U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) Services and other Federal Benefits
Location: U.S. Embassy Kingston, Consular Agency Montego Bay, Consular Agency Cayman Islands. Event: The U.S. Embassy in Kingston is pleased to announce that Representatives from…
Presidential Proclamation on National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2019 During National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we acknowledge the significant ways Caribbean Americans have shaped…
Statement on Passing of Former Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Phillip George Seaga
For Immediate Release May 30, 2019 STATEMENT BY MORGAN ORTAGUS, SPOKESPERSON On behalf of the people of the United States, I offer my heartfelt condolences to…
Girls’ education advocate and U.S. Embassy partner to inspire Mona Heights Primary students
KINGSTON, Jamaica – At just 16, U.S.-based girls’ education advocate and filmmaker Zuriel Oduwole has met more presidents and prime ministers – 30 and counting…
OPIC Acting President & CEO Bohigian Leads Delegation to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica—David Bohigian, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. government’s development finance institution, visited Jamaica yesterday,…
U.S. Embassy Supports DC National Guard Engagement on Jamaica’s National Disaster Action Plan
Kingston, Jamaica – U.S. Embassy Kingston hosted the District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG) May 13–17 for a military-to-military exchange focused on strengthening Jamaica’s National…
U.S. Gov’t invests US$20 million in Jamaica’s Maritime Security
As part of the U.S. Government’s US$20 million dollar investment in Jamaica’s maritime security, U.S. Embassy Kingston’s Chargé d’Affaires Eric Khant officially handed over a…
Public Auction on Motor Vehicles
The American Embassy in Kingston has for sale by sealed bids . Public viewing and bidding will be held on Saturday May 18, 2019 between…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Kingston, Jamaica
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Kingston, Jamaica (May 3, 2019) Location: Parishes of Westmoreland, Hanover, and St. James Event: The U.S. Embassy in Kingston advises U.S.…
Jamaica’s Chief of Defense Staff inducted in International Hall of Fame
The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) inducted three military leaders into its International Hall of Fame at the Lewis and Clark Center,…
2019 Trade shows
INTERNATIONAL BUYER PROGRAM The U.S. Department of Commerce partners with a number of tradeshow organizers in the United States to organize official delegations under our…
Closure of Cayman Island Consular Agency
The U.S. Consular Agency in George Town, Grand Cayman will be closed to the public from 15-22 April, 2019. The Agency will reopen on Tuesday,…
United States and Jamaica Become Partners Under the Hague Abduction Convention
Press Releases Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 1, 2019 On April 1, 2019, the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects…
U.S. and Jamaica Hold Inaugural Energy Working Group Meeting
On Wednesday, February 27, representatives of the U.S. and Jamaican governments convened the first Working Group session under the U.S.-Jamaica Energy Investment Framework. The U.S.-Jamaica…
U.S. Embassy Kingston launches New Robeson American Center
The Embassy of the United States launched the Robeson American Center (RAC) today, Tuesday, February 19, 2019. Formerly known as the Paul Robeson Information Resource…
United States, Jamaica Launch Child Protection Compact Partnership Activities
Kingston, Jamaica, Government officials from the United States and Jamaica met this week in Kingston to launch activities in support of the U.S.-Jamaica Child Protection Compact…
Women History Month Grant Pitch Competition
The U.S. Embassy, Kingston Public Affairs Section announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications for its Women History Month Grants Pitch Competition.
Black History Month Dub Poetry Video Contest
Martin Luther King Jr shared his dream of a world where all people lived in peace and harmony. In many of his speeches, he celebrated…
