State Visit Ends With Official Farewell
By: , April 15, 2022
Photo: ). Rudranath Fraser
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), officially bids farewell to President of the Republic of Rwanda His Excellency Paul Kagame (right) during a ceremony at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday (April 15). The President was in Jamaica for a three-day State Visit. Pictured (at left), is Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. Also waiting to say goodbye to the President is Opposition Spokesperson on Industry, Investment and Global Logistics, Anthony Hylton (third left). Photo: Rudranath Fraser
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President of the Republic of Rwanda His Excellency Paul Kagame (left); and Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) listen as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), highlights a matter of importance. Also pictured (partially hidden at second left), is Opposition Spokesperson on Industry, Investment and Global Logistics, Anthony Hylton. Occasion was an official farewell ceremony for President Kagame at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday (April 15). The Rwandan President was in Jamaica for a three-day State Visit. Photo: Donald De La Haye
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President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame (left, foreground), is escorted to the Saluting Dais by Chief of Defence Staff, Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss Gorman (right, foreground) during an official farewell ceremony at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday (April 15), where he was given a Royal Salute. The Rwandan President was in Jamaica for a three-day State Visit. Photo: Rudranath FraserThe Full Story
Before leaving the island on Friday (April 15), President of the Republic of Rwanda His Excellency Paul Kagame, was treated to an official farewell, accentuated by the strains of Jamaica’s national anthem and the customary Royal Salute.
The President departed the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston at 3:22 pm, marking the end of a three-day State Visit to Jamaica.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, and Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness headed the group of dignitaries that were at the airport to officially bid the President farewell.
Also present for the ceremonial departure were Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sheila Monteith.
Opposition Spokesperson on Industry, Investment and Global Logistics, Anthony Hylton, who represented Leader of the Opposition Mark Golding, was also among the group seeing the President off.
During his visit, President Kagame addressed a joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament at Gordon House; called on the Governor-General at King’s House; and met with the Opposition Leader. He was also treated to a State Dinner at King’s House.
President Kagame had also met with Prime Minister Holness for bilateral talks at Jamaica House. Following the talks, they signed two bilateral Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) on political consultations and tourism development and promotion.
Prior to his departure, President Kagame attended ‘Think Jamaica 2022’, a Government to Government and Civil Society Dialogue, held at Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.
President Kagame’s visit sought to deepen bilateral relations between Jamaica and Rwanda. He has the distinction of being the first Rwandan head of State to visit Jamaica.
Jamaica and Rwanda established diplomatic relations in November 1998.