Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who notes that the countries have shared diplomatic relations for 11 years, says the Government is actively working to enhance these. She was addressing UAE entrepreneurs and other interests during a country business briefing at EXPO2020 Dubai on Friday (February 18). Senator Johnson Smith said Jamaica and...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has thanked the Government and people of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for their hospitality and support to the Jamaican delegation at World Expo 2020 Dubai. From curation to creation and daily operations, the UAE has been with us walking side by side and hand in hand,...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, on Thursday (February 17) launched Global Tourism Resilience Day during EXPO2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Day, which is the brainchild of Mr. Bartlett, will be observed annually on February 17. The observance forms part of the thrust to heighten global tourism stakeholder awareness and actions towards strengthening the industry’s capacity to...

The Government is looking to leverage Jamaica’s participation in EXPO2020 Dubai to attract investments from business interests in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), among other countries. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who heads Jamaica’s delegation attending the global event, said that “shovel-ready” projects are available at the country’s pavilion, which features displays...

The Jamaican delegation at World Expo 2020 Dubai will celebrate National Day with six days of activities starting February 14. The National Day celebration is one of the most prominent moments in any nation’s programme of activities during the six-month-long Expo. Jamaica’s National Day is Friday, February 18. “Several ministries, departments and agencies have collaborated to bring together a cohesive...

The Senate has approved Joint Select Committees to review the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022 and the Jamaica Teaching Council Act 2022. Committee members were named during yesterday’s (February 10) sitting of the Upper House and will sit jointly with similar committees appointed by the House of Representatives to consider and report on the Bills. The committee members...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, says the staging of the International Conference & Exhibition (AICE) 2022 in Jamacia will shine the spotlight on the island as the Caribbean’s leading destination for leisure and business. She was speaking at the media launch of the event on Thursday (January 27) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose...