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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, applauding customer service professionals for their invaluable contributions to the public sector, during the opening ceremony for Service Excellence Month activities at the Ministry in Kingston on October 7.

Foreign Affairs Ministry Marks Service Excellence Month

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is undertaking a week of activities from October 6 to 11 to mark Service Excellence Month. Under the theme ‘Elevating Service: Above and Beyond’, the week-long observance will focus on activities to...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a dinner reception on Tuesday (October 1), during his official visit to India.

PM Invites Indian Investors to Explore Opportunities in Jamaica

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (background left) and India's Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi (background right), applaud as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith and India’s Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Pankaj Choudhary, exchange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening cooperation between the countries, during a joint press conference in India on Monday (September 30).

Jamaica and India Strengthen Bilateral Ties in Key Areas

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), converses with Managing Director of The Caribbean Council, Chris Bennett (left) and Deputy Managing Director at Yanco Limited, Kevin Riozzi. Occasion was a welcome reception for the United Kingdom (UK) Trade Mission to Jamaica at the UK High Commissioner’s residence in Kingston on Tuesday (October 1).

PHOTOS: Reception for UK Trade Mission

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right) and Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang (left), raise their glasses to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China, during a reception held on Thursday (September 26), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

PHOTOS: People’s Republic of China Celebrates 75th Anniversary

President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Metry Seaga, delivers remarks during a business briefing on Tuesday (October 1) as part of a United Kingdom (UK) Trade Mission to Jamaica.

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Private Sector Urged to Take Advantage of Trade Arrangements with UK

President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Metry Seaga, is calling on business stakeholders to take advantage of trade arrangements with the United Kingdom (UK). He was speaking at a business briefing at the British High Commission in Kingston on Tuesday (October 1) as part of a UK Trade Mission to Jamaica. This event aimed to highlight and...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the main address at the contract -and ground-breaking ceremony for the Spicy Grove Infrastructure Works Project in Oracabessa, St. Mary, on September 25.

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Government Recommits to Country Achieving Developed Country Status

The Government is recommitting itself to redoubling its effort for Jamaica to achieve developed country status, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has said. Speaking on Wednesday (September 25), at the contract signing and ground-breaking ceremony for the Spicy Grove Infrastructure Works Project in St. Mary, Dr. Holness said that the country is about 60 per cent on...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), is presented with a gift by Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang (second right), during the recent Chinese Collection Handover Ceremony at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library. Sharing the moment (from left) are Senior Director, Jamaica Library Service, Kishma Simpson, and Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of the West Indues (UWI), Lei Feng.

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PHOTOS: Chinese Collection Handover Ceremony

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), is presented with a gift by Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Daojiang (second right), during the recent Chinese Collection Handover Ceremony at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library. Sharing the moment (from left) are Senior Director, Jamaica Library Service, Kishma Simpson, and...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, shares a light moment with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, during a visit to the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC.

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Jamaica’s Health Minister for ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, will be the special guest at this month’s staging of the ‘Let’s Connect with Ambassador Marks’ Diaspora Town Hall series. The event is scheduled for Thursday, September 26, at 7:00 p.m. EDT and 6:00 p.m. Jamaica time (7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time). The virtual event, hosted by Jamaica’s Ambassador to...

(HM G20) Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) engages his colleague, Minister of Tourism for India, Hon. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a frank discussion on ways to tap into the lucrative Indian travel market, as Jamaica seeks to diversify its markets and boost arrivals.

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Minister Bartlett Calls on G20 Nations to Invest in Capacity Building for Resilience in SIDS

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has made an urgent call for G20 nations to invest in capacity building for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that are heavily reliant on tourism. Minister Bartlett made the call while speaking at the G20 and UN Tourism Side Event recently, under the theme ‘Tourism: Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet,’ in...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

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Gov’t Commits to Significant Long-Term Investments in Jamaica’s Road Infrastructure

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be making significant long-term investments in improving Jamaica’s road infrastructure. “It is going to be a 20-year journey for us to get all our roads into the conditions where we can drive in comfort on all of them. Going forward, the Government is making the commitment, with the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), arrives at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York this morning (Sept. 21) to address the opening of the Summit of the Future Action Day 2, which coincides with International Day of Peace. He is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third right). Action Day 2 focusses on three priority themes: A Digital Future for All; A Peaceful Future for All; and A Sustainable Future for All. The Action Days, from September 20 to 21, bring together representatives from Member States, civil society, private sector, academia, local and regional authorities, youth, and many more, for broad engagement and inclusion. Prime Minister Holness is participating in the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) under the theme: ‘Unity in Diversity: for the advancement of peace, sustainable development, and human dignity for everyone.’

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PM at UNGA in New York (PHOTO)

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), arrives at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York this morning (Sept. 21) to address the opening of the Summit of the Future Action Day 2, which coincides with International Day of Peace. He is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson...