On April 9, 2015, Jamaica hosted an encounter between President of the United States, Barack Obama, and the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for discussions on issues on the CARICOM-USA agenda, including security and trade. President Obama and the CARICOM Heads of Government proceeded from the high-level encounter in Jamaica to Panama City for the Seventh Summit of...

Michel Joseph Martelly was born in Port-au-Prince on February 12, 1961, to Gérard and Madeleine Martelly, the latter born de Pradines, her father, Augustede Pradines known as Candio, was one of the most renowned troubadours in the history of Haitian music. Joseph Martelly came from family lines that not only influenced Haitian music but also played a major role in...

Prince Edward, the Earl and the Countess of Wessex arrived in the island on Sunday, March 2, 2014 for a four-day Working Visit. Their Royal Highnesses participated in activities related to the Duke of Edinburgh Award in Jamaica. As the Trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Foundation and Chair of the International Council, the Earl met with the Board of Directors...

A Working Mission from Burkina Faso, led by the First Lady of the West African country, Her Excellency Chantal Compaoré, arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport on June 24, 2013, for six-day working visit. They were met on arrival by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, and other officials from the Office of the Prime...

Prince Michael was born on July 4th, 1942 at the family home in Iver, Buckinghamshire. He was christened Michael George Charles Franklin, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt as one of his godfathers. His father, Prince George, Duke of Kent, was the fourth son of King George V and his mother, Princess Marina, was the daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece...

Born in Bogota on August 10, 1951. Juan Manuel Santos Calderón was a cadet at the Navy Academy in Cartagena; he studied Economics and Business Administration and carried out graduate studies at the London School of Economics, Harvard University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He was Chief of the Colombian delegation before the International Coffee Organization (ICO)...

Vice President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping and his delegation arrived in Jamaica on Wednesday (Feb. 11, 2009), for an official four-day visit. Among the highlights of Mr. Xi’s visit were discussions with Prime Minister, Bruce Golding on bilateral and multilateral issues, as well as on international political developments.  In addition, agreements were expected to be reached...

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 Republic of Ghana, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor arrived in the island on July 11, 2005 for 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. News Stories   Ghanaian President Arrived...