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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

The Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC will, on Saturday (May 6), join more than 50 other foreign missions in the US Capital for Events DC/Passport DC Around the World Embassy Tour. Events DC /Passport DC runs from May 1 to...

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.

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

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).

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

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.

Ambassador Marks Given Leadership Award

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

3 years ago Foreign Affairs

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,...

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).

3 years ago CabinetForeign Affairs

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...

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).

3 years ago Foreign Affairs

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.

3 years ago Foreign Affairs

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...

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).

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

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 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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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).

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.

3 years ago 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.