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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.

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....
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).
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).

Government Will Not Agree to Deep-Sea Mining Without Regulations
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left, front row), holds a copy of a children’s activity book, titled ‘Life Under Water: Pre-School Companion’, which was launched by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) at the entity’s headquarters in Kingston on April 4. The book, authored by Director, Centre for Language and Culture, Aline Luna Leclere-Less (fourth left, front row), is intended to teach children, aged three to six, about the importance of the ocean and how it should be protected. Also holding copies are other stakeholders, including ISA Secretary-General, His Excellency Michael Lodge (centre, front row).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left, front row), holds a copy of a children’s activity book, titled ‘Life Under Water: Pre-School Companion’, which was launched by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) at the entity’s headquarters in Kingston on April 4. The book, authored by Director, Centre for Language and Culture, Aline Luna Leclere-Less (fourth left, front row), is intended to teach children, aged three to six, about the importance of the ocean and how it should be protected. Also holding copies are other stakeholders, including ISA Secretary-General, His Excellency Michael Lodge (centre, front row).

PHOTOS: Launch of the Book ‘Life Under Water: Pre-School Companion’
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.
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.

FURI Service Centre Reopens
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), shakes hands with Brazil’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew, on Thursday (March 30).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), shakes hands with Brazil’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew, on Thursday (March 30).

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Receives Courtesy Call from Brazil’s Ambassador to Jamaica

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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Water, Climate Change and the Environment, Senator the Hon. Mathew Samuda (left), speaking with High Commissioner of Canada in Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, during a courtesy call on the Minister at the Towers on Dominica Drive in Kingston on Thursday (March 30).
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: Canadian High Commissioner Calls on Matthew Samuda

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Water, Climate Change and the Environment, Senator the Hon. Mathew Samuda (left), speaking with High Commissioner of Canada in Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, during a courtesy call on the Minister at the Towers on Dominica Drive in Kingston on Thursday (March 30).
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Chargé D’Affaires, Embassy of Venezuela, José Antonio Sánchez-Vegas (centre) leads a workshop with students and representatives from the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, on the festivities of San Pedro the Apostle, whose Saint Day is celebrated in the Spanish-speaking country. Occasion was Spanish Immersion Day activities at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on March 29.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Spanish Emersion Day on March 29

Chargé D’Affaires, Embassy of Venezuela, José Antonio Sánchez-Vegas (centre) leads a workshop with students and representatives from the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation, on the festivities of San Pedro the Apostle, whose Saint Day is celebrated in the Spanish-speaking country. Occasion was Spanish Immersion Day activities at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on March 29.
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), addresses the Indian Diaspora Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on March 26. Since the first arrival of Indians in Jamaica in 1845, they have become an integral part of the Jamaican society, contributing to the progress of the country, while they continue to retain their culture and roots. Others (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.
CultureForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: Sen. Aubyn Hill Speaks at Indian Diaspora Conference

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), addresses the Indian Diaspora Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on March 26. Since the first arrival of Indians in Jamaica in 1845, they have become an integral part of the Jamaican society, contributing to the progress of the country, while they continue to retain their culture...
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Certificates of Accreditation and Re-Accreditation were presented to the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) Certification Division and the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards Implementation Division, respectively, by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), during a Trinidad & Tobago Trade Mission breakfast meeting, held at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad, recently. Participating (from left) are Manager, Implementation Division, Gerard Maxwell; Chief Executive Officer at JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill; Chairman of the TTBS, Lawford Dupres; Minister of Trade and Industry, Trinidad & Tobago, Senator the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon; TTBS Executive Director, José Trejo and Manager, TTBS Certification Division, Rodney Ramnath.
Foreign Affairs

JANAAC Presents Document to Certification Body in Trinidad and Tobago

The Certification Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) is the first certification body to be accredited by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) to the ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Standard for Quality Management Systems. The certificate was presented to the Division at a special breakfast meeting that took place on a recent trade mission to Trinidad and...
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