President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame, is in the second of his three-day State visit to the island, which will include discussions intended to deepen bilateral relations. Talks will focus on matters of State and opportunities for economic cooperation between the countries. The President arrived in Jamaica on Wednesday (April 13) at the Norman Manley International...

President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame (centre), lays a floral tribute at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, at National Heroes Park, Kingston, today (April 13). Also pictured are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), and Chief of State Protocol, Ambassador Sandra Grant Griffiths. The President arrived...

President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame, arrived in Jamaica today (April 13) for a three-day State visit. The visit is intended for the deepening of bilateral relations between the countries and coincides with Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of Independence, being celebrated this year. President Kagame arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, where he was...

Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will pay an Official Visit to Jamaica from March 22 to 24. The visit forms part of celebrations marking the 70th Anniversary (Platinum Jubilee) of the Coronation of Her Majesty The Queen, which will also see them making stops in Belize and The Bahamas over a one-week period, from March 19...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency, Dr. Stefan Keil, during a recent courtesy call at the Ministry in Kingston, recently.

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, converses with outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Jamaica, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández (right), during her farewell visit to the Minister at the National Insurance Fund's New Kingston offices, on June 29.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that Jamaica and the United States (US) will be strengthening cooperation on security matters. He said that the main focus will be on bolstering Jamaica’s capacity to counter transnational organised crime, secure its borders and ports, and interrupt the flow of illicit weapons into the country. “I cannot overstate the urgency with...

United States (US) Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, says his country is looking to work more closely with the countries of the Caribbean in combatting new challenges that threaten the sovereignty and security of the entire region. These threats, he noted, include arms and human trafficking and cybercrime. “The challenges and the threats today, that we face together, are very...