Jamaica’s Seafarer Commended Jamaica’s Seafarer Commended Public Relations / Tuesday, June 28, 2022 0 5143 Article rating: No rating Jamaica’s seafarers have been commended for their contribution to facilitating world trade, despite challenging circumstances encountered. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the seafarers continue to provide essential services, even under unprecedented and difficult conditions. He noted that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which challenged their resolve, highlighted the professionalism and sacrifice of seafarers who served the country by ensuring that global supply and trade continued. Read more
INVALUABLE INVALUABLE Seafarers' contribution to nation-building Public Relations / Friday, June 25, 2021 0 5855 Article rating: 68.033.5 Read more
Day of the Seafarer - A Fair Future for Seafarers Day of the Seafarer - A Fair Future for Seafarers Public Relations / Friday, June 25, 2021 0 7001 Article rating: 3.0 Read more
Spotlight On Seafarers June 25 Spotlight On Seafarers June 25 Public Relations / Friday, June 25, 2021 0 6658 Article rating: 71.613.7 Jamaica joins the rest of the world in observing the 10th anniversary of the Day of the Seafarer, which is observed globally on June 25. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Thursday, June 24, Dean of the Faculty of Marine and Nautical Studies at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Captain Devron Newman, explained that a number of activities will be held to mark the occasion. Captain Newman, who is Chairman of the Day of the Seafarer Planning Committee said that a virtual panel discussion will be held on June 25 under the theme ‘Partnership and Collaboration, the Future of Seafaring’. Read more
Message From The Honorable Leslie Campbell, Minister of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Message From The Honorable Leslie Campbell, Minister of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Day of the Seafarer 25th June 2021 Public Relations / Friday, June 25, 2021 0 6216 Article rating: No rating Jamaica proudly joins the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its Member States in observing the Day of the Seafarer, celebrated this year under the theme, “Fair Future for Seafarers”. Read more