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Published:Thursday | October 5, 2023 | 12:08 AM
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Newly appointed speaker of the House of Representatives, Member of Parliament Juliet Holness (left), and Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Dr Maureen Tamuno, are all smiles.
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Newly appointed speaker of the House of Representatives, Member of Parliament Juliet Holness (left), and Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Dr Maureen Tamuno, are all smiles.
Bhasat Gopal, second secretary at the Indian High Commission in Jamaica, and his wife, Madhu.
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Bhasat Gopal, second secretary at the Indian High Commission in Jamaica, and his wife, Madhu.
From left: Diplomats at the Nigerian High Commission to Jamaica, Godfrey Chairman, immigration attache; Minister Counsellor Tajudeen Epo Abdulkadir; and Isah Haruna, head of chancery.
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From left: Diplomats at the Nigerian High Commission to Jamaica, Godfrey Chairman, immigration attache; Minister Counsellor Tajudeen Epo Abdulkadir; and Isah Haruna, head of chancery.
From left: Nigeria diplomat Kelechi Opara; Theophilus Eze, president of the Association of Nigerians in Jamaica; Kelechi Ogbonna, president of Ndigbo na Jamaica; Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica Dr Maureen Tamuno; and Dr Pastor Chukwuemeka Victor Chi
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From left: Nigeria diplomat Kelechi Opara; Theophilus Eze, president of the Association of Nigerians in Jamaica; Kelechi Ogbonna, president of Ndigbo na Jamaica; Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica Dr Maureen Tamuno; and Dr Pastor Chukwuemeka Victor Chiana, the general secretary of the Association of Nigerians in Jamaica.
Noemie Wouters of the International Seabed Authority and Xianming Deng of the Embassy of China are happy to see each other again.
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Noemie Wouters of the International Seabed Authority and Xianming Deng of the Embassy of China are happy to see each other again.
Oleg Zhegl, charge d’affaires of Russia to Jamaica.
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Oleg Zhegl, charge d’affaires of Russia to Jamaica.
Representing South American neighbours are Emiliana Bernard (left), of the Embassy of Colombia and Clelia Barreta de Hunter of the Consul of Ecuador to Jamaica.
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Representing South American neighbours are Emiliana Bernard (left), of the Embassy of Colombia and Clelia Barreta de Hunter of the Consul of Ecuador to Jamaica.
Against the backdrop of Jadire batik fabrics are (from left) Oniwon Tunde Kamarudeen, designer of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith’s Jadire dress and Alao Luqman Omotayo, Nigerian cultural diplomat, batik artist
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Against the backdrop of Jadire batik fabrics are (from left) Oniwon Tunde Kamarudeen, designer of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith’s Jadire dress and Alao Luqman Omotayo, Nigerian cultural diplomat, batik artist and trainer.
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The Federal Republic of Nigeria celebrated its 63rd anniversary of independence on Saturday at Millsborough Close in St Andrew. It was truly an international affair as several members of the diplomatic corps, local and overseas dignitaries, and Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaica’s minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, were present to help the Nigerians celebrate. Something Extra was also present.