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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Audrey Marks (second right), accepts the gavel from outgoing Chairman of the CARICOM Caucus, Ambassador Leon Charles, at a special caucus meeting at the OAS’ headquarters in Washington DC on July 18. Sharing in the occasion are (from left) Guyana’s Ambassador to the United States, Riyad Insanally; Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador to the United States, Anthony Phillips-Spencer; St. Vincent and the Grenadines Alternate Representative to the OAS, Omari Williams; Suriname’s Ambassador to the United States, Niermala Badrising; and Barbados Ambassador to the United States, Selwin Hart.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Audrey Marks (second right), accepts the gavel from outgoing Chairman of the CARICOM Caucus, Ambassador Leon Charles, at a special caucus meeting at the OAS’ headquarters in Washington DC on July 18. Sharing in the occasion are (from left) Guyana’s Ambassador to the United States, Riyad Insanally; Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador to the United States, Anthony Phillips-Spencer; St. Vincent and the Grenadines Alternate Representative to the OAS, Omari Williams; Suriname’s Ambassador to the United States, Niermala Badrising; and Barbados Ambassador to the United States, Selwin Hart.

Ambassador in US is Chairman of CARICOM Caucus

By: Derrick Scott, July 20, 2018
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, on Wednesday (July 18), assumed chairmanship of the CARICOM Caucus...
Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (standing), addresses the Senate on July 13. To the Minister’s right is Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid; and in the second row are Government Senators, Matthew Samuda and Kerensia Morrison.

Cooperation Between Jamaica and Belgium to be Strengthened

By: Chris Patterson, July 17, 2018
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), is presented with a copy of a World Bank Report, titled ‘Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Jamaica’, by World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova (second left). Also pictured (from left) are Acting Financial Secretary in the Finance Ministry, Darlene Morrison; and Disaster Risk Management Specialists, Rashmin Gunasekera and Mary Royer. Occasion was the official launch of the Report during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (July 16). The document outlines recommendations for the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy for Jamaica.

World Bank Report Says Jamaica Needs $16 Billion Annually to Deal With Disasters

By: Alecia Smith, July 17, 2018

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
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Fewer Jamaicans Denied Entry to T&T

The number of Jamaicans being denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) continues to decline. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, informed that...
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By: E. Hartman Reckord, June 22, 2018