Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade PRESS RELEASE  Public Relations and Media Affairs Unit 21 Dominica Drive Kingston 5, Jamaica W. I. Tel:  (876) 926-4220; e-mail: pr@mfaft.gov.jm; https://www.facebook.com/mfaftja/   JOHNSON SMITH DEPOSITS INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION TO ESTABLISH CARIBBEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY CENTRE     (MFA&FT: Kingston: March 1, 2018) Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson, Minister of Foreign ...

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President Barack Obama arrives in Cuba  President Obama arrived Sunday in Cuba, marking the start of an historic trip in which he’ll try to further improve U.S. relations with the isolated island country and encourage its communist leaders to make life better for their citizens. The three-day trip follows Obama’s announcement roughly ...

Brooklyn Congresswoman Clarke welcomes Jamaica’s PM to Congress Contributor: Mon1que Nolan Prime Minister of Jamaica Portia Simpson Miller attends a multilateral meeting at the Caribbean Energy Security Summit at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Clarke welcomes Jamaica’s PM to Congress By Nelson A. King Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke says she has ...

"The Stone Of Hope" memorial by master sculptor Lei Yixin was opened to the public in West Potomac Park, Washington DC, on August 22, 2011. Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. It celebrates the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr., ...

The Year Goes Out With A Bang In Barcelona by:  Hope Wilkos, Writer Courtesy of Image.net It's no wonder that January 1st remains low-key the day after a night of celebration that lingered into the early morning hours. Horns, hats and merriment crowded streets, restaurants, homes and other locales. December 31st signifies 'Out With ...

A Night Of Generosity For Clean Water Cause By:  Hope Wilkos, Writer The gift of generosity brings dreams to life and turns the negative to positive.  The impossible suddenly becomes possible. Moët & Chanon and Generosity.org Presents The 6th Annual Night Of Generosity TV Personality Jason Kennedy, Co-Founder and CEO of generosity.org Jordan Wagner, actor Brian Austin Green ...

New York City Receives A Visit From The Royal Couple By:  Hope Wilkos, Writer Washington and New York City have truly enjoyed the presence of the Royal Couple, if only for a brief number of days. On Monday, December 8, 2014, a photo that will most likely make the history books, was taken ...

'IMAGINE' For All Of The Children By:  Hope Wilkos, Writer It draws memories accumulated over a period of time, a dream for our future, a reminder of our past. 'IMAGINE' a world free of war and strife, a better place for our children to roam and prosper throughout the years. Voices were heard ...

A MUSICAL FAREWELL FOR JOHN HOLT! November 18, 2014 By Mr. lindsay John Holt’s daughter, Debbie Holt-Buckmiller, and her husband Wayne (second left), join other mourners to view the body of her father in the portico of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in downtown Kingston yesterday. (PHOTOS: JOSEPH WELLINGTON) By Richard Johnson— John Holt’s sons Richard ...

Guyana - Jamaica group raises funds for schools By Tangerine Clarke From left, Yvonne J Graham, associate commissioner director, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Prevention with President of GJFA Guyanese American Dr. Frank A. Denbow and VP Jamaican American Claudette Powell, MA, RN. The warm greetings that were exchanged by ...

SALUTE TO INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2014 By:  Hope Wilkos, Writer/Blogger Today was a holiday which celebrates women and all that they stand for.  March 8th is the proclaimed holiday known as International Women's Day. It is a day to look upon women's achievements, their characteristics that give them the knack to hold ...