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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right, front row); Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second left, front row); State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right, front row) and Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith (left, front row), share in a group photo with Jamaica’s heads of mission at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (February 11).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right, front row); Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second left, front row); State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right, front row) and Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith (left, front row), share in a group photo with Jamaica’s heads of mission at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (February 11).

Foreign Policy Must Be Leveraged for Economic Independence – PM

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on heads of Jamaica’s diplomatic and consular missions to leverage foreign policy as a fundamental  tool for securing total economic independence for the country. Noting that a strong economy is...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks at a post-Cabinet Press Briefing on Wednesday (February 11) at Jamaica House.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks at a post-Cabinet Press Briefing on Wednesday (February 11) at Jamaica House.

Gov’t Monitoring Situation in Cuba
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), receives a vinyl token titled
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), receives a vinyl token titled 'Jamaica-Argentina: A Tango-Reggae SoundClash' from Argentina’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Marcelo Balbi Calvo, during the Bob Marley tribute concert at Emancipation Park in Kingston on Friday (February 6).

Minister Grange Receives Jamaica-Argentina Cultural Token
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Gov’t Committed To Strengthening Jamaica’s Financial System – Senator Johnson Smith
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Major General (Ret
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Major General (Ret'd) Antony Anderson (right), and Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General, Ambassador Albert Ramdin, engage in discussion while enjoying a cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. Occasion was a coffee break during Wednesday’s (February 4) meeting of the OAS Permanent Council in Washington DC. The initiative was organised by Ambassador Anderson, who is Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the OAS. The coffee break was supplied by Atlanta-based Aroma Ridge Coffee Roasters, whose owners are Jamaican.

PHOTOS: Jamaica’s World-Famous Blue Mountain Coffee the Toast of Coffee Break at Hemispheric OAS Meeting in Washington

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Honourable Alando Terrelonge.
Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Diaspora Elections to Proceed as Planned; Terrelonge Affirms Support for Transparent, Inclusive Process

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the Honourable Alando Terrelonge, says the 2026 elections for membership to the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and its youth arm (GJDYC) are moving forward as scheduled with the full support of the Foreign Ministry. Voting is set to take place online at connectmeja.com from January 28 to...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, the Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks (left), shares a photo with World Bank Director for Caribbean Countries, Lilia Burunciuc, during the official opening of the World Bank
Finance & Public ServiceForeign Affairs

World Bank Opens New Caribbean Offices In Jamaica

The World Bank Group, on Thursday (Jan. 29), officially opened its new, energy-efficient offices in Jamaica, which will serve as the hub for its Caribbean operations. Located at 1 Belmont Road in Kingston, the building brings the Bank’s Caribbean team together in one physical space, which will strengthen the institution’s presence and support in Jamaica and the wider region. In...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), accepts a dignity kit from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Caribbean Deputy Director and Officer-in-Charge, Jenny Karlsen, during a recent handover of Hurricane Melissa relief supplies at the Ministry’s headquarters in New Kingston. The Bureau of Gender Affairs received 1,000 kits containing hygiene essentials for women and girls. Also sharing the moment are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry,  Denzil Thorpe and BGA Principal Director, Sharon Coburn Robinson.
Foreign Affairs

Bureau Of Gender Affairs Receives 1,000 Dignity Kits From UNFPA For Hurricane Melissa Victims

The Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) has received 1,000 dignity kits from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The kits, which include hygiene and personal care items for women and girls, are part of ongoing efforts to assist those affected by Hurricane Melissa. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who has portfolio responsibility for the BGA,...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hon. Rhoda Moy Crawford (seated left), observes as Principal of Muschette High School in Trelawny, Leighton Johnson (seated, second left), and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Kohei Maruyama, sign an agreement for the provision of two school buses for the institution on Tuesday (January 27) at the Education Ministry’s Student Assessment Unit Conference Room, Caenwood Centre, Kingston. Also participating are Executive Director of the National Education Trust, Latoya Harris-Ghartey; Board Chairman of Muschette High School, Paul Muschette, and students of the institution.
EducationForeign AffairsYouth

Japan Donates Two School Buses to Muschette High

Students of Muschette High School in Trelawny will benefit from safer, more reliable transportation through a grant agreement with the Embassy of Japan for two school buses. The agreement was formalised on Tuesday (January 27) during a grant-signing ceremony at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s Student Assessment Unit Conference Room at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston, under...
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