JAMAICA, Kingston (3 July 2015) – – On Thursday,  2 July 2015 ,  Mr. Lim Jong Seon, Chargé d’affaires ad interim of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the Authority, Mr. Nii Allotey Odunton, as the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the International Seabed Authority.

JAMAICA, Kingston (2 July 2015)  – – On 30 June 2015, His Excellency, Mr. Jean-Michel Despax presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the Authority, Mr. Nii Allotey Odunton as the Permanent Representative of the Republic of France to the International Seabed Authority.
 
Ambassador Despax is a trained engineer who joined the diplomatic service in his early thirties after completion of his studies at the French National School of Public Administration. 

JAMAICA, Kingston (29 June 2015)  – – His Excellency, Mr. Carlos Alberto Michaelsen Den Hartog presented his credentials to the Secretary-General of the Authority on Wednesday, 24 June 2015 as the new Permanent Representative of Brazil.

JAMAICA, Kingston (24 June 2015)  – – As part of on-going stakeholder consultation, the International Seabed Authority (ISA), in partnership with the Centre for International  Law (CIL)  of the National  University  of Singapore,  held  a  workshop  on  mineral exploitation in the Area in Singapore on 16-17 June 2015. 

JAMAICA, Kingston (12 June 2015)  As part of its training proposal and in line with its contract with the International Seabed Authority for the exploration for polymetallic sulphides, the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources of the Federal Republic of Germany (BGR) is offering training opportunities in its 2015-2016 at-sea exploration training programme for six trainees from developing States. 

JAMAICA, Kingston (28 May 2015) – – On Wednesday, 27 May 2015, Her Excellency, Cecilia Jaber presented her credentials to the Secretary-General, as the Permanent Representative of Mexico to the International Seabed Authority.

JAMAICA, Kingston (22 May 2015) – -The International Seabed Authority is inviting Member States, Permanent Missions and Observers to the United Nations to an Open Briefing on Friday 29 May 2015.

JAMAICA, Kingston (21 May 2015) – – On Wednesday, 20 May 2015, His Excellency, Mr. Masanori Nakano, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Jamaica, presented his credentials to the Secretary-General, as the Permanent Representative of Japan to the Authority.

JAMAICA, Kingston (20 May 2015) – – His Excellency, Mr. Dwight Gardiner, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, presented his credentials to the Secretary-General on 18 May 2015 as the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the International Seabed Authority.