Kingston, Jamaica, 9 December 2020. Represented by its Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith, Jamaica attended the Seventh Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba, held virtually on Tuesday, December 8.
Kingston, Jamaica, 7 December 2020. The Norwegian Nobel Committee today notified that the Jamaica Peace Council had completed the formalities required to officially nominate the International Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disasters and Serious Epidemics "Henry Reeve" as a candidate for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
The news was made public by the President of the Jamaica Peace Council, Hope McNish, after receiving the supporting email from the Norwegian institution.
Kingston, Jamaica, 6 December 2020. Jamaica Peace Council - a non-governmental organization that seeks to raise public awareness on issues related to regional and world peace and mobilize Jamaicans living in the country and abroad to contribute to the creation of a world free from wars - sent a letter last Friday to Berit Reiss-Andersen, President of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and all other members of this organization responsible for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize, to nominate the International Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disasters and Serious Epidemics “Henry
Kingston, Jamaica, 3 December 2020. On the occasion of today's marking of the Day of Latin American Medicine and Health Workers, the Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica sent a congratulatory message to the thousands of men and women who provide services in the health sector.
Here is the full text of the message:
Kingston, December 3, 2020
Dear comrades:
Being consistent with the legacy of Finlay, the greatest Cuban scientist of all time, we celebrate today, December 3, the Day of Latin American Medicine and Health Workers.