After March 5 this year, the focus of CARICOM in earthquake ravaged Haiti will shift from relief efforts to recovery interventions and longer term contributions. This was announced by Executive...

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mr. Roosevelt Skerritt, has said that the spirit and strength of the Haitian people remain high, despite the earthquake which devastated sections of the...

President of the Peoples Republic of China, Hu Jintao said that his government would like to work with Jamaica to strengthen cooperation in various fields including politics and the economy...

Jamaicans in the Diaspora continue to celebrate the life and work of the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), as tributes were paid to the cultural icon at the third annual...

A database is to be established by year end to capture the skills of Jamaicans in primary Diaspora communities of the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States of America....

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Ronald Robinson, has said while the government fully understands the emotional ties between Jamaicans and Air Jamaica, it has to...

Solid diplomatic relationships and cooperation are critical to the development and success of all nation states, says Japan's Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiroshi Yamaguchi. Speaking with JIS News during...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,Dr. Ronald Robinson, will address a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February 2) on issues relating to the Diaspora,...

Just five months into his tenure, Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yuri Gala Lopez, says that since being here he has been welcomed not just as a diplomat, but...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade mourns the passing of national icon, Professor Rex Nettleford, OM, Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies. Professor Nettleford's life...

Consul General to Toronto, George Ramocan, is urging Jamaicans in Canada to regularise their status in the country. Addressing a recent community welcome event for him and wife Dr. Lola...