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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the 2024/2025 Throne Speech in Gordon House on Thursday (February 15).

Jamaica Secured $4.5 Billion in Bilateral Assistance

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 16, 2024

Through strategic engagements at the regional, hemispheric and multilateral levels, Jamaica harnessed bilateral assistance of $4.5 billion in 2023, towards national development. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick...

President of the Senate, Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (centre), shares a photo opportunity with members of a visiting Parliamentary Group from the Bundestag (German Federal Parliament), who paid a courtesy call on him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston on Monday (February 12). Visiting are (from left) Parliamentary Group Vice Chairman, Steffen Janich; Vice Chairman and Head of Delegation, Axel Echeverria; Group Member, Susanne Menge; Vice Chairman, Matthias Hauer; Vice Chairman, Jens Beeck, and Assistant to the Group, Monika Hein.

PHOTOS: Senate President Receives Courtesy Call from Visiting German Parliamentary Group

Project Manager with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Krystal Lofters addresses the recent handover ceremony for the Jamaica Diaspora Engagement Model (JAM-DEM) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston.

JAM-DEM Portal Deemed Pivotal to Strengthening Ties with Jamaicans in the Diaspora

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 13, 2024

Education 2 years ago OAS Accepting Applications for Internship Programme
By: Judith A. Hunter, February 14, 2024
Foreign Affairs 2 years ago David “Wagga” Hunt Foundation to Disburse $3.6 M in Scholarships
By: Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC, February 13, 2024
Gender Affairs 2 years ago Women’s Centre Gets $310,000 from Diplomatic Corps
By: E. Hartman Reckord, February 9, 2024

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Director of Research, Caribbean Policy Research Institute, Jamaica, Dr. Diana Thorburn (right) during the second staging of the national security seminar at the AC Marriott Hotel in St. Andrew on February 7. At centre is Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson.

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Closing the Gap Between Crime and Public Perception

As Jamaica continues to register a significant decrease in serious and violent crimes, focus must be placed on closing the gap between the perception and experience of crime in the...

By: Chris Patterson, February 8, 2024

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the second staging of a security seminar, held at the AC Marriott Hotel in St. Andrew on February 7.

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Administration Continues to Lobby US to Stem Inflow of Illegal Guns – PM

The Administration continues to lobby the United States to provide greater assistance in stemming the flow of illegal guns into the island, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness....

By: Chris Patterson, February 8, 2024

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (standing, second left); and Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Fermîn Gabriel Quiñones Sanchéz (left), observe as Cuban Ophthalmologist, Mauritza Perez Blanco, administers an eye test on patient George Scott. Occasion was a tour of the St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Andrew on February 6, which is one of two public health facilities where the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme operates. The other is the Kingston Public Hospital. Also looking on are Coordinator for the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme, Natasha Biggs (second right); and Cuban Ophthalmologist, Mayra Chaveco Almanza.

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1,230 Procedures under Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme since September 2023

Jamaicans continue to benefit under the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme with 1, 230 sight-saving procedures conducted since September 2023. The programme, which has been operating in Jamaca since 2010, resumed...

By: Rochelle Williams, February 7, 2024

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left) and Country Coordinator, World University Service of Canada (WUSC), Nelsa English Johnson (right), present a goat tech pack to goat farmer Javol Williams, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (February 2).

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Santa Cruz Goat Farmers Get Support

Goat farmers in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, are benefiting from support to improve the health of their animals and boost meat and milk production. The assistance, which is being provided...

By: Natalia Dixon, February 6, 2024

German Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Jan Hendrik van Thiel, addresses a recent ceremony for the official handover of a fire alarm system at the offices of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) in Kingston.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsHealth & Wellness

HEART Foundation Gets Fire Alarm System from German Embassy

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) has received a donation of a fire alarm system for its Beechwood Avenue offices, valued at more than $2 million, from the Embassy of...

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, February 2, 2024

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers remarks during Wednesday’s (January 31) European Union (EU)-Jamaica 5K and 10K Run media launch at the EU Delegation Office in Kingston.

2 years ago Foreign Affairs

Second EU-Jamaica 5/10K Run Set for March 10

The second staging of the European Union (EU)-Jamaica 5K and 10K Run is slated for Sunday, March 10 in downtown Kingston. The event, which aims to bring together 3,000 participants,...

By: Judana Murphy, February 1, 2024

Indian dancers perform the Garba (A traditional Indian dance) at the 75th India Republic Day Celebrations on Sunday (Jan. 28) at India House, 2 East King’s House Road, Kingston

2 years ago Foreign Affairs

Support Available from India for Local SMEs

Jamaicans are being encouraged to take advantage of funding support provided by the Government of India for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator...

By: Courteney Lewis, February 1, 2024

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses today’s (January 30), ceremony for the handover of the Jamaica Diaspora Engagement Model (JAM-DEM) portal, at the Ministry’s offices, downtown Kingston.

2 years ago Jamaican Diaspora

Government Expands Engagement with Jamaicans Overseas

The Government has made another step to expand engagement with Jamaicans living overseas, with the establishment of the virtual platform – the Jamaica Diaspora Engagement Model (JAM-DEM). Speaking at the...

By: Garfield L. Angus, January 31, 2024

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Jamaica Secured $4.5 Billion in Bilateral Assistance

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Closing the Gap Between Crime and Public Perception

Administration Continues to Lobby US to Stem Inflow of Illegal Guns – PM

1,230 Procedures under Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme since September 2023

Santa Cruz Goat Farmers Get Support

HEART Foundation Gets Fire Alarm System from German Embassy

Second EU-Jamaica 5/10K Run Set for March 10

Support Available from India for Local SMEs

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