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Chief Executive Officer, Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Vivion Scully.
Chief Executive Officer, Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Vivion Scully.

Diaspora Investors Showing Interest in Jamaica’s Agricultural Sector

Jamaican Diaspora investors have been showing interest in the recently launched Southern Plains Agricultural Development (SPAD) project, which aims to improve crop production in St Catherine and Clarendon. The project, being supported by the Government of Jamaica, the United Kingdom...
Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake (right), speaks at the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on June 17. Also pictured is media personality, Dahlia Harris.
Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake (right), speaks at the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on June 17. Also pictured is media personality, Dahlia Harris.

JCF to Seek IS0 9001 Certification
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), participates in a panel discussion on transforming investment and enterprise in Jamaica through diaspora engagement, during Monday’s (June 17) opening day of the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.  He is joined by (from left) Panel Moderator and JAMPRO President, Shullette Cox; Chief Executive Officer of Grace Kennedy Financial Group, Grace Burnett; Owner of Travellers Beach Resort and Founder of Throp Media, Winthrope Wellington; Chief Executive Officer of VM Finance Limited and VM Overseas Offices at the VM Group, Leighton Smith; and Managing Director of JN Fund Managers at JN Group, Brando Hayden.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), participates in a panel discussion on transforming investment and enterprise in Jamaica through diaspora engagement, during Monday’s (June 17) opening day of the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.  He is joined by (from left) Panel Moderator and JAMPRO President, Shullette Cox; Chief Executive Officer of Grace Kennedy Financial Group, Grace Burnett; Owner of Travellers Beach Resort and Founder of Throp Media, Winthrope Wellington; Chief Executive Officer of VM Finance Limited and VM Overseas Offices at the VM Group, Leighton Smith; and Managing Director of JN Fund Managers at JN Group, Brando Hayden.

First Day of Diaspora Conference Explores Key Issues
Leader of Government Business in the Upper House and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing the Senate’s recent sitting at Gordon House.
Leader of Government Business in the Upper House and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing the Senate’s recent sitting at Gordon House.

Senate Approves Legislation to Establish National Natural Disaster Reserve Fund
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the launch of the Eat Jamaican Global Campaign on June 18, at the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. 
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the launch of the Eat Jamaican Global Campaign on June 18, at the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. 

Agriculture Minister Unveils Eat Jamaican Global Campaign at Diaspora Conference

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), shares a moment with (from left) President, Jamaican Women of Florida, Aisha Rainford; High Commissioner of Jamaica to Canada, Marsha Coore Lobban; Ambassador of Jamaica to Belgium and Head of Mission to the European Union (EU), Symone Betton Nayo; and Consul General of Jamaica to New York, Alsion Wilson.  Occasion was a panel discussion during the 10th Biennial Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 17.
Jamaican Diaspora

Two New Diaspora Portals to Be Launched Wednesday

Two new online platforms to strengthen connection and engagement with and among overseas Jamaicans will be launched on Wednesday (June 19). Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made the disclosure while participating in a panel discussion at the 10th Jamaica Biennial Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the Ministry’s Alternative Justice church service, which was held at the Williamsfield Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Elizabeth on June 15.
Justice

Ministry Partnering with Churches to Take Alternative Justice Services to Citizens

The Ministry of Justice is seeking to increase collaboration with churches and other stakeholders to bring information about the alternative justice programmes to citizens. This was disclosed by portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, during a church service held at the Williamsfield Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Elizabeth on June 15. “We want to be able to bring the programmes right...
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Papine High School Principal, Leighton Christie (seated left), looks on as General Manager, Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), Yolanda Drakapoulos, signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the use of a greenhouse owned by the JBI for the advancement of the school’s agriculture programme. The ceremony was held on June 14 at the JBI’s offices in St. Andrew where the greenhouse is situated. Looking on are (from left) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green; State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith; and Board Chair of the Papine High School, Dr. Noel Watson.
Mining

JBI Teams with Papine High on Greenhouse Farming

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) and Papine High School for the utilisation of a greenhouse to advance the school’s agriculture programme. The signing took place on Friday (June 14) at the JBI in St. Andrew where the greenhouse is located. The partnership is intended to equip the students in greenhouse growing...
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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Delroy Simpson (right), speaking during a session at the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference held at the Montego Bay Conference Centre in St. James on Monday (June 17). Others (from left) are Head of the Ministry’s Corporate Services Division, Elaine Oxamendi Vicet; Military Strategist, Kevin Junior; Deputy Police Commissioner, Fitz Bailey, and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Shauna Trowers.
Jamaican DiasporaNational Security

Gov’t Completes 148 ‘Rebuild, Overhaul and Construct’ Projects Valued Over $2B

A total of 148 major renovation projects have been completed under the Ministry of National Security’s Project ‘Rebuild, Overhaul and Construct’ (ROC) at a cost of more than $2 billion. This was disclosed by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Delroy Simpson, who indicated that several others are at various stages of completion. “We remain on track to complete the...
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Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake (right), participates in a Riverside Chat during the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 17. The session was moderated by media personality, Dahlia Harris.
CommunityJamaican DiasporaNational Security

Police Commissioner Urges Diaspora Support for Community Interventions

Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake, is inviting diaspora support for targeted interventions at the community level as part of crimefighting measures. “The best way to help the police is to help the communities that we police. If the community infrastructure [is there] then it makes our job that much easier,” he said. Dr. Blake was participating in a Riverside...
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Constable Shaniek Johnson, who is attached to the Guanaboa Vale Station in St. Catherine, presents a cheque valued $150,000 on behalf of the Jamaica Ex-Police Association of South Florida (JEPA) Inc. to 15-year-old Rayona Edwards, at the Kitson Town Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church in St. Catherine, on June 15. At left is Principal of the Kitson Town Institute, Michael McDonald.
National SecurityYouth

Student Receives Scholarship from JEPA

A 15-year-old student at the Kitson Town Evening Institute in St. Catherine has received a scholarship valued $150,000 from the Jamaica Ex-Police Association of South Florida (JEPA) Inc. The recipient is Rayona Edwards, and her mother, Christine Thompson Bryan, told JIS News that the gesture is joy for her, and the money will assist her daughter to continue her education....
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Diaspora Conference Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of the VM Group, Courtney Campbell, makes a point while addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Health & WellnessJamaican Diaspora

14 Projects for Diaspora Day of Service

Fourteen projects will be executed in several communities on Diaspora Day of Service on Thursday, June 20. The projects, which cover medical missions and community development and educational initiatives, will conclude the 10th Jamaica Biennial Diaspora Conference, which began on Sunday (June 16). The day allows diaspora members to take part in pre-arranged projects in communities across the island. “We...
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