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Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre) is assisted by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission U.S. Embassy, Michelle Mason (left) and Country Manager, USAID, Jason Fraser in cutting a cake as part of commemorative activities marking the 60th anniversary of partnership between the Government of Jamaica and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This milestone was celebrated with a reception on Thursday (March 24) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre) is assisted by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission U.S. Embassy, Michelle Mason (left) and Country Manager, USAID, Jason Fraser in cutting a cake as part of commemorative activities marking the 60th anniversary of partnership between the Government of Jamaica and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This milestone was celebrated with a reception on Thursday (March 24) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew

USAID And Jamaica Celebrate 60 Years Of Partnership

By: Rochelle Williams, March 26, 2022
This year marks the 60th anniversary of partnership between the Government of Jamaica and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The milestone was celebrated with a reception on...
Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (pictured second and third left, respectively), are introduced to a team of dignitaries by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left). The officials had gathered at the tarmac of the Norman Manley International Airport on Thursday (March 24) to officially bid the Royal couple farewell. They are (from fourth left), Opposition Senator, Sophia Frazer Binns; State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (partially hidden); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sheila Monteith; British High Commissioner, Her Excellency Judith Slater; and the Governor-General’s secretary, Claudine Heaven. Their Royal Highnesses were in the island for a three-day Official Visit which formed part of celebrations to mark the 70th Anniversary (Platinum Jubilee) of the Coronation of Her Majesty The Queen.

Royals Take Off After Whirlwind Visit To Jamaica

By: Alecia Smith, March 25, 2022
His Royal Highness, The Duke of Cambridge (second right), signs the Visitor’s Book at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Officers’ Club at Up Park Camp in St. Andrew on Thursday (March 24), while Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cambridge (right), look on. Also observing (from left) are Colonel General Staff of the JDF, Colonel Rohan Johnson, and Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman. The visit to Up Park Camp, was the final engagement for the Duke and Duchess on their three-day Official visit to Jamaica from March 22-24, in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Up-Park Camp was the headquarters of the British Army in Jamaica from the late 18th century to Independence in 1962. From that date, it has been the headquarters of the JDF.

PHOTOS: Duke And Duchess At Up Park Camp

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