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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks at the Ministry
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks at the Ministry's first virtual press conference for 2021, on Tuesday (January 26). With the Minister is State Minister in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell.

Foreign Affairs Ministry To Relocate First Quarter Of 2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will relocate from its offices in New Kingston to its new headquarters at 20 Port Royal Street in downtown Kingston, in the first quarter of this calendar year. Minister of Foreign Affairs...
Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.
Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.

Jamaica-EU Relations To Be Strengthened
High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.
High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.

Elders, Prominent Jamaicans To Be Honoured On Indian Diaspora Day
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), greets Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre (DMCC), Ahmed Bin Sulayem during a meeting held at Jamaica House on December 18.
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), greets Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre (DMCC), Ahmed Bin Sulayem during a meeting held at Jamaica House on December 18.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Jr. Meets with Head of Dubai Multi-Commodities Centre
Kimone Kerr, Chief Executive Officer for The Exuberant Overseas Placement Agency, Kimone Knight, Founder of Xensitive Care Ltd, Patrique Goodall, Founder of Likkle Tea, Godiva Golding, Founder of STEAM House Network, Deleen Powell, Co-owner, Director, and Secretary for Newman Farms, Randall Richards, Founder and Director, Mint Creative, Audley Reid, CEO for R.A. Williams Distributors Ltd, Adrian Watson, CEO for Honai Beez Apiary, and Danielle Terrelonge, Founder of Hmgrwn & Co (not included in the group photo).
Kimone Kerr, Chief Executive Officer for The Exuberant Overseas Placement Agency, Kimone Knight, Founder of Xensitive Care Ltd, Patrique Goodall, Founder of Likkle Tea, Godiva Golding, Founder of STEAM House Network, Deleen Powell, Co-owner, Director, and Secretary for Newman Farms, Randall Richards, Founder and Director, Mint Creative, Audley Reid, CEO for R.A. Williams Distributors Ltd, Adrian Watson, CEO for Honai Beez Apiary, and Danielle Terrelonge, Founder of Hmgrwn & Co (not included in the group photo).

U.S. Embassy Announces the 2021 Cohort of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program

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Statement By Senator The Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith Minister Of Foreign Affairs And Foreign Trade On The Inauguration Of The Executive Leadership Of The United States Of America

The Government of Jamaica extends warm congratulations to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Vice President Kamala Harris on their formal assumption of duties. Today’s inauguration reaffirms the strong democratic foundation on which the United States of America is built and for which it has had a long and distinguished tradition. The occasion is special and historic. Even as we...
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Foreign Affairs

Johnson Smith Announces Three New Overseas Diplomatic Appointments

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, has announced the appointments of new Jamaican Heads of Mission in Mexico, India and Belgium.   Ambassador-designate Sharon Saunders – Mexico   A career diplomat, Ambassador Sharon Saunders has been a member of the Jamaican Foreign Service for over thirty-eight years and is presently the Under-Secretary with responsibility...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), highlights a point during discussion with (from second left), Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama and his wife, Sulola ​Onyeama, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, in a lounge at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday (December 21). The Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister, his wife and 130 other passengers arrived on Air Peace’s historic inaugural flight to Jamaica.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaica Welcomes Historic Flight From Nigeria

Nigerian Airline, Air Peace, made its historic direct flight from Lagos to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday (December 21). It is the first non-stop flight to the island from Nigeria and is aimed at exploring the possibility of direct round-trip commercial airlift between the two destinations. The flight, with 132 passengers, including Nigeria’s Foreign...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point while addressing the sitting of the Senate on Friday (December 18).
Foreign Affairs

Senate Passes Bill to Facilitate $375,000 Income Tax Credit for MSMEs

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) will soon begin to benefit from a special income tax credit of $375,000. This follows the passage of the Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2020, by the Senate on Friday (Dec. 17), to facilitate the move. The Bill was approved by the House of Representatives on December 15. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point while piloting two Ministerial Orders during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (December 18). The Orders, which were approved, aim to further strengthen the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism framework.
Foreign Affairs

Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Upgrades Jamaica’s Rating

Jamaica’s work to improve its anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism framework, to meet international standards, is continuing to reap success with the recent upgrade of the country’s ratings by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF). This was disclosed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who noted that “(two weeks...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator, the Hon. Leslie Campbell speaking at the launch of Break Barriers Caring Hands (BBCH) Jamaica Limited, on Wednesday, (December 10) at Ultimate Lounge in Kingston.
Foreign AffairsReturning Residents

Gov’t Incentivising Overseas Nationals To Invest, Return Home

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, says that the Government is keen on implementing measures to incentivise overseas Jamaicans who are desirous of returning home to study, work or invest in the country. One such initiative, he noted, is the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) online portal for returning residents and students, which...
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Joint Statement by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade regarding UK Charter Flight with Involuntarily Returned Migrants from the United Kingdom

On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, a charter flight with thirteen (13) Jamaican born Involuntarily Returned Migrants (IRMs) arrived at the Normal Manley International Airport from the United Kingdom. The individuals were removed pursuant to having met the criteria for removal set out in the UK Borders ACT of 2007. The return of the IRMs is a routine process that is...
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