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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd left), converses with (from left): Chair, Lifelong Leadership Institute, Toronto Canada, Trevor Massey; Lead, Jamaica Diaspora Foundation Education Task Force, United States, Leo Gilling; and Professor and Vice-Chair Basic Sciences, Division of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Dr. Hansel Fletcher. They were at Monday’s (July 24) session of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd left), converses with (from left): Chair, Lifelong Leadership Institute, Toronto Canada, Trevor Massey; Lead, Jamaica Diaspora Foundation Education Task Force, United States, Leo Gilling; and Professor and Vice-Chair Basic Sciences, Division of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Dr. Hansel Fletcher. They were at Monday’s (July 24) session of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Diaspora Urged to Utilise Education Trust for School Donations

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is advising members of the Diaspora to utilise the services of the National Educational Trust (NET) when making donations to the education sector. “Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens to Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), during Monday’s (July 24) opening plenary session, focusing on health care, at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference. The Conference is being held from July 23 to 27 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Partnering for Growth’. Also listening (from 2nd left) are: Medical Chief of Staff, University Hospital of the West Indies and session moderator, Dr. Carl Bruce; Conference Chairman, Earl Jarrett; and Surgeon, Researcher and Specialist in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment at Mercy Medical Centre in the United States, Dr. Vincent Reid.
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens to Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), during Monday’s (July 24) opening plenary session, focusing on health care, at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference. The Conference is being held from July 23 to 27 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Partnering for Growth’. Also listening (from 2nd left) are: Medical Chief of Staff, University Hospital of the West Indies and session moderator, Dr. Carl Bruce; Conference Chairman, Earl Jarrett; and Surgeon, Researcher and Specialist in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment at Mercy Medical Centre in the United States, Dr. Vincent Reid.

PHOTOS: Diaspora Conference Holds Session on Health Care
Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, and the Most Hon. Lady Allen (third and fourth left, respectively); along with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, share a photo opportunity with recipients of the 2017 Governor-General
Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, and the Most Hon. Lady Allen (third and fourth left, respectively); along with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, share a photo opportunity with recipients of the 2017 Governor-General's Achievement Award. The presentations were made during the opening of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Sunday (July 23). The award recipients (from left) are: Executive Board Member and Communications Chair of the Jamaican Diaspora Canada Foundation, Future Leaders Chapter, Donika Jones; Diaspora Advisory Board Member – Future Leader, Tanesha Westcarr; Lawyer, Vendrys Henry; Future Leader in the Jamaican Diaspora in the North East of the United States of America, and adult education programme developer, Erin Lue-Hing; and President of the Jamaican American Bar Association, Joan Pinnock. The other recipient, Superintendent of Education in the Toronto District School Board in Canada, Bishop Glenroy Duffus, was absent. Also pictured is Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

Six Jamaicans in the Diaspora Receive G-G Achievement Award
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), offers words of encouragement to recipients of the 2017 Governor-General
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), offers words of encouragement to recipients of the 2017 Governor-General's Achievement Award for the Diaspora during a ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Sunday (July 23). They are (from left) Lawyer, Vendrys Henry; Future Leader in the Jamaican Diaspora in the North East of the United States of America, and Adult Education Programme Developer, Erin Lue-Hing; and President of the Jamaican Bar Association, Joan Pinnock. They are among six recipients of the award. The others are: Executive Board Member and Communications Chair of the Jamaican Diaspora Canada Foundation, Future Leaders Chapter, Donika Jones; Business Developer and Trainer, Tanesha Westcarr; and Superintendent of Education in the Toronto District School Board in Canada, Bishop Glenroy Duffus. Also pictured (from second right) are: Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada, her Excellency Janice Miller; and Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

Photo Highlights: Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference Launch
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), in discussion with (from left) Chairman, Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, Earl Jarrett; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on July 23.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), in discussion with (from left) Chairman, Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, Earl Jarrett; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on July 23.

Diaspora Encouraged to Take Full Advantage of Local Business Opportunities

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Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute (JDI), Professor Neville Ying.
Foreign Affairs

JDI Undertakes Initiatives to Empower Young People

The Jamaica Diaspora Institute (JDI) has been undertaking several initiatives aimed at empowering young people in vulnerable communities. Working through the Diaspora Youth Connect (DYC) project, which was launched in 2013 in partnership with the non-profit organisation, CUSO International, the initiatives are leveraging the human and financial resources that exist within the Diaspora to strengthen the business management skills of...
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Foreign Affairs

Diaspora Conference to Engage Young People

Organisers of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference are placing much emphasis on engaging young people in Jamaica and the Diaspora through a Youth Forum. The Global Young Leaders of Jamaica Forum is slated for Wednesday, July 26 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. At the forum, discussions will focus on entrepreneurship, mentoring young people and deepening cultural ties...
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Diaspora Workshops to Target Deportees

Several members of the Jamaica Diaspora Immigration and Deportation Prevention Task Force (JDIDPTF) will participate in consultative workshops targeting involuntary returning residents (deportees), to determine their eligibility to return to the US. The workshops are part of the Diaspora Day of Service at the upcoming Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference and will be held on July 27. Outgoing Diaspora Advisory Board...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), elaborates on plans to harness the power of the diaspora, during a 30-minute interview with host of the Jamaica Diaspora Show, Mark Milward, on January 28.
Jamaican Diaspora

Diaspora Conference to be Broadcast to Jamaicans in Hartford

Jamaicans in the United States of America (USA) will be able to watch television features on the ‘Jamaica 55’ Diaspora Conference, which is slated for July 23 to 26 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown, Kingston. The features will be aired on the ‘Jamaica Diaspora Show’ which will air weekly programmes on Channel 5 of the Hartford Public Access Television...
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