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Mr. Lloyd Wilks as Jamaica’s new Consul General to Toronto, Canada.

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...

Doctors and other health professionals of the New Jersey-based Help Jamaica Medical Mission, share a moment just before the start of a health fair at the Oak Glades Health Centre in South St. Andrew, during the group’s annual visit in September.

Help Jamaica Medical Mission Reaching Thousands

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon Arnaldo Brown, underscores the relevance of the stock market to Jamaicans in the Diaspora, at a JIS Think Tank on October 8.

Diaspora Bond Still Being Considered

Leader of the Vin Martin Memorial Atlanta/Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission, Dr. Yvonne Smith, addresses the opening of the 2014 mission on October 6, at the St. John's Methodist Church Hall in Montego Bay.

Health Mission to Award Scholarships to High School Students

Chairman of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Allan Lewis, encourages members of the Jamaican Diaspora to invest in the stock market at a JIS Think Tank held on Wednesday, October 8, at the agency’s headquarters on Half-Way-Tree Road.

Diaspora Encouraged to Invest in Jamaica Stock Market

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton has the rapt attention of head of the United Nations Trade Negotiation and Commercial Diplomacy Branch, Mina Mashayekhi, as he engages her in a discussion, at the Global Service Summit held on September 30, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington DC.

11 years ago CommerceJamaican Diaspora

Government to Engage Diaspora on Logistics Hub

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...

11 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Government Working to Complete Key Policies Ahead of June 2015 Diaspora Conference

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...

Recipients of this year’s annual scholarships awarded by Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc. (COJO) (from second left, front row), Kemar Henry; Ruth Ann Hamilton; Judi-Ann Oldacre; and Mackoy McNish, at the awards luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on September 10. Others (from left) are: Founder and Chairman of COJO, Gary Williams; Olympian, Kemar Bailey Cole; Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Shipping, Dennis Hawthorne; Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness; Director, National College for Educational Leadership, Dr. Maurice Smith, world sprinter, Yohan Blake.

11 years ago Jamaican Diaspora

Former Wards of the State Get Scholarships

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...

13 years ago Foreign AffairsInformationJamaican Diaspora

Georgia-Based Jamaicans Laid to Rest

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...

19 years ago CultureJamaican Diaspora

Mayor of London Plaque to Honour Bob Marley

Late Jamaican and international reggae icon, Bob Marley will be honoured with the first Mayor of London's Heritage Plaque, which will be unveiled on October 26. The plaque will be mounted at 34 Ridgmount Gardens where Bob Marley lived when he fist visited the United Kingdom in 1972. Mayor of London, Ken Livingston and Acting Jamaica High Commissioner, Sharon Saunders...

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UK Diaspora Congratulates Portia Simpson-Miller

The Jamaican Diaspora United Kingdom has congratulated Member of Parliament for South West St Andrew, Portia Simpson-Miller on her victory in the People's National Party leadership election. "The Jamaican Diaspora UK congratulates the Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, MP on her success in the leadership election as the fourth president of the People's National Party. The Diaspora welcomes her and assures her...

20 years ago DiasporaForeign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Embassy in Washington Heightens Outreach Efforts for Upcoming Diaspora Conference

The Embassy of Jamaica in Washington has heightened its outreach efforts to the Jamaican community in the United States in preparation for the Second Conference on the Jamaican Diaspora. The Conference, which will be staged in Kingston from June 15 to 16, will bring together many participants representing a range of Jamaican community associations, philanthropic organizations, alumni associations, interest groups,...