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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses participants at the third plenary session for the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (June 18).

Members of Diaspora Encouraged to Adopt More Health Centres

More members of the Jamaican Diaspora are being encouraged to support the Government’s Adopt-a-Clinic initiative, which seeks the help of volunteers in building the capacity of health centres. The call comes from Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon....

Councillor for the Gordon Town Division, Neville Whittaker, signs the condolence book for former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s Church Street offices in downtown Kingston on June 11. (FILE)

Tributes to Edward Seaga at Special Sitting of KSAMC

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, addressing delegates attending the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on Monday (June 17). The event is being held form June 16 to 20 at the Jamaica Conference in downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Building Pathways for Sustainable Development’.

Partnerships with Diaspora Critical to Achieving Sustainable Growth – Dr. Henry

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, greets President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Danka Akufo-Addo, during a tour and floral tribute ceremony at the Seville Great House and Heritage Park,in St. Ann, on Saturday, June 15.

Seville Great House and Heritage Park to be Upgraded

Paul Barnett, 2019 recipient of the Governor General’s Achievement Award for the Diaspora in Canada.

Diaspora Award Winner Gives Back to Schools

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), observes as President, Community & Workers of Jamaica Co-Operative Credit Union Limited (C&WJCCUL), Condell Stephenson (centre) and Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson (right), sign a memorandum of understanding for cassava farmers to have easy access to loans. The signing took place on Tuesday (June 18) at C&WJCCUL’s office in Kingston.

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PHOTOS: MOU Signing With Minister Shaw – RADA and C&WJCCUL

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second left), listens to Chief Executive Officer of Contextual Inc., Andrae Smart (left), as he outlines features of the Ministry’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS) website and mobile application at yesterday’s (June 17) launch, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also listening (from right) are Executive Director of Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE), Alicia Glasgow-Gentles, and Divisional Director, Industrial Relations and Allied Services at the Ministry, Gillian Corrodus.

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More Than 4,000 Persons Find Jobs Through LMIS

Since the recent upgrading of Jamaica’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS), some 4,208 persons have found jobs, while the system has attracted 1,300 employers and 23,000 jobseekers. Making the disclosure, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said the LMIS has had a “significant impact” on the labour market in Jamaica. “The LMIS...

Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare (left), explains how a car’s computer measures speed to Michael Brown (second right) and his son, Jordan Brown, at the Jamaica Driver and Traffic Safety Expo, held on June 15 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston.

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PHOTOS: Jamaica Driver Expo

Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare (left), explains how a car’s computer measures speed to Michael Brown (second right) and his son, Jordan Brown, at the Jamaica Driver and Traffic Safety Expo, held on June 15 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston.

Project Director in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Othneil Hemans, addresses a luncheon at the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on June 17. The event is being held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

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Jamaica to Launch Investment Map

Jamaica is to launch an Investment Map in the latter half of the 2019/20 fiscal year. The Investment Map is an initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which is aimed at making public investment projects more transparent and, ultimately, more efficient. This was disclosed by Project Director in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Othneil Hemans, during...

Communication/Social Marketing Coordinator for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Patrice Nephew (second right), speaks with Senior Employer Service Representative, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dave Lumley (left), and trainees, Rajhni Reid (second left); Orlando Leach (third left) and Patrick Turner, at a send-off ceremony for the trainees who will be participating in a six-month overseas employment programme in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The ceremony was held on Monday (June 17), at the CSJP’s Oxford Road offices, in Kingston.

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CSJP Trainees Off to Guantanamo Bay

Eight Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) trainees attached to Operation Friendship are to be employed at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security overseas employment initiative. Senior Employer Service Representative in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dave Lumley, said the programme offers employment opportunities for Jamaicans in Cuba in various skill areas....

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (third right); and Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left), with recipients of the 2019 Governor-General’s Diaspora Achievement Awards. They are (from left) Paul Barnett from Canada; Leon Hamilton, who collected on behalf of Erma Lewis from the the United Kingdom (UK); Cherie Johnson, UK; and Dr. Wayne Golding Sr. from the United States. The presentations were made during the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on Monday (June 17), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

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Four Outstanding Diaspora Volunteers Honoured

Four outstanding Jamaicans living overseas, who have volunteered their service to the diaspora community in the United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), and Canada, have been presented with the 2019 Governor-General’s Diaspora Achievement Awards. They are Erma Eliza Lewis, Dr. Wayne Golding Sr., and Paul Barnett, who received the award in the over-35 category for the UK, USA,...

Former Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying, responds after being presented with the inaugural Jamaica Diaspora and Friends Excellence Award for his dedicated service to the Jamaica Diaspora movement. The presentation was made during the opening ceremony for the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Sunday (June 16).

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Neville Ying Recognised for Contribution to Diaspora Movement

Former Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying, has been recognised for his dedicated service to establishing links between Jamaica and its diaspora community. Professor Ying was presented with the inaugural Jamaica Diaspora and Friends Excellence Award during the opening ceremony for the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on...