Jamaica Current Affairs, GK & News

‘India Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC)’

May 20, 2022

During his state visit to Jamaica, India President Ram Nath Kovind highlighted India’s assistance to Jamaica in capacity building and skill development through various courses under the India Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme. What is India Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme? It is India’s bilateral assistance program that focuses on addressing the needs ..

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‘India-Jamaica Friendship Garden’

May 19, 2022

‘India-Jamaica Friendship Garden’ was recently inaugurated at the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew, Jamaica. This was facilitated under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Indian High Commission in Jamaica and the Nature Preservation Foundation (NPF) in 2021. Who inaugurated the garden? President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the garden. President and other ..

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Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh crowned Miss World 2019

December 16, 2019

Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh was crowned as Miss World 2019 at a beauty pageant held in London, UK. She won the coveted Miss World title for the year 2019 after beating her contenders, Ophely Mezino from France and Suman Rao from India. She received her crown from Mexico’s Vanessa Ponce de Leon, the winner of Miss ..

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Suman Rao crowned Miss World Asia 2019, finishes 3rd in Miss World 2019

December 16, 2019

The 69th edition of Miss World pageant was held on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the ExCel International Convention Centre in London, United Kingdom. Representing India, 21-year-old, Suman Ratan Singh Rao won the title of Miss World Asia 2019 during the beauty pageant contest. Out of 111 entrants from across the world, Suman Rao finished ..

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First India-Caribbean Summit – 2019

September 26, 2019

Prime Minister Modi met the leaders of the Caribbean Community on 25th September, 2019, in New York. The meeting focused on fighting climate change and increasing India’s participation in the grouping At the meeting, PM Modi announced 14 million USD grant for community development projects in the region. He also extended 150 million USD of ..

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