Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says no application for asylum was made by the group of Haitians who entered the island illegally recently. A total of 37 Haitian nationals arrived in the island by boat last week. “They would have been briefed [that], as part of the process,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Governments of Jamaica and the United States continue to enjoy strong and positive diplomatic relations. She gave this assurance against the background of recent media reports of a “diplomatic row” between the countries, which she has discounted. Senator Johnson Smith said in accordance with diplomatic...

Investments remain a hallmark of the longstanding partnership between Jamaica and the Republic of France, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. She notes that these have been undertaken in areas of critical national development, such as shipping, logistics, petroleum distribution, water-system development, highway construction and port expansion. Senator Johnson Smith was...

The certification of CARIB Brewery Limited has been hailed as a regional success by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), Deryck Omar. The brewery, located in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, was presented with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000:2018 certification for food safety management system at a handover ceremony,...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Audrey Marks, was on Monday (July 17), sworn in as Chair of the Permanent Council of the OAS for the fourth time. She succeeds outgoing Chair and Permanent Representative of Uruguay, Ambassador Washington Abdala. Ambassador Marks accepted the ceremonial gavel of authority at an...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), presents a gift to outgoing Ambassador of Belgium to Jamaica, His Excellency Hugo Verbist, during a farewell luncheon for the diplomat at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (July 13).

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says Jamaica will continue to “work constructively” within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in the best interest of the country and region. Speaking at the CARICOM 50 Flag Raising Ceremony at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in downtown Kingston on Thursday (July 13), Senator Johnson Smith said CARICOM is...

The Eminent Persons Group appointed by CARICOM is scheduled to arrive in Haiti on Wednesday (July 12) for another round of stakeholder consultations. The meetings will take place over the next three days. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made the disclosure while addressing today’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The Eminent...

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will participate in a retreat in Dominica from August 18 to 19, 2023. The retreat will follow on the heels of the just concluded 45th Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government of CARICOM in Trinidad and Tobago and will focus on critical core issues of the Community, including the review of...