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Executive Director, MultiCare Youth Foundation, Alicia Glasgow Gentles.

Art Being Used to Aid in Reducing Crime and Violence Involving At-Risk Youth

At-risk youth engaged in the European Union (EU)-funded BRIDGE Project are being exposed to art as a channel to prevent violence. The Project is intended to prevent youth crime and violence by targeting at-risk youngsters, aged 15 to 29, in...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses the 14th Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business-Latin America & the Caribbean at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 21. The event provided a forum for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to converge, collaborate, and exchange ideas on critical issues facing businesses in the region and international best practices and opportunities.

PHOTO: Minister Samuda Addresses Latin America and the Caribbean Business Conference

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Jamaicans in the Diaspora Invited to Come Home

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, addresses the Civil Society Boost Initiative 3 (CSBI 3) signing and launch ceremony on Thursday (March 21) at the Summit hotel in Kingston. CSBI is RISE Life Management Services’ flagship product for building capacity and engagement with members of civil society in Jamaica and is undertaken through funding from the EU.

PHOTOS: Civil Society Boost Initiative 3 Launch Ceremony

Executive Director of the non-governmental organisation (NGO), MultiCare Youth Foundation, Alicia Glasgow Gentles.

MYF Works with DCS to Provide Reintegration Opportunities for Young Persons

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a Diplomatic Day event at the Ministry, in downtown Kingston, recently.

2 years ago Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs Minister Emphasises Importance of the United Nations

The United Nations (UN) has never been more important than it is today, to promote economic progression and stem the “growing levels” of conflict, instability and uncertainty globally. This was emphasised by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, as she addressed a recent Diplomatic Day event, held at her downtown Kingston office. She...

2 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Pioneers in Atlanta Honoured at 2024 Celebrations

Two Jamaicans in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA were honoured at the fourth staging of the Jamaican Pioneers 2024 celebrations. The 2024 honorees, Attorneys Allan Alberga and Anthony Lee Hing, were recognised on Saturday (March 23) at the virtual event for their contribution to community development at home and abroad. The event, dubbed ‘Our Stories, Jamaican Pioneers in Georgia’, was...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, places a floral tribute at the bust of Jamaica

2 years ago CultureForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: OAS Pays Tribute to Marcus Mosiah Garvey

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, places a floral tribute at the bust of Jamaica's First National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, in the Hall of Heroines and Heroes at the OAS in Washington DC on March 18. Occasion was a ceremony to mark...

Minister of Planning and Development in Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. Pennelope Beckles-Robinson (centre), shares a photo opportunity with (from left), Executive Director, Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), David Walters; Natural Infrastructure for Caribbean Resilience (NICaR) Programme Manager, Shelly-Ann Lawson Francis; United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Candace Bond; and Executive Director, Central Jamaica Social Development Initiative, Damion Young. Occasion was an ecosystem restoration training held recently in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Jamaica Benefits from Regional Seminar on Ecosystem Restoration

The Jamaican delegation to the recent regional forum on ecosystem restoration benefitted from exchanges on preserving biodiversity and strengthening climate change resilience. Held in Trinidad and Tobago from March 13 to 17, the seminar was facilitated by the United States Forest Service (USFS) through its Natural Infrastructure for Caribbean Resilience (NICaR) programme. The Jamaican delegation included representatives from the Forestry...

South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor (centre), fields questions during a lecture yesterday (March 21), at the University of the West Indies. Also pictured are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to Jamaica, Her Excellency Lunka Yenge.

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CARICOM Urged to Maximise Economic Opportunities Being Provided Through the AU

A call has been made for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) States to maximise economic opportunities being provided through the African Union (AU), under its Agenda 2063. South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, who made the call, said the AU plans have everything that the Continent wants to achieve with their “development ambitions set out...

India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.

2 years ago CultureForeign Affairs

Holi Festival to Be Celebrated on Sunday, March 24

Jamaicans and Indian nationals will celebrate Holi Festival at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Old Hope Road, Kingston 7, on Sunday, March 24. Holi is an annual Hindu Festival of Colours, celebrated in India and across the world to welcome the Spring season. This year, the festival falls on Monday, March 25; however, it will be celebrated in Jamaica on Sunday,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (seated right); and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, (seated second right), listen as South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Her Excellency Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, addresses students and officials of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), during a visit to the Centre’s headquarters in Kingston on Thursday (March 21). Also at the head table is Chair, WCJF Board of Directors, Debby-Ann Brown Salmon.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsGender Affairs

South Africa’s Foreign Minister Hails Women’s Centre Programme

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, Her Excellency Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, has commended the Government’s support for teenage mothers through the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF). “The centre and the Government of Jamaica must be congratulated for having such an initiative in place,” she said, noting that similar facilities in South...