Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) wishing to access funding from the European Union (EU) for special projects are being advised to keep abreast of proposal requests in the media. Programme Manager of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Luca Lo Conte, told a JIS Think Tank on March 14 that several NGOs have already accessed funding from the organisation and that paying keen...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, has called for increased investment in women as a moral and strategic global necessity. She argued that, as half of the world's population, women are not just participants but key drivers of economic growth. She noted that they occupy diverse roles as scientists, military members, entrepreneurs, educators, and political leaders,...

The contribution of the Jamaican Diaspora to the country’s economy now stands at 14 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), says Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. Mr. Terrelonge said the growth and successes that have been achieved over the decades, particularly in recent times, have been due, in part,...

Jamaica is concerned that the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) implementation has reached a global stalemate, says Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. “With just six years remaining for their implementation by 2030, we are concerned that, having reached and now surpassed the midway point, global progress on the implementation of...

The ‘Passport to Success’ (PTS) specialised curriculum utilised by the MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) is yielding significant dividends in reforming at-risk youth under the European Union Bridge Project. The MYF, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), is the only licenced administrator of the international curriculum in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the...

Eight new foreign representatives have been appointed to serve as Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Jamaica. They represent the Kingdom of Denmark, Republic of Korea, State of Israel, Republic of Suriname, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Peru, and New Zealand. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made...

Diplomats in Jamaica are being urged to lobby their governments for sustained support for the people of Haiti and to provide lasting solutions to the humanitarian, political and security crises in the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made the call while addressing members of the diplomatic and consular corps at the...