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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.

Jamaicans Overseas Urged to Become Familiar with Diaspora Policy

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, is urging members of the Diaspora to familiarise themselves with the National Diaspora Policy. The document, which has been approved and tabled as a...
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, engages in conversation with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, Yasuhiro Atsumi, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday (Feb. 24).
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, engages in conversation with Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, Yasuhiro Atsumi, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday (Feb. 24).

PHOTOS: Minister Malahoo Forte meets Japanese Ambassador
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), shares a toast with Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (left) and his wife, Tomoko Atsumi, during a reception to celebrate the 63rd birthday of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito. The event was held at the Ambassador’s Residence in Kingston on Thursday (Feb. 23).
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), shares a toast with Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (left) and his wife, Tomoko Atsumi, during a reception to celebrate the 63rd birthday of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito. The event was held at the Ambassador’s Residence in Kingston on Thursday (Feb. 23).

PHOTOS: Reception To Mark 63rd Birthday of Japanese Emperor
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

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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).
Foreign Affairs

Diverse Opportunities Expected from Twinning of Cities

Montegonians are being encouraged to capitalise on the opportunities to be presented from the twinning of sister cities, Montego Bay in St. James and Sitia, Crete in Greece, by Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams. “When we speak of possibilities, we must ensure that we, especially here in Montego Bay, position ourselves to take advantage of the benefits to...
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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).
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Work in Progress to Complete Action Plan to Implement Diaspora Policy

Work is in progress to complete the Action Plan to implement the National Diaspora Policy and to review the Foreign Trade Policy Action Plan. During the 2023/24 fiscal year, the Government will also complete the legislative support of the Work Plan for Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Countering the Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction....
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams
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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.
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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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