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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), receives a Letter of Introduction from new Representative for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Office, Olga Isaza, who called at the Ministry’s Downtown Kingston offices on Tuesday (Feb. 21).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), receives a Letter of Introduction from new Representative for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Office, Olga Isaza, who called at the Ministry’s Downtown Kingston offices on Tuesday (Feb. 21).

PHOTOS: Senator Johnson Smith Welcomes New UNICEF Representative

 
Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency Angie Martinez, delivers remarks during the inaugural Jamaica/Dominican Republic business forum and opening of the inaugural Dominican Week in Jamaica on Tuesday (February 21), at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston.
Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency Angie Martinez, delivers remarks during the inaugural Jamaica/Dominican Republic business forum and opening of the inaugural Dominican Week in Jamaica on Tuesday (February 21), at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston.

Inaugural ‘Dominican Week’ Being Observed in Jamaica
Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams (seated, centre); Mayor of the Municipality of Sitia, Crete in Greece, Georgios Zervakis (seated, second left); and Regional Director at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Soberam-Dyer (seated, second right), are joined by Councillors of the Corporation and a delegation from Sitia, at the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formally twin the sister cities, at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (February 16).
Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams (seated, centre); Mayor of the Municipality of Sitia, Crete in Greece, Georgios Zervakis (seated, second left); and Regional Director at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Soberam-Dyer (seated, second right), are joined by Councillors of the Corporation and a delegation from Sitia, at the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formally twin the sister cities, at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (February 16).

Diverse Opportunities Expected from Twinning of Cities
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Bahamian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investment and Aviation, Hon. Chester Cooper, stand at attention during a ceremony at the Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau on Wednesday (February 15) to welcome Prime Minister Holness. The Prime Minister is in The Bahamas for the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting. He returns to the island later this afternoon.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Bahamian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investment and Aviation, Hon. Chester Cooper, stand at attention during a ceremony at the Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau on Wednesday (February 15) to welcome Prime Minister Holness. The Prime Minister is in The Bahamas for the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting. He returns to the island later this afternoon.

PHOTOS: PM at the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in the Bahamas
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2023/24 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Duke Street in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (February 14).
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2023/24 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Duke Street in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (February 14).

Work in Progress to Complete Action Plan to Implement Diaspora Policy

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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams
Foreign Affairs

Montego Bay and Sitia to Become Sister Cities

The relationship between the cities of Montego Bay in St. James and Sitia, Crete in Greece will be strengthened, when they formally become sister cities on Thursday (February 16). A formal twinning ceremony will be held at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay St. James. The announcement was made by Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams on February 9,...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right); and High Commissioner of the Republic of Sierra Leone to Jamaica and Ambassador to the United States of America, His Excellency Sidique Abou-Bakarr Wai (second right), cut the ribbon to officially open the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Sierra Leone, in Red Hills, on February 7. Sharing the moment (from left) are Immediate Past Chairman of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Bimbo Ogunbanjo; Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Belize, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Dr. Maureen Tamuno; Honorary Consul for the Republic of Sierra Leone to Jamaica, Professor Rosalee Hamilton; and Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Sierra Leone, Hon. Dr. Memunatu Pratt.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica And Sierra Leone to Strengthen Cooperation in Tourism, Culture and Creative Industries

The Governments of Jamaica and the Republic of Sierra Leone are working to strengthen diplomatic relations and agreements in the areas of tourism, culture, and the creative industries. Addressing the official opening of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Sierra Leone at 16 Asquith Drive, Red Hills, on February 7, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the...
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Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General, Luis Almagro (centre), pays tributes to Jamaica’s late former Ambassador to the United States (US) and Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Richard Bernal, during a special sitting of the Permanent Council of the OAS at the Hall of the Americas in Washington DC on February 1. Seated (from left) are Chief of Staff to the OAS Secretary General, Gonzalo Koncke; and Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador to the US and Chairman of the OAS Permanent Council, Anthony Phillips-Spencer.
Foreign Affairs

OAS Pays Tribute to the Late Richard Bernal

Jamaica’s late former Ambassador to the United States (US) and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Professor Richard Bernal, has been hailed by the OAS as an economist, diplomat, regionalist, educator and a consummate negotiator. At a special sitting of the OAS Permanent Council held in the Hall of the Americas on February 1, Secretary General, Luis...
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Foreign Affairs

Sierra Leone Opens First Consulate in Jamaica on Tuesday

The Republic of Sierra Leone will open its first Consulate office in Jamaica at 16 Asquith Drive, Red Hills, St. Andrew on Tuesday (Feb. 7) at 10:00 a.m.  Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. the Hon. Memunatu Pratt will deliver the main address while Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith...
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Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) in performance at the Redemption Songs pre-tour recital at King’s House on Sunday (Jan. 29).
CultureForeign Affairs

Jamaica Youth Chorale Sings Redemption Songs in the United States

The English Gothic-style Washington National Cathedral is among several historic venues in the United States (US) that will be filled with the incomparable sounds of the Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) this week. The highly talented and internationally acclaimed group is in the US on its Redemption Songs tour, which showcases the choral repertoire of Jamaican and African American composers to...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, delivers opening remarks during Wednesday’s (February 1) meeting of the Jamaica Trade Policy Advisory Group. The meeting was held at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in downtown Kingston.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica’s Foreign Trade Action Plan to be Reviewed

Jamaica’s Foreign Trade Action Plan, which outlines general policy direction, implementation priorities and strategies, is to be reviewed. This was disclosed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who says the private sector will be an “indispensable part” of this process, “mindful of the importance of partnerships in pursuing a transformational trade policy...
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