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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...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke has said that the government was committed to a foreign policy that promoted international peace, security, human rights, justice and development. Sir Howard, who was speaking to members of the diplomatic corps at a dinner held in their honour last night (Jan. 26) at King's House, also noted the state's...

Despite its small size, Jamaica continues to be an aggressive force on the international front, showing outstanding leadership in its understanding of the challenges posed by globalization. This was emphasized by Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, Sir Shridath Ramphal, yesterday (January 25), at a panel discussion organized by the Cabinet office to discuss the topic: 'Jamaica...

Come January 23, 2006 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) becomes the newest trade bloc, joining the approximately 194 other trade blocs in the fight to ensure market survival. These trade blocs enjoy special and differential treatment amongst themselves, in addition to the removal of trade barriers within the bloc and also have a common trade tariff for third countries. In essence,...