Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (seated, left) and Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mitsuyoshi Kawasaki (seated, centre), sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) during the handover of emergency relief items from the Government of Japan, at Jamaica House on July 15. Looking on are Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing, left); Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills, Digital Transformation and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris-Dixon (standing left); and Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi. The donation comes after the Category 4 Hurricane Beryl impacted Jamaica on July 3.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre); Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mitsuyoshi Kawasaki; and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, display a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU), during the handover of emergency relief items from the Government of Japan, at Jamaica House on July 15. Also in attendance are Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills, Digital Transformation and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris-Dixon. The items include tents, plastic sheets, sleeping pads and water tanks.Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), receive emergency relief goods from the Government of Japan, to assist with Hurricane Beryl relief efforts. At right is Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi. The goods were handed over at Jamaica House on Monday (July 15) and include tents, plastic sheets, sleeping pads and water tanks.
Last Updated: July 17, 2024
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