President of the United States, Barack Obama, has encouraged Jamaican youth leaders to continue to use their energy and dynamism to make a difference in the region. Speaking at a Young Leaders Town Hall meeting at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, in Kingston, on April 9, the President spoke of his belief in the ability of the...

Matters pertaining to energy and Jamaica’s Economic Reform Programme (ERP) were among the highlights of bilateral talks between Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, and United States President, Barack Obama, at Jamaica House on Thursday (April 9). Addressing journalists following the meeting, Mrs. Simpson Miller said elements of Jamaica’s performance under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Extended Fund...

It was a solemn moment at the National Heroes Park in Kingston today (April 9) as President of the United States (US), Barack Obama, laid a wreath at the Cenotaph, the monument erected in honour of the thousands of Jamaicans, who died in World Wars I and II. President Obama, who arrived at the park at approximately 4:40 p.m., was...

President of the United States, Barack Obama, today (April 9) announced a US$70 million development programme to benefit youth in Latin America and the Caribbean. President Obama announced the programme at a special Town Hall meeting with Caribbean youth leaders held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. The programme will be used to support education, training and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders remain committed to strengthening relations with the United States (US). The Prime Minister was speaking at the CARICOM-US Summit today (April 9), at the University of the West Indies’ Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. “Our dialogue today reaffirms our strong partnership and also signals our desire to...

United States President, Barack Obama, is optimistic that further progress will be made during this year and into 2016, in the process to re-establish diplomatic relations between the USA and Cuba. Addressing journalists on Thursday (April 9), following a high level bilateral meeting with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, at Jamaica House, Mr. Obama noted that the...

President of the United States, Barack Obama, says Caribbean countries must work together to immediately address the pressing problem of high energy costs within the region. “Expensive, often unreliable and carbon intensive energy is going to be one of the greatest barriers to development in the Caribbean,” he noted. The President was addressing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-US Summit at the...