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Canada's Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Sunday (April 19) for a two-day working visit. Prime Minister Harper travelled to Jamaica from the three-day Summit of the Americas, which ended on April 19 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. He arrived in the company of Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, and...

Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, is to pay an official visit to Jamaica from April 19- 20. Prime Minister Harper will travel to Jamaica immediately after the Summit of the Americas, scheduled for April 17-19 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. During his visit here, Prime Minister Harper will address a special joint sitting of Parliament on Monday April 20th. He will hold...

Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, arrived in Kingston on Monday (March 17) on an official visit. The visit, which ends Thursday (March 19), comes at the invitation of the Government of Jamaica and is intended to solidify the bonds of friendship and co-operation between the OAS and Jamaica. Mr. Insulza will meet with...

Spain's King Juan Carlos I has assured Jamaica that Spanish investments are here to stay. "You can rely on Spain's friendly support in the ambitious projects you've set in motion. Our businesses have come to Jamaica to stay," King Carlos said in a historic speech to a Joint Meeting of the Jamaican Senate and House of Representatives, at Gordon House,...

Vice President of the People's Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping, and an entourage including Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Li Jinzhang, and the President of the China Development Bank(CDB), Jiang Chaoliang, landed at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, last night (Feb. 11), for an official visit to Jamaica. His Exellency and the delegation were met by...

King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain, will pay a two day state visit to Jamaica from February 17-18, during which they will participate in a number of activities. It will be the first visit of a Spanish Monarch to the country. The Royal Couple is expected to arrive on Tuesday February 17, and will be met at...

Jamaica will be graced with the presence of His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, when he arrives tomorrow (February 2), to participate in activities related to the Duke of Edinburgh Awards in Jamaica. As an international trustee of the Edinburgh Awards International Association, the Earl will present 21 awardees with gold medals at a ceremony scheduled for...

President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, His Excellency Luiz Inacia 'Lula' da Silva has said that Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's visit to Brazil last year, served as a milestone in the strengthening of relations between both countries. President da Silva, who was speaking at the closing of the Brazil/ Jamaica business forum and seminar on (Aug. 9) at...

At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, undertook a Working Visit to Jamaica from the 8th - 9th August 2007. President Lula is the first Brazilian Head of State to visit Jamaica. He was accompanied by the...

President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva will pay a working visit to the island on Wednesday and Thursday. The visit is a continuation of efforts to deepen cooperation between Jamaica and Brazil. The President's visit is in response to an invitation that was initially issued to him by former Prime Minister the...

President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor arrived in the island yesterday to begin a three-day working visit. He is the second Head of State from that country to visit Jamaica. The last leader from Ghana to visit Jamaica was Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings, who visited in the late 1990s. Bordered along the North Atlantic Ocean...