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Participants at the opening ceremony of the 5th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, in June 2013.
Participants at the opening ceremony of the 5th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, in June 2013.

Diaspora Conference Takes Centre Stage June 13 to 18 in Montego Bay

Members of the Diaspora and Jamaicans at home will gather at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St James, from June 13 to 18, to participate in the sixth staging of the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference. Activities will include a...

Arnaldo Brown to Launch Diaspora Conference in Grand Cayman
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (fourth left); State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (fourth right), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Paul Robotham (third left); having a light exchange with members of the Conference Preparatory Committee (from left): Project Manager, Conference Logistics and Preparations, Lisa-Ann Ogilvie; Chairman, Conference Preparatory Committee and President and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Group, Richard Powell; Chair, Programme and Content Sub-Committee and Executive Director, Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying; Senior Vice President, Operations and Marketing, GraceKennedy Money Services, Noel Greenland; and Chair, Logistics Sub-Committee, Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, at the launch of the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on February 20.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (fourth left); State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (fourth right), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Paul Robotham (third left); having a light exchange with members of the Conference Preparatory Committee (from left): Project Manager, Conference Logistics and Preparations, Lisa-Ann Ogilvie; Chairman, Conference Preparatory Committee and President and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Group, Richard Powell; Chair, Programme and Content Sub-Committee and Executive Director, Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying; Senior Vice President, Operations and Marketing, GraceKennedy Money Services, Noel Greenland; and Chair, Logistics Sub-Committee, Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, at the launch of the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on February 20.

Scope of Jamaica Diaspora Conference Broadened
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba. (FILE)
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba. (FILE)

High Commissioner Urges UK Jamaicans to Regularise Status
State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arlando Brown (left), addresses a special meeting to mark the 100th anniversary of Kiwanis International, held on Wednesday (January 14), at the Wexford Hotel in the St. James capital. Looking on at right is the Lieutenant Governor for Kiwanis International’s Division 25, Lisa Golding.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arlando Brown (left), addresses a special meeting to mark the 100th anniversary of Kiwanis International, held on Wednesday (January 14), at the Wexford Hotel in the St. James capital. Looking on at right is the Lieutenant Governor for Kiwanis International’s Division 25, Lisa Golding.

Diaspora Hailed For Contribution to National Development

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Jamaican DiasporaOffice of the Prime Minister

PM Commends Jamaicans Overseas

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has commended Jamaicans in the Diaspora for their consistent support of Jamaica and for never forgetting their country no matter where in the world they live. The Prime Minister was speaking at a meeting with Jamaicans in the Diaspora at the St. George’s Episcopal Church in New York on Thursday, March 27....
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Jamaican Diaspora

Jamaica Supports Peaceful Solution to Cyprus Crisis

Jamaica supports the peaceful settlement of the Cyprus problem through bi-communal talks under the auspices of the United Nations, says new High Commissioner to Cyprus, based in London, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba. Presenting her credentials to President Nicos Anastasiades, during a ceremony on Thursday (February 12), at the Presidential Palace, Mrs. Ndombet Assamba said the Government of Jamaica supports...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Arnaldo Brown (right), in conversation with University of the West Indies Lecturer, Dr. Kadamawe K
DiasporaForeign AffairsJamaican DiasporaVision 2030

Jamaican Diaspora Commended for Support to Country

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, has commended members of the Jamaican Diaspora for their consistent support and commitment to the country, having contributed US$2 billion in remittances to the economy over the last two years. “This amount constitutes the largest source of foreign exchange earnings outside of tourism and almost...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Noel Arscott (3rd right); Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (2nd right); and members of the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora, show off the forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, which have been donated to assist the country’s Ebola preparedness. From left are: Dorothy Turner, Celia Grandison-Markey and Paulette Lewis from the International Healthcare Group UK; and Laval Bent of the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust. The items were presented to Minister Arscott on Wednesday, November 12, during at a brief ceremony at the Jamaican High Commission in London.
Foreign AffairsHealth & WellnessJamaican DiasporaLocal GovernmentVision 2030

UK Diaspora Donates Thermometers for Ebola Preparedness

Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) have donated 10 forehead thermometers valued at nearly $125,000, to assist with the country’s Ebola preparedness. The thermometers were funded by the Association of Jamaicans UK Trust, which is comprised of individuals and organisations that support health care in Jamaica, and were sourced by the International Healthcare Group UK. Minister of Local Government and...
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Jamaican Ambassador to Brazil, Her Excellency Alison Stone Roofe.
Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Jamaicans in Brazil Encouraged to Register on Diaspora Mapping Project

The Jamaican Embassy in Brazil has been encouraging Jamaicans living in the South American country to participate in the government’s ongoing Diaspora Mapping exercise. The Mapping Jamaica’s Diaspora Project, which involves an online survey is geared towards identifying the locations, skills, expertise and interests of members of the global Jamaican Diaspora. Jamaican Ambassador to Brazil, Her Excellency Alison Stone Roofe,...
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Mr. Lloyd Wilks as Jamaica’s new Consul General to Toronto, Canada.
Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Missions Abroad Protecting the Rights of Jamaican Nationals

Jamaicans are being assured that their rights and welfare will be safeguarded while travelling or living overseas, by virtue of Jamaica’s extensive network of foreign embassies, high commissions and permanent missions in countries with which the Government has established diplomatic relations. Director of Diaspora Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Lloyd Wilks, says there are...
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