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Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), engages in light conversation with Argentine Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Ariel Fernandez (right), and French Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Denys Wibaux. Occasion was the launch of ‘A Touch of France’ at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 8.

Gov’t Welcomes Increased French Interest in Jamaica

By: CHAD BRYAN, November 12, 2018

The Government has welcomed the increase in French private-sector activities in Jamaica and support for the island’s efforts to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth and economic development. Foreign Affairs and...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses journalists at the Ministry’s quarterly press briefing at the Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on November 7.

Foreign Affairs Ministry Provides Full Support for Windrush Migrants

By: Chad Bryan, November 9, 2018

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), makes a point to State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, at the quarterly press briefing held at the Ministry's Dominica Drive offices in New Kingston on November 7.

Minister Johnson Smith Says Post-Brexit Trade Deal Close to Being Finalised

By: Chad Bryan, November 8, 2018

Cabinet 7 years ago White Paper on Diaspora Policy to Go Before Cabinet Shortly
By: Chad Bryan, November 7, 2018
Foreign Affairs 7 years ago Migration Important to National Development – Senator Charles Jr.
By: Chad Bryan, November 7, 2018
Foreign Affairs 7 years ago 84-Year-Old Jamaican Exercised Her Right to Vote in US Midterm Elections
By: Ainsworth Morris, November 7, 2018

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Voting stations where voters in the Los Angeles (LA) County, California, will cast their ballots today (November 6) during the Midterm Elections.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaicans in the United States Note Importance of Voting

Jamaicans living in the United States (US) are upbeat about today’s (November 6) midterm elections and note the importance of exercising their right to vote. Lurlene Madourie-Matthews, who lives in...

By: Ainsworth Morris, November 6, 2018

A voter demonstrating how to cast a ballot using the new paperless electronic ballot the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office in California will be implementing in 2020.The system was introduced to journalists on Friday (November 2), who are part of the Foreign Press Center’s International Reporting Tour.

7 years ago Foreign AffairsTechnology

LA County Develops New Digital Voting System

The Los Angeles (LA) County Registrar-Recorder’s Office in California has created a new voting system, to be implemented in 2020, which could influence a change in how persons vote across...

By: Ainsworth Morris, November 6, 2018

Staff members of the LA County Registrar-Recorder’s Office in Los Angeles, California, sorting Vote By Mail (VBM) ballots on Friday (November 2), which were submitted by voters ahead of the upcoming Mid-term Elections on November 6.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Thousands in California Use VBM System for Midterm Elections

Thousands of residents in the state of California are making use of a new Vote by Mail (VBM) system for the upcoming Mid-term Elections in the United States of America,...

By: Ainsworth Morris, November 6, 2018

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left) is greeted by Resident Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Kenji Tobita (right) at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the JICA Alumni Association in Jamaica at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 3. Others from left are: Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki and President, JICA Alumni Association in Jamaica, Lenroy James.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsVision 2030

Over 600 Jamaicans Benefit from Training in Japan

Over 600 Jamaican officers and engineers, mainly from public-sector entities have benefited from technical training programmes in Japan. The sectors for training are wide and varied to support the socio-economic...

By: Chris Patterson, November 4, 2018

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), addressing senior-level government officials and experts from Caribbean countries at the opening ceremony of a 2030 workshop on Thursday (November 1) at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston. The two-day event was held under the theme, 'Co-creating Sustainable Solutions – Progress, Challenges and Emerging Tools'.

7 years ago DevelopmentForeign Affairs

Foreign Minister Urges Increased Focus on Building Resilient Societies

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is calling on CARICOM leaders to place increased focus on building sustainable societies that are resilient against...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, November 2, 2018

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left); and St. Mary Municipal Corporation Chairman and Port Maria Mayor, Councillor Richard Creary, officially open the St. Mary Drop-In Centre on Thursday (November 1). The facility was built at a cost of $12 million. The opening formed part of activities to launch Local Government and Community Development Month, being celebrated in November under the theme ‘Protecting the Vulnerable... Establishing

7 years ago CommunityDevelopmentDiasporaHealth & Wellness

New St. Mary Drop-In Centre Officially Opened

The newly built St. Mary Drop-in Centre, located on Hodgson Street in Port Maria, was officially opened on Thursday (November 1) by Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond...

By: Chris Patterson, November 2, 2018

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, presenting a resolution in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 30), calling for the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on the Republic of Cuba by the United States.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

House Approves Resolution Calling for Lifting of US Sanctions Against Cuba

The House of Representatives has approved a resolution calling for the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on the Republic of Cuba by the United States (US)....

By: Alecia Smith, November 1, 2018

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, engages with High Commissioner to London, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan (left); and International reggae artist Freddy McGregor. Occasion was a reception before the start of Sunday’s (October 28) friendly football match between the Reggae Girlz and England’s Nottingham Forest Ladies in City Ground, Nottingham. The Jamaicans won the match 3-0.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Reggae Girlz Friendly in UK a Tribute to Windrush Generation

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has hailed Sunday’s (October 28) friendly football match between the Reggae Girlz and England’s Nottingham Forest Ladies,...

By: Vivienne Siva, October 29, 2018

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Foreign Minister Urges Increased Focus on Building Resilient Societies

New St. Mary Drop-In Centre Officially Opened

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