Members of the Jamaican Diaspora have raised US$250,000 (J$25 million), to help with the programme to improve literacy and numeracy in schools. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, who made the announcement, said the contribution of the group to education in Jamaica has been far-reaching over the years, and is part of...

The New Jersey-based Help Jamaica Medical Mission has been providing free, quality, health care across the island for the past 16 years, reaching thousands of needy Jamaicans. For two weeks each year, the mostly Jamaican-born doctors and other health professionals, close their practices or take vacations, and fly to the island, to serve their home country through free health fairs....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, says the plan by the Government to tap into the resources of overseas nationals, through the issuing of a Diaspora Bond, is still being considered. He noted, however, that “timing” is going to be important in terms of its implementation. The State Minister was speaking at...

Three high school students from the parish of St. James are to benefit from annual scholarships valued at $150,000 from the Vin Martin Memorial Atlanta/Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission. The scholarship award programme was announced by head of the annual health mission, Dr. Yvonne Smith during the opening ceremony of the 2014 mission on Monday, October 6, at the...

Members of the Jamaican Diaspora are being encouraged to actively participate in the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) as a means of helping to drive economic growth in the country. “The Diaspora presents a wonderful opportunity to help the development of the country by investing in Jamaica through the stock exchange,” said Chairman of the JSE, Allan Lewis, while addressing a...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says his Ministry will be launching a campaign within the next six months, to sensitize the Diaspora on the importance of the logistic hub, and indicate how they can participate in the project. Speaking in an interview with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in Washington DC on Tuesday (Sept. 30), Minister...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said the Ministry is working to complete two key policies in time for next June’s 6th biennial Diaspora conference. The policies are the International Migration and Development Policy; and the Diaspora Policy. “So, at the conference next year, we should be in a position to announce...

Four former wards of the State have been presented with scholarships worth US$5,000 each by Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc. (COJO), a Jamaican charitable organisation based in New York. All four awardees - Ruth-Ann Hamilton, Judi-Ann Oldacre, Mackoy McNish, and Kemar Henry - are now pursuing tertiary level education in the fields of accounts, languages and the sciences. The students...

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of Jamaicans and friends turned out at a church in  Decatour, Georgia, on January 5, to celebrate the lives of Ainsworth and Jacqueline Mallett and son Drew, the Georgia-based Jamaican family, who perished in a traffic accident on December 27. Formerly of Stone Mountain, Georgia, the Malletts owned and operated the Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill...