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Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Wilson.
Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Wilson.

Consul General to New York to Address FOF Symposium May 27

Consul General to New York, Alsion Wilson, will open the Friends of Falmouth (FOF) Symposium & Brunch, to be held in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 27, from noon to 4:00 p.m. The symposium will discuss how best FOF members and...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), with the Ministers attending the 26th Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), after participating in a commemorative tree-planting ceremony on the grounds of the Office of the Prime Minister on May 16.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), with the Ministers attending the 26th Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), after participating in a commemorative tree-planting ceremony on the grounds of the Office of the Prime Minister on May 16.

PHOTOS: Minister Johnson Smith Plants at OPM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Chairman of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), addresses the opening ceremony of the Council’s meeting at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on Tuesday (May 16). Listening (from left) are Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM Secretariat, Ambassador Donna Forde and outgoing Chairman and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade, Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Chet Greene.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Chairman of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), addresses the opening ceremony of the Council’s meeting at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on Tuesday (May 16). Listening (from left) are Assistant Secretary-General, CARICOM Secretariat, Ambassador Donna Forde and outgoing Chairman and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade, Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Chet Greene.

Major Focus on Haiti at Meeting of COFCOR
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency António Guterres (second right), looks at a model of the redeveloped Port Royal, during a tour of the cruise ship port in the community on Monday (May 15). The tour formed part of the Secretary-General’s two-day working visit to the island from May 14 to 15. Chairman of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Alok Jain (left) and Port Manager, Lloyd Brooks (right), were also on the tour.
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency António Guterres (second right), looks at a model of the redeveloped Port Royal, during a tour of the cruise ship port in the community on Monday (May 15). The tour formed part of the Secretary-General’s two-day working visit to the island from May 14 to 15. Chairman of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Alok Jain (left) and Port Manager, Lloyd Brooks (right), were also on the tour.

PHOTOS: UN Secretary-General Visits Port Royal
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (second right), listens as Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams (right), highlights the features of a mural of reggae icon Bob Marley during a tour of the Art Walk in the Kingston Creative District, downtown Kingston, on May 15. Also on the tour (from left) areTown Clerk, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill and State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (second right), listens as Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams (right), highlights the features of a mural of reggae icon Bob Marley during a tour of the Art Walk in the Kingston Creative District, downtown Kingston, on May 15. Also on the tour (from left) areTown Clerk, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill and State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Jamaica’s Culture Has Captivated the World – UN Secretary-General

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United Nations Secretary-General, His Excellency António Guterres (left) accepts a book which was gifted to him by Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles (centre) during a tour of the UWI Regional Headquarters on Monday (May 15). Looking on is Pro Vice Chancellor, Sandrea Maynard.
Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: UN Secretary-General Tours UWI Mona Campus

United Nations Secretary-General, His Excellency António Guterres (left) accepts a book which was gifted to him by Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles (centre) during a tour of the UWI Regional Headquarters on Monday (May 15). Looking on is Pro Vice Chancellor, Sandrea Maynard.
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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (right), tries his hand at drumming under the instruction of noted drummer, Herman Davis, aka “Bungo Herman” (left). Enjoying the moment is State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre). The Secretary-General and members of the UN and Ministry teams conducted a tour of the Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road, St. Andrew, on May 15.
CultureForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: UN Secretary-General Tours Bob Marley Museum

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (right), tries his hand at drumming under the instruction of noted drummer, Herman Davis, aka “Bungo Herman” (left). Enjoying the moment is State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (centre). The Secretary-General and members of the UN and Ministry teams conducted a tour of the...
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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (third left), tours the Artwalk in Kingston Creative District, downtown Kingston, on May 15. He was accompanied by (from left), Deputy Director, Kingston Creative, Janet Crick; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge and Executive Director and Co-Founder, Kingston Creative, Andrea Dempster Chung.
Foreign AffairsLocal Government

PHOTOS: UN Secretary-General Tours Artwalk Downtown Kingston

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (third left), tours the Artwalk in Kingston Creative District, downtown Kingston, on May 15. He was accompanied by (from left), Deputy Director, Kingston Creative, Janet Crick; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams; State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge and Executive Director and Co-Founder,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), bids United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, farewell following a press conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on May 15.
Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Prime Minister and UN Secretary-General Discuss Several Key Topics

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (May 15) held bilateral talks with United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. During their meeting, the Secretary-General and the Prime Minister discussed the impact of the climate crisis on small island developing states, as well as the situation in Haiti and how to involve...
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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, His Excellency, António Guterres (right), speaking to resident UN Heads of Agencies and staff members at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston on Monday (May 15). Beside him (from left) are Director, Office of Environmental Management and Mineral Resources, ISA, José Dallo and UN Resident Coordinator, Vincent Sweeney.
Foreign Affairs

UN Secretary-General Expresses Solidarity with Jamaica

Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), His Excellency António Guterres, says the organisation stands in full solidarity with Jamaica on various matters of global and national importance. These include Jamaica’s leading role in mediating the situation in Haiti and how to involve the international community, climate change and the impact on Small Island Developing States (SIDs), and support from international...
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Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres (left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second left), listen as Tour Guide, Anthony Johnson (right), provides information about Jamaica’s historical heritage during a tour of the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Sunday, May 14, shortly after the UN Secretary General’s arrival in the island for a two-day working visit. Members of the Secretary-General’s team look on.
CultureForeign Affairs

PHOTOS: UN Secretary-General Tours Seville Heritage Park

Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres (left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second left), listen as Tour Guide, Anthony Johnson (right), provides information about Jamaica’s historical heritage during a tour of the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Sunday, May 14, shortly after the UN...
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