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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, greets President-elect of the National Association of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO), Dr. Robert Clarke (second left), at a recent luncheon held at the embassy in Washington. Others (from left) are Chairman of NAJASO’s medical mission, Dr. Rudolph Willis; NAJASO’s President, Ricardo Nugent; Chairman of NAJASO, Dr. Richard Constable, and Legal Advisor, Ambassador Curtis Ward.

Diaspora in US Urged to Exercise Political Influence

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, says the time is ripe for Jamaicans domiciled in the United States to exercise political influence in their adoptive home. Ambassador Marks told members of the Executive of the National...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the 23rd Session of the International Seabed Authority at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on August 16.

Member States of ISA Urged to Pay Arrears

President of the Atlanta Jamaican Association (AJA), Alan Stewart (4th left), shares a photo opportunity with seven of 13 recipients of scholarships presented by the AJA. Occasion was the organisation’s annual Independence Ball and Scholarship Awards ceremony held on August 12 at the Sheraton Hotel, downtown Atlanta. From left are Natahlia Robinson, Brianna Ramsey, Sierra Hart, Keyanna Ennis, Jazz Duncan, Stone Crews and Ghiselle Brown, who are of Jamaican heritage.

Atlanta Jamaican Association Awards 13 Scholarships

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, delivers the keynote address at the Atlanta Jamaican Association Independence Gala and Scholarship Awards on Saturday (August 12), at the Sheraton Hotel, downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

Jamaica on Path to Economic Independence – Marks

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

Independence Ball in Atlanta August 12

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, welcomes members of the Jamaican community, as well as members of the Diplomatic Corps and friends of Jamaica, at a reception hosted by the Embassy, in celebration of Jamaica’s 55th year of Independence, at the Organization of American States headquarters in Washington on Sunday, August 6.

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Members of Diaspora Urged to Safeguard Heritage

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, has urged members of the diaspora, to safeguard Jamaica’s heritage and “continue to build the Jamaican spirit, vision and ethos for our secured future”. Addressing members of the Jamaican community and friends of Jamaica in Washington at a reception to mark Jamaica’s 55th year of Independence at the Organization of American...

Parenting Specialist, Karlene Rickard, displays her books at the recent Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

8 years ago Diaspora

Karlene Rickard Back Home to Serve

Parenting specialist, Karlene Rickard, who returned to Jamaica in May, after living in England for 30 years, is seeking to empower parents in the Patrick City community in St. Andrew, where she resides. The 62-year old, who has a background in education and community work, tells JIS News that she will begin a series of counselling sessions next week. The...

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‘Jamaica 55’ Celebrations in the United States

Members of the Diaspora residing in the Washington DC metropolitan area, Atlanta and New York will celebrate ‘Jamaica 55’ with a number of activities from August 5 to August 13. The events, organised by the Embassy of Jamaica under the leadership of Ambassador Audrey Marks, will be supported by Diaspora organisations. Activities get underway with the Jamaica Association of Maryland’s...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (File)

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers Programme Hailed

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has hailed the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) programme’s contribution to Jamaica’s development over the past 30 years. She noted that under the initiative, administered through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Jamaica has benefitted from the expertise of over 412 volunteers in various fields since it commenced...

9 years ago Diaspora

Diaspora Member Establishes Worldwide Brand

Raised in the community of Mountain View, in Eastern Kingston, and migrating to Canada as a teenager, Nadine Spencer is a member of the Diaspora who has established herself as a recognizable worldwide brand. As President of a leading international marketing and communications agency, Brand EQ, Miss Spencer says she had quite a journey getting to the top of her...

9 years ago Diaspora

Diaspora Technology Task Force Members Seeks IT Consultants

Diaspora Technology Task Force member and small business owner, Devon Lewis, is here to explore hiring Information Technology (IT) consultants in Jamaica to support his client-base in the United States of America. With his business providing IT training and IT consultants to the US market, the small business owner told JIS News that he attended the Diaspora 55 Conference in...

Lead, Jamaica Diaspora Agriculture and Technology Task Forces, Kimone Gooden (centre), shares a light moment with Adjunct Professor, Seminole State College, United States of America (USA), Professor Dwight Elliot (left), and Chief Information Officer, GraceKennedy, Simon Roberts, at the recently held Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.

9 years ago Diaspora

Students Receiving Work Experience with Diaspora-Owned Technology Companies

Twelve software engineering students are receiving practical job experience by working with international companies over the summer. This is under the ‘Calico Open Source Software Development Project,’ which is being undertaken by the Diaspora Technology Task Force in the United States in partnership with the Palisadoes Foundation. Task Force member, Kimone Gooden, told the JIS News that the initiative, introduced...