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Trade and Investment Most Sustainable Avenue for Growth – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica and the wider region see trade and investment as the most sustainable avenue for the region’s growth and development. Speaking today (November 16) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where the...

Senior Director, Children’s Affairs and Policy Division in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Hyacinth Blair (centre); Director of Children and Family Programmes, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Dr. Warren Thompson and Chair, Violence Prevention Alliance, Dr. Elizabeth Ward, peruse the MOEY’s National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence (NPACV). Occasion was a JIS Think Tank today (November 16).

Jamaica in Global Partnership to End All Forms of Violence, Abuse and Exploitation of Children

Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Kim Jinwook, speaks with Assistant Regional Technical Director, Southeast Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Major (Ret’d) Dr. Susan Wright. Occasion was the handover of medical equipment, donated by the Republic of Korea, to the Kingston Public Hospital on Tuesday (November 14). The presentation took place at the hospital’s North Street location in Kingston.

KPH Gets Medical Supplies from Korea

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and her counterpart, His Excellency Roberto Alvarez, sign a Framework Agreement that will strengthen relations between Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.

Jamaica and Dominican Republic Sign Bilateral Cooperation Framework Agreement

Acting Deputy Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston on Thursday (November 9).

National Risk Information Platform Being Developed

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

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Friends of Indian High Commission Participate in Blood Donation Drive

Friends of the Indian High Commission had the opportunity on Saturday (November 11) to donate blood at the collection centre at the National Chest Hospital, Barbican Road, Kingston. Some 42 donors were able to give blood at the facility between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The blood drive was hosted by the High Commission of India, in collaboration with University...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Gov’t Saddened by Innocent Loss of Lives in Middle East Conflict – PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is saddened and concerned about the innocent loss of lives, particularly children, stemming from the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East. Mr. Holness made the comments while responding to questions posed during a recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. “On the situation in the Middle East between Israel and...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (third right), with members of the visiting delegation from the United Kingdom Parliament, after gifting them ‘Jamaican Art: Then and Now’ books during a visit to the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday (November 7). A six-member delegation from the Parliament of the United Kingdom is currently on a working visit to the Jamaican Parliament from November 6 to 10. The visit is intended to strengthen bilateral ties and foster meaningful discussions.

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PHOTOS: United Kingdom Parliamentarians Visiting Jamaica

Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (third right), with members of the visiting delegation from the United Kingdom Parliament, after gifting them ‘Jamaican Art: Then and Now’ books during a visit to the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday (November 7). A six-member delegation from the Parliament of the United Kingdom is currently on a working visit...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), engage in conversation with student at Meadowbrook High School, Jadiel Lindsay (left), during the handover of 4,103 tablets computers by the Republic of Korea, valued at over $92 million, at a ceremony held at the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston, today (November 7). Others pictured (from left) are Korea’s Chargé d’Affaires, Jin-wook Kim, and student at the Abilities Foundation, Tanisha Gaynor.

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Students Begin to Receive Tablets Donated by the Republic of Korea

Students from schools across the island have started to receive 4,103 computer tablets donated by the Republic of Korea, valued more than $92 million. The devices were officially handed over to some of the schools and the National Education Trust (NET), at the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston today (November 7). Minister...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Gender Equality is an Intrinsic Human Right – Minister Grange

Jamaica is guided by principles that gender equality is an intrinsic human right and the foundation of democracy, social justice, and good governance, says Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. In an address delivered by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, at the recent inaugural Gender Equality Awards, hosted...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), addresses the recent Gender Equality Awards 2023: Celebrating Champions of Equality in Jamaica ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

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PHOTOS: Minister Johnson Smith Attends Gender Equality Awards Ceremony

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), addresses the recent Gender Equality Awards 2023: Celebrating Champions of Equality in Jamaica ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith and Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Jamaica, His Excellency Jan Hendrik van Thiel, raise their glasses in a toast to commemorate Day of German Unity, during a reception held on Wednesday (November 2) at the German Embassy, 10 Waterloo Road in Kingston.

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Foreign Affairs Minister Says Germany is a Valuable Partner

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says that Germany is a valuable partner to Jamaica and the region. “We cooperate through CARICOM (Caribbean Community) as well as through the EU-CELAC (European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) mechanisms where we work on many multilateral issues and many global issues,...