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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), conversing with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Saturday (Sept. 7). This was ahead of a relief mission to the Bahamas by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), through support from Canada. Also pictured (from right) are: Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; Canadian Defence Attaché to the West Indies, Col. Jacques O’Keefe; and Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade.

120 Soldiers Deployed to The Bahamas

By: Chris Patterson, September 8, 2019

A contingent of 120 Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers departed the island this afternoon (Sept. 7) to provide recovery and humanitarian support to the Bahamas following the devastation caused by...

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Hon. Daryl Vaz to Attend Trade Forum of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

By: Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, September 5, 2019

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), in discussion with High Commissioner of New Zealand to Jamaica, His Excellency Anton Ojala, at King’s House on Tuesday (September 3).

PHOTOS: G-G and New Zealand High Commissioner

By: Ainsworth Morris, September 5, 2019

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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right), makes a point during discussion with (from left) Project Manager for the Sandals Foundation, Karen Zacca; Tourism Director, Donovan White; and Deputy Chairman of Sandals Resorts International and Chairman of the Tourism Linkages Council, Adam Stewart, following a press briefing at the office of Ministry of Tourism in New Kingston on Tuesday (September 3).

7 years ago Foreign AffairsTourism

Jamaica to Moblise Resources Through Tourism Resilience Centre to Assist Bahamas

The Ministry of Tourism, through the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC), is moving to mobilise resources locally and internationally to assist The Bahamas in the wake of...

By: Tanesha Mundle, September 4, 2019

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) and Principal of Comfort Castle Primary and Junior High School in Portland, Dalmain Moore, display cheque for $343,350, which has been donated to the school by Canadian charity, the Tamara Gordon Foundation. The Minister handed over the cheque at the Ministry, in New Kingston, on Tuesday (August 27).

7 years ago EducationForeign Affairs

Portland School Gets $343,350 from Canadian Charity

Students of Comfort Castle Primary and Junior High School in Portland are the beneficiaries of a $343,350 donation from the Canadian charity, the Tamara Gordon Foundation. Minister of Foreign Affairs...

By: Rochelle Williams, August 29, 2019

Jamaican badminton player/coach, Mathew Yee-Grant (left), conducts a training session with local players. They are part of the second batch of Jamaican sports personnel to benefit from specialised training in China under the Jamaica-China Technical Assistance Programme.

7 years ago Foreign AffairsSport

Marked Improvements By Athletes Under Jamaica-China Technical Assistance Programme

There has been marked improvement in the performance of local athletes, who are being trained under the Jamaica-China Technical Assistance Programme. This was disclosed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry...

By: Sandrea Clarke, August 17, 2019

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Michael Henry (left), greets British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad, when he called on the Minister at Jamaica House on Thursday (August 15).

7 years ago Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime Minister

PHOTOS: Mike Henry Receives Courtesy Call British High Commissioner to Jamaica

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Michael Henry (left), greets British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad, when he called on the Minister...

The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister greets the Hon Alden McLaughlin, Premier of the Cayman Islands after discussions at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 7.

7 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Meets with Premier of the Cayman Islands

Prime Minister Andrew Holness earlier this week (August 7) held discussions at the Office of the Prime Minister, with a high-level delegation from the Government of the Cayman Islands, led...

By: Office of the Prime Minister, August 10, 2019