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Statement by the UK's Ambassador for Human Rights to the UN, Eleanor Sanders, at Jamaica's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
HMS Trent sailed to Jamaica to help with humanitarian support, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.
The UK Government is mobilising £5 million in additional emergency humanitarian funding to support the Caribbean region’s recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.
The UK is preparing flights to bolster commercial capacity and transport British nationals out of Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on 28 October 2025. Here is how you can help.
The UK Government is mobilising £2.5m in emergency humanitarian funding to support the Caribbean region’s recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.
The FCDO is inviting British nationals in Jamaica to register their presence
Mrs Smita Rossetti has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Mrs Rossetti will take up her appointment during August 2025.
Ms Alicia Herbert OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to Jamaica in succession to Ms Judith Slater. Ms Herbert will take up her appointment during September 2025.
Baroness Chapman makes her first visit to The Bahamas to bolster bilateral relationship
Minister set to formally launch a joint programme for violence prevention, and visit UK-supported health centre that withstood Hurricane Beryl
Jamaica's WTO Trade Policy Review: UK Statement. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.
Minister for the Caribbean and Americas, David Rutley MP, signs memorandum of understanding for work to be done to improve access to climate finance in the Caribbean.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Minister attends state reception and announces that the UK will publish its historic archives.
High Commissioner Tom Hartley’s Personal Reflections on the Coronation and the UK-Bahamas Relationship.
Steven Boon has been made Freeman of the City of London at the Guild Hall -- the First Bahamian to ever receive this honour
Speaking at Santiago’s Gabriela Mistral Cultural Centre, James Cleverly outlined the ambitious future of UK-Latin America relations and called for the region to be given a greater voice on the world stage.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting Jamaica and South America, including Colombia, Chile and Brazil, to renew historic friendships and build new ones.
The UK delivered a statement during The Bahamas’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Renewed commitment brings gender and equalities at the heart of UK’s work in the LATAC region, as part of the UK government’s commitment to tackle inequalities around the world.
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