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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), offers words of encouragement to recipients of the 2017 Governor-General
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), offers words of encouragement to recipients of the 2017 Governor-General's Achievement Award for the Diaspora during a ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Sunday (July 23). They are (from left) Lawyer, Vendrys Henry; Future Leader in the Jamaican Diaspora in the North East of the United States of America, and Adult Education Programme Developer, Erin Lue-Hing; and President of the Jamaican Bar Association, Joan Pinnock. They are among six recipients of the award. The others are: Executive Board Member and Communications Chair of the Jamaican Diaspora Canada Foundation, Future Leaders Chapter, Donika Jones; Business Developer and Trainer, Tanesha Westcarr; and Superintendent of Education in the Toronto District School Board in Canada, Bishop Glenroy Duffus. Also pictured (from second right) are: Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada, her Excellency Janice Miller; and Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

Photo Highlights: Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference Launch

The Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference kicked off with with an opening ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston yesterday, (July 23). The three-day event will facilitate dialogue between diaspora business interests, philanthropic groups, young people of Jamaican descent and...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), in discussion with (from left) Chairman, Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, Earl Jarrett; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on July 23.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), in discussion with (from left) Chairman, Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, Earl Jarrett; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on July 23.

Diaspora Encouraged to Take Full Advantage of Local Business Opportunities
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

Health Ministry Looking to Hire Health Aides Under Zika Virus Programme
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), participates in a light exercise session during the launch of the ‘Jamaica Moves Get Moving Corporate Challenge’ held on July 19 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Director of Running Events Limited, Alfred Francis (left); Race Director, Running Events Limited, Diane Ellis; and Managing Director of Guardsman Armoured Limited and Guardsman Group Limited, Renee Menzies McCallum.
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), participates in a light exercise session during the launch of the ‘Jamaica Moves Get Moving Corporate Challenge’ held on July 19 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Director of Running Events Limited, Alfred Francis (left); Race Director, Running Events Limited, Diane Ellis; and Managing Director of Guardsman Armoured Limited and Guardsman Group Limited, Renee Menzies McCallum.

Health Ministry Gets Corporate Jamaica Moving
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (right), gives details of the Household Expenditure Survey (HES) being conducted from February 6, 2017 to February 2018, at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. At left is Project Manager for the HES, Shelly-Ann Chambers.
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (right), gives details of the Household Expenditure Survey (HES) being conducted from February 6, 2017 to February 2018, at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. At left is Project Manager for the HES, Shelly-Ann Chambers.

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (FILE)
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