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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton.

Jamaica to Chair PAHO Directing Council Meeting

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has been selected to serve as President of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) September Directing Council Meeting. As President, Minister Tufton will preside over the 59th meeting of the...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Foreign Affairs Ministry Addressing Non-Recognition Of Vaccinated Jamaicans By The UK- Johnson Smith
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Jamaica Donates Medical Supplies to Cuba
Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach-Wilson (second left) and President of the Paterson Chapter of the Jamaica Organization of New Jersey, Owen Eccles (centre), celebrate the renaming of a portion of Vreeland Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey, as ‘Jamaica Way’, on Saturday, September 4. Sharing the occasion (from left) are President of Jamaica Organization of New Jersey State Board, Jazz Clayton-Hunt; Jamaica Diaspora North East USA Representative, Dr. Karren Dunkley, and Vice President of the Paterson Chapter of the Jamaica Organization of New Jersey, Errol Kerr.
Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach-Wilson (second left) and President of the Paterson Chapter of the Jamaica Organization of New Jersey, Owen Eccles (centre), celebrate the renaming of a portion of Vreeland Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey, as ‘Jamaica Way’, on Saturday, September 4. Sharing the occasion (from left) are President of Jamaica Organization of New Jersey State Board, Jazz Clayton-Hunt; Jamaica Diaspora North East USA Representative, Dr. Karren Dunkley, and Vice President of the Paterson Chapter of the Jamaica Organization of New Jersey, Errol Kerr.

‘Jamaica Way’ Named In Paterson, New Jersey
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the inaugural CARICOM-African Summit, held virtually on Tuesday (September 7).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the inaugural CARICOM-African Summit, held virtually on Tuesday (September 7).

Great Economic Potential Between CARICOM And Africa – PM

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The entrance to the Jamaica Pavilion at World Expo 2020 Dubai, which was named one of the
CultureForeign Affairs

Jamaica Among ‘Coolest’ Pavilions At World Expo 2020, Dubai

The team Jamaica camp is upbeat after the island’s Country Pavilion was named one of the ‘coolest’ at World Expo 2020, Dubai The ITP Media Group’s subsidiary, Time Out Dubai, recently published an article featuring the “coolest country pavilions” setting up for the global event, which gets under way in October. Jamaica was among just 13 standouts recognised of the...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.
CoronavirusForeign Affairs

Jamaica Receives 200,000 Doses Of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines From Canada

Jamaica has received 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine from the Government of Canada. The shipment arrived last week (August 26) at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Speaking during a press conference at the airport, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, said Jamaica was appreciative...
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Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara Photo: contributed
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica-Japan Relations Bolstered By Olympic Good Deed

The act of kindness by Japanese volunteer Tijana Stojkovic towards Olympic Gold Medallist, Hansle Parchment, has reinforced the good bilateral relations between Jamaica and Japan. Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara, made this remark during an interview with JIS News. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Ms. Stojkovic gave the athlete taxi fare to get to the track...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (JIS File Photo)
Foreign AffairsTourism

Task Force Established To Assist In Haitian Tourism Industry’s Recovery From Recent Earthquake

An international resilience, recovery and sustainability task force has been established to respond to the immediate and long-term needs of Haiti’s tourism industry, in the aftermath of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the country. The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) will be coordinating the task force’s engagements and other support mechanisms, in Jamaica’s response to the...
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Foreign Affairs

Appointment Of New Permanent Representative To New York

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, has announced the appointment of Mr. Brian Wallace as Jamaica’s new Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Mr. Wallace succeeds Ambassador E. Courtenay Rattray who demitted office in May 2021 to take up an assignment at the United Nations. A lawyer by profession, Mr. Wallace has considerable...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Foreign Affairs

Book on Amb. Mair Presented to Foreign Affairs Minister

A book highlighting the life and achievements of Ambassador the Honourable Dr. Lucille Mathurin Mair, was recently presented to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Dr. Mathurin Mair was a scholar, diplomat and women’s rights activist. She was the second female Minister of State in the Ministry and served in that capacity from 1989 to 1992. The publication,...
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