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PHOTOS: Newly Appointed Ambassador to Japan Visits Local Government Ministry

September 30, 2026
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PHOTOS: Newly Appointed Ambassador to Japan Visits Local Government Ministry
Photo: MARK BELL
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin (second left), presents a gift to Jamaica's newly appointed Ambassador to Japan, Ariel Bowen (second right), during a farewell call on Tuesday (September 29) at the Ministry's offices in Kingston. Sharing the moment are Principal Director, Policy Planning, Performance Management and Research in the Ministry, Junior Rose (left), and Senior Director, Hazard Mitigation and Risk Management, Patrick Watson. Mrs. Bowen is a career diplomat with more than 30 years’ experience in the Foreign Service. She succeeds Ambassador Shorna-Kay Richards. Mrs. Bowen is expected to assume office in Tokyo soon.

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin (left), shakes hands with Jamaica’s newly appointed Ambassador to Japan, Ariel Bowen, who paid a farewell call on Tuesday (September 29) at the Ministry in Kingston. Mrs. Bowen is expected to assume office in Tokyo soon.

 

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin (right), engages in discussion with Jamaica’s newly appointed Ambassador to Japan, Ariel Bowen (second left), who paid a farewell call on Tuesday (September 29) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. Sharing in the discussion are Senior Director, Hazard Mitigation and Risk Management, Patrick Watson (left), and Principal Director, Policy Planning, Performance Management and Research in the Ministry, Junior Rose.
Last Updated: September 30, 2026