Tag: Caracas

Letter from Minister Johnson Smith Regarding Temporary Closure of Jamaican Embassy in Caracas

March 22, 2019

As expected, the relationship between Jamaica and Venezuela continues to spark controversy. The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Lisa Hanna, reacted to the closure of Jamaica’s Embassy in Caracas. And Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has responded swiftly and emphatically to Ms. Hanna’s comments (as … More Letter from Minister Johnson Smith Regarding Temporary Closure of Jamaican Embassy in Caracas

Jamaica to Temporarily Close Its Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela (And Prime Minister Holness to Meet with President Trump in Florida This Week)

March 20, 2019

Jamaica’s relationship with Venezuela (generally a warm one during the Chavez era and for decades prior to that) has become increasingly difficult and complex since the political crisis there, which is as yet unresolved. There has been much controversy (and internal disagreement) among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states, and Jamaica’s Opposition has spoken loudly about … More Jamaica to Temporarily Close Its Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela (And Prime Minister Holness to Meet with President Trump in Florida This Week)

Foreign Affairs Minister’s Statement in the Upper House on the OAS and Venezuela: May 26

May 27, 2017

It’s fair to say that the ongoing disintegration of social and political life in Venezuela has thrown most of the countries in the English-speaking Caribbean into something of a quandary. There is no doubt that these islands (with the exception of Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados and Montserrat) have benefited greatly from the PetroCaribe arrangement with … More Foreign Affairs Minister’s Statement in the Upper House on the OAS and Venezuela: May 26

Kingston Buttercup: Duppies, Families and Yellow Tape

March 27, 2017

The Kingston Buttercup has a small yellow flower. It grows with determination by the roadside, prickly but ignored. Ann-Margaret Lim’s title poem in her second collection of poetry Kingston Buttercup describes a glimpse of this little city flower as a kind of release from the pressure of traffic, winding down from her home in Red Hills. It’s … More Kingston Buttercup: Duppies, Families and Yellow Tape

The Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya opens his umbrella

February 23, 2011

The bizarre 20-second broadcast by Libya‘s revolutionary leader, wearing one of his special hats (with ear flaps) and seated in what appears to be an old pick-up truck, while holding an umbrella out of the window. A hand holding a microphone appeared in the lower right hand corner. At the end of his broadcast (I … More The Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya opens his umbrella