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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing Wednesday's (May 19) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Cabinet Approves Double Taxation Agreement Between UAE And Jamaica

Cabinet gave approval for the Double Taxation Agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jamaica. The agreement will eliminate double taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance. Minister of Education, Youth...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a plenary session during the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. (JIS File Photo)

9th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference Postponed Till 2022: Diaspora Symposium For June, 2021

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), greets newly appointed Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, during her courtesy call at Jamaica House on Wednesday (May 12).

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Meets With New Canadian High Commissioner To Jamaica

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (Contributed Photo)

Foreign Affairs Minister Hails 46 Years Of EU Ties

Jamaica’s Honorary Consul to Scotland, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer, who has been named the new Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Jamaican Named Chancellor Of Heriot-Watt University In Scotland

The new headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade at 2 Port Royal Street, downtown Kingston.

5 years ago Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs Ministry to Begin Operating from New Offices on May 4

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will commence operating from its new headquarters at 2 Port Royal Street, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday, May 4. The 11-storey building will accommodate 285 members of staff spanning 17 departments. The complex, which was built by Jiangsu Jiangdu Construction Group Company Limited, based in the People’s Republic of China, comprises a two-storey...

Outgoing Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Jamaican, Dr. William Warren Smith.

5 years ago Foreign Affairs

CDB President Bids Farewell to Member Countries and Staff

Completing his decade-long tenure at the helm of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), President Dr Wm Warren Smith said farewell to member countries and staff at a special Board of Directors meeting, followed by a staff function. During President Smith’s period in office, running from May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2021, he oversaw the response to two global crises...

Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) engages Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb in conversation during a successful meeting held today at the World Travel & Tourism Council

5 years ago Foreign AffairsTourism

Minister Bartlett Discusses Investment Opportunities with Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Minister

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett today participated in a very successful meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, to discuss investment opportunities and other possible areas of collaboration between both nations. During their meeting, the Ministers discussed the possibility of Jamaica benefiting from the US$100 million development fund the Government of Saudi Arabia has established...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing Friday

5 years ago CARICOMForeign Affairs

Jamaica Provides Humanitarian Assistance to St. Vincent and the Grenadines

The Government is committed to providing humanitarian assistance to the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, following the impact of the La Soufrière volcano on the island. This was emphasised by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, during Friday's (April 23) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House. Senator Johnson...

5 years ago Foreign Affairs

27 Jamaicans Repatriated From The UK In State Quarantine

The 27 Jamaican nationals who returned home from the United Kingdom (UK) on April 21 are currently in State quarantine. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, gave the update while addressing Friday’s (April 23) sitting of the Upper House. The Government has imposed a restriction on flights from the UK as part of...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), speaks with Senior Director of Preparedness and Emergency Operations at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Horace Glaze, about the donations destined for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Minister was at the Kingston Wharves Terminal on Thursday (April 22), to observe the departure of the HMBS Lawrence Major, which transported the donations on behalf of Jamaica.

5 years ago Foreign AffairsLocal Government

Jamaica’s Support To St. Vincent And The Grenadines Ongoing

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says Jamaica’s efforts to assist St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) are ongoing as the islands continue to be impacted by continuous volcanic eruptions. A shipment of supplies gathered through public and private contributions left the island on April 22 for SVG. Minister McKenzie, who was on hand to observe...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), takes a tour aboard the HMBS Lawrence Major vessel with Jamaica Defence Force Commanding Officer, Alvin Gayle (centre) and Senior Director of Preparedness and Emergency Operations at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Horace Glaze, on April 21. The vessel, belonging to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force was laden with more than $20 million worth of relief supplies bound for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The vessel will leave Kingston Wharves on April 22 to transport the items on behalf of Jamaica.

5 years ago Foreign AffairsLocal Government

Supplies Worth More Than $20 Million Going To SVG

More than $20 million worth of supplies are bound for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), as part of Jamaica’s disaster relief aid, as they continue to cope with the erupting La Soufriere volcano. Speaking at the Kingston Wharves Terminal on April 21, where he called on the crew of the HMBS Lawrence Major, Minister of Local Government and Rural...