AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCuba Vote: Jamaica’s abstention at the UN on the US embargo has sharpened a political row. Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith says Parliament’s motion did not direct the Government’s vote, rejecting former PM P.J. Patterson’s charge that it breached Parliament’s authority. Commonwealth Diplomacy: PM Andrew Holness is at the CHOGM summit in Antigua, where he met Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame to discuss defence and tourism cooperation. Mining and Finance: The Government plans to sell its 45% stake in Clarendon Alumina Production, citing losses and the need for investment. Former senior public servants are also questioning the transfer of Financial Secretary Darlene Morrison to the new mining ministry and calling for an explanation. Reparations Debate: Caribbean leaders are pressing Britain over slavery as UK PM Andy Burnham signals openness to a formal apology but rules out financial reparations; Jamaica has submitted a $10-billion reparations petition.
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