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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses today’s (May 10) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses today’s (May 10) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

Jamaicans Urged to Avoid Scammers and Smugglers

Jamaicans are being urged not to fall prey to scammers and smugglers and enter a country illegally. “These things are not a bed of roses and the story that these scammers and smugglers sell to individuals in vulnerable communities should...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), is in discussion with Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, during the Europe Day Reception on Tuesday (May 9), at the EU offices in Kingston.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), is in discussion with Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, during the Europe Day Reception on Tuesday (May 9), at the EU offices in Kingston.

Duty-Free Importation of European Automobiles
Jamaica’s Deputy Chief of Mission at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington, D.C., Nicola Barker-Murphy.
Jamaica’s Deputy Chief of Mission at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington, D.C., Nicola Barker-Murphy.

Jamaican Embassy to Participate in ‘Around The World Embassy Tour’ on May 6
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at podium), addresses the recent ceremony for the donation of a Model 5 Bookeye Scanner to the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) by the Mexican Government, at the Ministry in downtown Kingston. Listening (from left) are Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares; spouse of the President of the United Mexican States, H.E. Dr. Beatriz Gutiérrez Müeller; and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at podium), addresses the recent ceremony for the donation of a Model 5 Bookeye Scanner to the Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) by the Mexican Government, at the Ministry in downtown Kingston. Listening (from left) are Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, His Excellency Juan José González Mijares; spouse of the President of the United Mexican States, H.E. Dr. Beatriz Gutiérrez Müeller; and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

JARD Gets Scanner from Mexico
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (left) and President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (right) look on as President of the Korea-Jamaica Parliamentary Friendship Group, Chung Jin-suk, signs the guest book during the visit to Gordon House on April 19.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (left) and President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (right) look on as President of the Korea-Jamaica Parliamentary Friendship Group, Chung Jin-suk, signs the guest book during the visit to Gordon House on April 19.

PHOTOS: President of Korea-Jamaica Parliamentary Friendship Group Visits Gordon House

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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, engages with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, during the launch of the Local Engagement and Action Fund (LEAF) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (April 20).
Foreign Affairs

Up to Can$100,000 Available for Local Organisations Under Canadian Grant Mechanism

Local organisations in Jamaica and seven other Caribbean countries will be able to access grants of up to Can$100,000 to undertake various projects to assist vulnerable populations The support is being provided by the Government of Canada under the Local Engagement and Action Fund (LEAF). It will assist registered not-for-profit entities with projects that relate to gender equality, human rights,...
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Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (centre), accepts the 2023 International Engagement Leadership Award from the Capital City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated of Washington DC. Presenting the award is the President for the Capital City Chapter of The Links, Jeanie Collin-Carr (right). Sharing in the occasion is President elect of Capital City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, Michelle Bernard. The presentation took place at the organisation’s ninth annual women’s recognition High Tea in the City, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, downtown Washington DC on Saturday, April 15.
Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Marks Given Leadership Award

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, is the recipient of the 2023 International Engagement Leadership Award, conferred by Capital City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated of Washington DC. She was presented with the award on April 15 at the organisation’s ninth Annual Women’s Recognition High Tea in the City, which was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.
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Global Diaspora Councils’ Elected Members Praised

Elected members of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council (GJDYC) have been commended for offering themselves for service. The Councils’ main objective is to build a mutually beneficial relationship between Jamaica and the Diaspora. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, who lauded the members,...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses journalists during a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House on Wednesday (April 12).
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Government Will Not Agree to Deep-Sea Mining Without Regulations

The Government will not allow deep-sea mining until the relevant regulatory framework, which includes protection of the marine environment, is created, says Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. “That work [on the framework] is under way, but we are not at all clear when those regulations are likely to be finalised. This is...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (left), greets former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officer, Carol Cooke, on arrival for Saturday’s (April 1) grand reopening ceremony for the Family Unification Resettlement Initiative (FURI) Service Centre, Jamaica Chapter, at 11 Grayden Avenue in Kingston. Others (from second left) are FURI Founder and President, Carmeta Albarus and her sister, Lilly McKenzie.
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FURI Service Centre Reopens

The grand reopening of the Family Unification Resettlement Initiative (FURI) Service Centre, Jamaica Chapter, has been welcomed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell. Under the initiative, which has been in operation for 21 years, persons in the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States (US), who have returned to...
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