world focuses on bringing immediate aid to Haiti, it should not make the mistake of walking away when things appear to be returning to what may be regarded as normal. Mr. Golding made the appeal when he addressed yesterday's (Jan 24) opening session in Kingston of the first forum of Ministers...

Haiti's ability to assume the chairmanship of CARICOM is now uncertain following the devastating January 12 earthquake, which has left the country in a chaotic state. President of Haiti, Rene Preval, was slated to assume the chairmanship when the term by Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerritt, comes to an end on June 30. However, during a press conference yesterday...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Jeremy Collymore, has reiterated the region's commitment to offer "appropriate and targeted" support to Haiti over the long-term. Speaking to journalists yesterday (Jan.22) via satellite from Barbados, Mr. Collymore noted that Jamaica would continue to lead CARICOM's efforts in its role as the CDEMA Sub-Regional Focal Point (SRFP) with responsibility...

A team from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) yesterday (Jan. 23) wrapped up three days of meetings with key disaster management agencies to assess the country's disaster management programme and determine the level of technical assistance that can be offered by the Japanese government. The team of experts, which began their work with meetings with the Office of Disaster...

Britain's new High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Howard Drake has praised Jamaica for its quick and positive response to the Haitian earthquake crisis. During his courtesy call on Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding at Jamaica House in Kingston this morning, (Jan 22) Mr. Drake said Britain was also committed to playing its part in providing much needed medical...