AMBASSADOR
GEORGE REYES INAUGURATES THE FIRST PHILIPPINE HONORARY CONSULATE IN
KINGSTON
,
JAMAICA
11
September 2007 – Philippine Ambassador to
Havana
George B. Reyes inaugurated the first Philippine honorary consulate in
Jamaica
on 08 September 2007 with businessman-lawyer Everoy Hugo Chin as honorary
consul.
The honorary consulate is centrally located in the Red Hills district
of Kingston.
At
the simple opening ceremony attended by Jamaican officials and members of the
Filipino community, Ambassador Reyes thanked the host government for
authorizing the establishment of the honorary consulate as well as Mr. Chin
for accepting the nomination.
Ambassador
Reyes also announced that the well-furbished premises would also be used to
showcase Philippine exports and tourism offerings.
He
advised the Filipino community to work closely with the honorary
consul-designate and to consider the establishment of the honorary consulate
as a manifestation of the Philippine government’s continuing commitment to
the protection and promotion of the interests of overseas Filipinos.
Mr.
Chin said it was an honor for him to accept the nomination and vowed that he
would exert his best efforts not only to protect the interests of the
Philippines
in
Jamaica
but also to contribute to the strengthening of RP-Jamaican ties.
The
honorary consul-designate has been assisting Filpinos since the mid-1990s and
has been granted a provisional authority to act as consul ad honorem by the Jamaican government.
END.