Ambassador to the United States (US), Audrey Marks, has lauded the Jamaica Howard University Affinity Network (JHUAN) for providing in excess of US$250,000 in scholarship to needy Jamaican students at Howard University over a five-year period.  She congratulated this year's awardees, totaling 20 students, who have received a total of US$80,000.  “Having been involved in the conception of this fantastic...

Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, presents a citation to former Ambassador of Jamaica to Japan, Her Excellency Claudia Cecile Barnes. Occasion was a ceremony for the conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, on Ambassador Barnes, at the official residence of the Ambassador of Japan in St. Andrew on September 20....

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. is in discussion with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (left), during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston recently. At right is Minister of State in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn. 

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is assuring Jamaican farm workers participating in the Canadian Temporary Foreign Workers Programme (TFWP) that there is a cadre of liaison officers assigned to safeguard their welfare and ensure the preservation of the engagement’s integrity. This is in response to United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur, Tomoya Obokata’s report, which criticises aspects of the...

Consular Assistant at the Embassy of Belgium in Kingston, Evelien Vanghaecke, collects debris deposited along Foreshore Road in Port Royal on Saturday (September 16) as part of activities by representatives of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Jamaica for International Coastal Cleanup Day. The day is observed annually on the third Saturday in September.

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, pays his respects after laying a wreath at a monument in National Heroes Park on September 15, during the Battle of Britain Wreath-Laying Ceremony. Battle of Britain Day is observed on September 15 each year to commemorate the great victory won by the Royal Air Force, which helped save Britain from...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), European Union Ambassador to Jamaica, Marianne Van Steen (centre), and Jamaica Development Representative in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office at the British High Commission in Jamaica, Oliver Blake (left), share a photo opportunity with principals during Friday’s (September 15) Inter-Ministerial School Support Strategy Partners Summit at The Jamaica Pegasus...