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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86534, member: 27"] A diplomatic realignment just kicked off in Kingston, as Jamaica scrambles to prep its foreign policy apparatus for global chaos nobody saw coming. Kingston just hosted Jamaica's top diplomats [LIST] [*]Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith gathered everyone for strategy sessions. [*]Alando Terrelonge and Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith ran things alongside her. [*]Cabinet ministers joined the week-long talks that wrapped on Friday. [*]Heads of mission briefed ministry leaders on regional developments. [/LIST] Holness wants Jamaica to play it safe [LIST] [*]Prime Minister Andrew Holness basically prays daily about navigating rough waters. [*]His National Day of Prayer speech dropped the cautionary message. [*]Holness refuses to steer Jamaica into unnecessary trouble right now. [*]Playing it safe doesn't mean abandoning principles or global duties. [/LIST] Global chaos is driving the scramble [LIST] [*]Venezuela drama and CARICOM shifts are making everyone nervous lately. [*]Geopolitical realignments across the Americas sparked this whole gathering. [*]Johnson Smith wants diplomats synced up on Jamaica's international priorities. [*]Uncertain times demand better coordination between missions and Kingston. [/LIST] Past wins show the system works [LIST] [*]Hurricane Melissa's response pulled aid from over 30 countries fast. [*]Medical teams and field hospitals materialized through coordinated diplomatic hustle. [*]Jamaica got yanked off the EU's money-laundering risk list recently. [*]Antony Anderson and Oliver Mair attended from U.S. posts. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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