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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (left), greets former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officer, Carol Cooke, on arrival for Saturday’s (April 1) grand reopening ceremony for the Family Unification Resettlement Initiative (FURI) Service Centre, Jamaica Chapter, at 11 Grayden Avenue in Kingston. Others (from second left) are FURI Founder and President, Carmeta Albarus and her sister, Lilly McKenzie.

FURI Service Centre Reopens

By: DOUGLAS McINTOSH, April 4, 2023

The grand reopening of the Family Unification Resettlement Initiative (FURI) Service Centre, Jamaica Chapter, has been welcomed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), shakes hands with Brazil’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Elza Moreira Marcelino de Castro, during the diplomat’s courtesy call at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew, on Thursday (March 30).

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Receives Courtesy Call from Brazil’s Ambassador to Jamaica

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Water, Climate Change and the Environment, Senator the Hon. Mathew Samuda (left), speaking with High Commissioner of Canada in Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic, during a courtesy call on the Minister at the Towers on Dominica Drive in Kingston on Thursday (March 30).

PHOTOS: Canadian High Commissioner Calls on Matthew Samuda

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (right), exchanges greetings with Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica , His Excellency Chen Daojiang, during a courtesy call at the National Works Agency (NWA) in Kingston on March 28.

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PHOTOS: Chinese Ambassador Calls on Minister Warmington

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (right), exchanges greetings with Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica , His Excellency Chen Daojiang, during a...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), addresses the Indian Diaspora Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on March 26. Since the first arrival of Indians in Jamaica in 1845, they have become an integral part of the Jamaican society, contributing to the progress of the country, while they continue to retain their culture and roots. Others (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.

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PHOTOS: Sen. Aubyn Hill Speaks at Indian Diaspora Conference

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), addresses the Indian Diaspora Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on March 26. Since the first arrival...

Certificates of Accreditation and Re-Accreditation were presented to the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) Certification Division and the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards Implementation Division, respectively, by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), during a Trinidad & Tobago Trade Mission breakfast meeting, held at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad, recently. Participating (from left) are Manager, Implementation Division, Gerard Maxwell; Chief Executive Officer at JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill; Chairman of the TTBS, Lawford Dupres; Minister of Trade and Industry, Trinidad & Tobago, Senator the Hon. Paula Gopee-Scoon; TTBS Executive Director, José Trejo and Manager, TTBS Certification Division, Rodney Ramnath.

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JANAAC Presents Document to Certification Body in Trinidad and Tobago

The Certification Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) is the first certification body to be accredited by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) to the...

By: SHERIKA HALL, March 22, 2023

Members of the local Indian community participate in last year’s Holi Festival on the grounds of India House at 2 East King’s House Road, St. Andrew.

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Holi Festival at Royal Botanical Gardens on Sunday

Friends of the Indian community and Indian nationals will be heading to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Old Hope Road, Kingston, on Sunday (March 12) to celebrate Holi. Also known as...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, March 10, 2023