Caption: “Jamaica is a champion country. Even when the odds are against us, we do our best and this government does its best every day to ensure that Jamaica will achieve her full potential.” Sen. the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, prior to introducing the Most Hon. Prime Minister, Andrew Holness at “Diaspora Conversations” held at the Jamaican Consulate in New York on Monday, Aug 21.
The Minister had earlier likened the Jamaican athletes’ determination and resilience to that of the country’s, as she noted the island-wide infrastructural build-out; sectoral advancements in education, security, health and social welfare, among others, to ensure all aspects of the Jamaican society is strengthened and primed for growth and Sustainable Development.