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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that the time has come for a transformation of the Jamaican economy, moving from a period of jobless, marginal growth to targeted industrialisation, focussing on exports of goods and services. "We must focus on quality, innovation and creativity, in order to enhance our place...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that collaboration between Government and the private sector is necessary, to ensure that practical measures are taken, regarding implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Dr. Baugh pointed out that one of the measures is the improvement of "our own Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures and standards, which will...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has noted that Jamaica should not only look at the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), but also at positioning itself for trade generally. He also stated that Jamaica should aim to implement all trade arrangements, whether under the World Trade Organisation (WTO), CARICOM, EPA, and with Canada. "The...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has emphasized that foreign trade must be integrated into national development strategies. "This requires focusing our efforts on creating the environment for increasing productivity and competitiveness, so that we can meaningfully engage in international trade and attract the right mix of investment to boost commercial activity," the Minister said. "The...

Heads of Government and top health officials from across the region are expected to be in full attendance at the first ever CARICOM Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which will take place on September 15 in Trinidad and Tobago. According to Dr. Edward Green, CARICOM Assistant Secretary General, the main objective of the Summit is to forge dialogue on the...

President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva will pay a working visit to the island on Wednesday and Thursday. The visit is a continuation of efforts to deepen cooperation between Jamaica and Brazil. The President's visit is in response to an invitation that was initially issued to him by former Prime Minister the...

Following the success of Operation Airbridge, the joint undertaking between the Jamaican and United Kingdom (UK) Governments, to tackle drug couriers , the UK authorities is launching a similar joint programme with Ghana. The programme, called Operation Westbridge, will see UK Revenue and Customs officers providing technical and operational expertise to the Ghanaian government. This will include training in the...

Late Jamaican and international reggae icon, Bob Marley will be honoured with the first Mayor of London's Heritage Plaque, which will be unveiled on October 26. The plaque will be mounted at 34 Ridgmount Gardens where Bob Marley lived when he fist visited the United Kingdom in 1972. Mayor of London, Ken Livingston and Acting Jamaica High Commissioner, Sharon Saunders...

The Jamaican Diaspora United Kingdom has congratulated Member of Parliament for South West St Andrew, Portia Simpson-Miller on her victory in the People's National Party leadership election. "The Jamaican Diaspora UK congratulates the Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, MP on her success in the leadership election as the fourth president of the People's National Party. The Diaspora welcomes her and assures her...

The Embassy of Jamaica in Washington has heightened its outreach efforts to the Jamaican community in the United States in preparation for the Second Conference on the Jamaican Diaspora. The Conference, which will be staged in Kingston from June 15 to 16, will bring together many participants representing a range of Jamaican community associations, philanthropic organizations, alumni associations, interest groups,...

A delegation from the Kenyan government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), are in the island to examine elements of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), to see how best practices could be duplicated in social programmes in the African nation. Speaking to journalists at the National Heroes Circle office of the Ministry of Labour and...

A panel of senior Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers have called on Jamaicans in the Diaspora to work with the JCF to fight crime. The team of three, which included Deputy Commissioner, Charles Scarlett of the Intelligence Unit, Assistant Commissioner Glenmore Hinds of Operation Kingfish and Inspector V. C. Campbell of the Narcotics Unit were speaking at a recent community...