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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), tries her hand at playing a ‘quijada de caballo’ musical instrument with performers “Dan Dan” (right) and “DJ Wham” from San Andrés during Pan-American Day celebrations on Monday (April 14). The event was held at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in downtown Kingston.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), tries her hand at playing a ‘quijada de caballo’ musical instrument with performers “Dan Dan” (right) and “DJ Wham” from San Andrés during Pan-American Day celebrations on Monday (April 14). The event was held at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in downtown Kingston.

Jamaica Hosts Pan-American Day Celebrations

By: Donique Weston, April 15, 2025
Representatives from 21 Organization of American States (OAS) Member States converged at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston on Monday (April 14) to celebrate Pan-American...
Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, poses for a photo with Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Jacqueline Green-Scaffe (left), and Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, following Thursday’s (April 10) handover ceremony for five maritime patrol vessels donated by the Government of Japan to the island’s security forces. The event was held at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard Base in Port Royal, Kingston.

Japan Praised for Aiding Jamaica in Reducing Major Crimes and Murders

By: Donique Weston, April 11, 2025
Principal of Campbell’s Castle Primary and Infant School in Manchester, Peta-Gaye Blake-Campbell, and Parent and Director of the institution’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Club, Akibi Archer, display the US$2,500 grant award certificate that was presented during the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) Grant Awards Ceremony at the United States Embassy in Kingston on Tuesday (April 8).

Campbell’s Castle Primary School Receives US$2,500 AFJ Grant to Enhance Water Supply for Students

By: Judana Murphy, April 11, 2025

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United States (US) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Caribbean Affairs, Haiti and Bureau of Western Hemisphere, Barbara Feinstein, addresses a farewell reception for former Jamaican Ambassador to the US and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Senator the Hon. Audrey Marks, at the OAS Hall of the Americas in Washington DC on Friday (March 28).
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US Govt Hails Ambassador Marks

Jamaica’s former Ambassador to Washington DC, Senator the Hon. Audrey Marks, has been lauded by the United States (US) Government for her role in furthering relations between the countries during...
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By: Jamaican Embassy Washington DC, April 2, 2025