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Volunteer at the Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, Bridgette Roye (right), shares a light moment with guests during their visit to the Pavilion.

Jamaica Pavilion Attracted Over 1.9 Million Visitors at Expo 2025 Japan

By: Shanna K. Salmon, October 17, 2025

The Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, welcomed more than 1.9 million guests over the six-month staging of the event. The pavilion surpassed its target of attracting one...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, is greeted by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson, during a courtesy call at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Monday, October 13. Minister Williams is in Washington attending the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual Meetings from October 13-18.

Minister Williams in Washington DC for IMF and World Bank Meetings

By: Embassy of Jamaica, Washington, D.C., October 17, 2025

Jamaica's Ambassador to Japan, Her Excellency Shorna-Kay Richards (second left), celebrates Jamaica's Silver Award at Expo 2025 Japan with (from left) Christopher Burke from the Jamaica Tourist Board; Commissioner General of Section, Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Japan, Maureen Smith; and Jamaica Pavilion Director, Kevin Burke. Jamaica was awarded for theme development in the shared pavilions Connecting Lives category at the Expo.

Jamaica Pavilion Wins Silver Award at Expo 2025 Japan

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre, front row), and Deputy British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Jonathan Cook (second left, front row), share the lens with members of the visiting United Kingdom (UK) Trade Mission to Jamaica, during a welcome reception at the British High Commission in Kingston on Wednesday (October 8).

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Minister Hill Urges UK to Consider Special Visa for Caribbean Service Professionals

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is encouraging the United Kingdom to consider implementing a special visa arrangement to facilitate the movement of Jamaican and...

By: Donique Weston, October 10, 2025

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola (third right), cut the ribbon at a handover ceremony for four tractors donated to Jamaica by the EU, today (October 9), at Kingston Industrial Agencies (KIA) on Spanish Town Road in Kingston. Others pictured (from left) are Deputy Director General at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard; Acting Chief Executive Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Franklyn Witter, and Sales Manager at KIA, Stephen Henriques.

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EU Donates Four Tractors to Help Farmers Boost Production

Farmers across several parishes are set to boost production with the help of four tractors donated to Jamaica by the European Union (EU) and valued at $43.3 million. The donation...

By: Garfield L. Angus, October 9, 2025

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), greets Business Development Director, Mowlem International Limited, Adrian Wilson, during Wednesday’s (October 8) business briefing and press engagement for the United Kingdom (UK) Trade Mission to Jamaica 2025 at the British High Commission in New Kingston. At centre is Deputy British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Jonathan Cook.

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UK Trade Delegation Engaging Jamaican Stakeholders in Multi-Sector Business Mission

Representatives from a diverse group of United Kingdom (UK)-based companies are currently in Jamaica for a three-day business mission, scheduled from October 8 to 10. The delegation comprises companies operating...

By: Chris Patterson, October 9, 2025

Commissioner General of Section, Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Maureen Smith, and Jamaica Pavilion Director, Kevin Burke, about to take a bite of the Jamaican cheese patty presented by Gangalee Kitchen, at the Jamaica Pavilion, on October 7.

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Taste of Jamaica Takes Centre Stage at Expo 2025 Japan

Visitors to the Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, were treated to a true taste of the island with the sampling of one of the country’s most beloved...

By: Shanna K. Salmon, October 8, 2025

Under Secretary for the Foreign Trade Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Esmond Reid, greets Chair of the Marine Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Corah Ann Robertson Sylvester, during the MAJ’s Illuminating Ceremony and Cocktail Reception in recognition of World Maritime Day on September 25. The event was held at the Ministry in downtown Kingston.

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Jamaica Submits Candidature for Re-election to IMO Council Category C

Jamaica has formally submitted its candidature for re-election to Category C of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, with elections scheduled for December 2025. Under Secretary for the Foreign Trade...

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Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second left), applauds as Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (4th left), hands over the keys for a bus valued at over US$ 42,000, to Principal of the Clarendon-based Rest Primary and Infant School, Dr. Sandra Smith (4th right), during a ceremony held at the institution on October 2. Other sharing the moment (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Western, Lothan Cousins; Executive Director of the National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris-Ghartey; Chairman of the school board, Beverley Boothe; and students.

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Clarendon-Based Rest Primary and Infant Gets School Bus from Japan

Students at the Clarendon-based Rest Primary and Infant School now have safer and more reliable transportation following the donation of a bus valued at over US$42,000 by the Japanese Government. ...

By: Garfield L. Angus, October 4, 2025

Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) President, Professor Andrew Spencer (centre, seated), and ECO Canada President and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Nilsen (left, seated), sign documents formalising an academic partnership forged between the entities that will facilitate local and Caribbean-wide upskilling and training in the environmental sector. The occasion was the opening ceremony for the CMU’s Industry/Academics Conference 2025 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (October 1). Looking on are High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman (right, seated), and (from left, standing) are ECO Canada Vice President of Professional Services, Dr. Yogendra Chaudhry, and Director of Professional Services, Dr. Devant Maragh; CMU Registrar, Keisha Walker, and Deputy to the President, Professor Ibrahim Ajagunna.

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CMU and ECO Canada Forge Academic Partnership to Advance Environmental Training Regionally

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) and ECO Canada have signed an academic partnership to facilitate upskilling and training in the environmental sector across Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. This partnership...

By: Chris Patterson, October 3, 2025

The newly unveiled mural at Charlie Smith High School in Kingston, which was created under the European Union-funded BRIDGE Project.

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The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF), in partnership with the European Union (EU) and Crime Stop Jamaica, recently unveiled two plaques at Charlie Smith and Haile Selassie High Schools in Kingston...

By: Sherika Williams, October 3, 2025

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Minister Hill Urges UK to Consider Special Visa for Caribbean Service Professionals

EU Donates Four Tractors to Help Farmers Boost Production

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Taste of Jamaica Takes Centre Stage at Expo 2025 Japan

Jamaica Submits Candidature for Re-election to IMO Council Category C

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