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Newly appointed High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Mayank Joshi, speaking at a ceremony held on Thursday (August 15) at India House, Kingston to commemorate the 78th anniversary of India’s Independence Day.

New High Commissioner Looking to Strengthen India-Jamaica Connection

The newly appointed Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mayank Joshi, is looking to strengthen ties between the countries through initiatives in education, health, sports, culture, among other areas. Speaking at the 78th India Independence Day celebration held on...

High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Mayank Joshi (fourth left) and his wife, Isha Joshi (fifth right), observe a cultural presentation to mark India’s 78th Independence Day celebrations on Thursday (August 15), at India House, Kingston.

PHOTOS: India Independence Day Celebrations

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre), accepts a formal confirmation of a US$100,000 donation from Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Jamaica, Jin-wook Kim (left), at the downtown Kingston offices of the Ministry on Wednesday (August 14). Looking on at right is Acting Deputy Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards.

Jamaica Receives US$100,000 from the Republic of Korea Towards Hurricane Rebuilding

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Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Dr. Elaine Grant Bryan.

Back-to-School Mission Hosted for Students in Portland

Jamaica and Mexico flags waving together in the wind.

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AMEXCID Accepting Applications for 2024 Medical Specialisation Scholarship

The Mexican Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AMEXCID), part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico, is now accepting applications for the 2024 AMEXCID Medical Specialisation Scholarship. This prestigious scholarship programme offers an exceptional opportunity for individuals seeking to undertake specialised medical studies in Mexico. In a bulletin issued by the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), eligible...

President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (left), greets President of the Senate of The Bahamas, Senator the Hon. LaShell Adderley, during a courtesy call at Gordon House on Thursday (August 8).

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PHOTOS: President of the Bahamas Senate Calls on Senator Tavares-Finson

President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (left), greets President of the Senate of The Bahamas, Senator the Hon. LaShell Adderley, during a courtesy call at Gordon House on Thursday (August 8).

President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (second left), presents a gift to Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial People

1 year ago Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Chinese Delegation Called on Senate President

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), presents a gift to outgoing European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, during a farewell call on August 5 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Since her appointment as EU Ambassador to Jamaica in 2020, Ambassador Van Steen has been pivotal in enhancing diplomatic and economic ties, fostering cooperation and advancing development projects that have greatly benefited both the EU and Jamaica.

1 year ago Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Senator Johnson Smith Bids Farewell to EU Ambassador

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), presents a gift to outgoing European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, during a farewell call on August 5 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Since her appointment as EU Ambassador to Jamaica in 2020, Ambassador Van Steen has been...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left), delivers the keynote address during Wednesday’s (August 7) National Preparatory Session for the Global Ministerial Conference on ‘Ending Violence Against Children’, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. Listening (from second left) are Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Laurette Adams-Thomas, and UNICEF Jamaica Country Representative, Olga Isaza.

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Permanent Secretary Calls for Collective Action to End Violence Against Children

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, is calling for collective action to end violence against children. “Violence is not a one-man band. It’s global and it will take an inter-ministerial and an inter-global partnership and approach to end what is happening to our children,” she said. Dr. Troupe delivered the keynote address on behalf...

Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica lift their voices in song at the recent Emancipation and Independence church service held at the Sligo Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland

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Republic Status “Sensible,” – PM

Moving to Republic status, even without immediately resolving the question of the final court of appeal, is a practical and sensible approach to constitutional reform. That was the word from Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness, in his Independence message to the Diaspora, read by Deputy Chief of Mission at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington, DC, Lishann Salmon, at the...

1 year ago Foreign AffairsHealth & WellnessHurricane Relief & RecoveryPress ReleaseYouth

Children and Families Receive UNICEF Hygiene Kits

Children and their families in Clarendon turned out in their numbers to collect hygiene kits from UNICEF on Tuesday July 30. Hundreds of people from Rocky Point, Portland Cottage and Lionel Town benefitted from the collaborative effort of the teams from UNICEF and Food for the Poor (FFP) who journeyed to support the communities that have been left reeling from...