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Head, Jamaica Diaspora Crime Intervention and Prevention Task Force, Dr. Rupert Francis.

Diaspora on Board to Help Fight Crime

The Jamaican diaspora wants to see a holistic approach to crime-fighting on the island. Head of the Jamaica Diaspora Crime Intervention and Prevention Task Force, Dr. Rupert Francis, told JIS News that the task force has pooled professionals from a...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan (left), addresses the launch of Jamaica’s candidature for re-election to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council for the period 2018-2019 in London on July 6. At right is Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), and Jamaica’s Special Envoy to the IMO, Rear Admiral Peter Brady.

Jamaica’s IMO Candidature Launched in London

High Commissioner, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan (second left), with (from left), owner of the Boisdale Restaurant, Mr. Ranald MacDonald; Ms Elizabeth Fox of the Jamaica Tourist Board; and Mr. Lawrence Jones, European Regional Manager for Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), at the official opening of the Jamaica Garden Terrace in London on July 3.

Jamaica Garden Terrace Opens in London

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth Ramocan (seated 10th right); Deputy High Commissioner, Angella Rose Howell (seated 11th left); and Counsellor, Political and Economic Affairs, Carol Lee-Lea (left), share a photo opportunity with Jamaican scholars in the UK at a special luncheon at the High Commission in London on July 6.

Future Leaders Hosted by Jamaican High Commissioner

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is briefed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, just before the start of a plenary session at the just-concluded 38th Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government of CARICOM in St. George’s, Grenada.

Jamaica wants Movement of Skilled Workers Fast-Tracked Under CSME

High Commissioner, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan (third left), with writers (from left) Kei Miller, Kerry Young and Alex Wheatle at the recent Jamaica 55 Literary Evening, held at the Jamaican High Commission in London.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Writers Perform at Jamaica 55 Literary Evening

Three award-winning United Kingdom-based Jamaican writers, Alex Wheatle, Kerry Young and Kei Miller, were featured at the Jamaica 55 Literary Evening, which was hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in London, recently. The Literary Evening is one of the activities being held this year as part of the Jamaica 55-UK celebrations. High Commissioner, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan, noted the...

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Memorial to African and Caribbean Soldiers Unveiled in London

A memorial in honour of the African and Caribbean soldiers who fought in World Wars I and II has been unveiled in London. The sculpture, located in Windrush Square, Brixton, is formed of two six-foot (1.8m)-long obelisks, with a combined weight of just under five tonnes. It was on display at the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton in 2014. High...

Project Director of ‘Fi Wi Jamaica’, Professor Rosalea Hamilton, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay on November 21. She said positive results are expected from interventions the project will make during its week of activities currently on across the parish of St. James.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Great Support Expected for Diaspora Day of Service

The Diaspora Day of Service slated for Thursday, July 27 is expected to garner even greater support this year. The Day of Service was formally incorporated two years ago at the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference and serves to formalise activities normally undertaken in the days following the staging of previous conferences, where members and organisations from the diaspora would...

Director of Citizenship at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Carol Hammond.

Photo courtesy of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency

9 years ago Jamaican Diaspora

Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference to Feature the ‘Gov’t at Your Service’

Visiting participants in the upcoming Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, slated for July 23 to 26 in Kingston, will experience the benefits of the ‘Government at Your Service’ one-stop shop facility, which will be utilised at the event. This provision will see 11 State agencies collaborating to provide their services to attendees. They include the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency; Registrar...

Global Diaspora Director of Country Style Community Tourism Network, Rudi Page.

9 years ago CommunityForeign Affairs

Mobay Vendors Collaborate with Diaspora Communities in UK

Diaspora communities in England are collaborating with vendors of the Harbour Street Craft & Cultural Village in Montego Bay to showcase the best Jamaican cultural products. The event, dubbed ‘Diaspora Connect Fest’, will be held on Saturday, July 8, in the Village under the theme ‘Bringing Neighbourhoods and Cultural Villages Together’. Among the activities are demonstrations on how to: blow...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan (centre) and his wife, Dr. Lola Ramocan, are welcomed to the city of Liverpool by Lord Mayor, Councillor Malcolm Kennedy, during a reception at Liverpool’s Central Library on June 14.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Liverpool Commits to Closer Ties with Jamaica

A commitment to forge closer economic and social links with Jamaica, including the possibility of a twinning arrangement with Kingston, was among the outcomes of a visit to the city of Liverpool by High Commissioner His Excellency Seth George Ramocan. At a civic reception last Wednesday (June 14) at Liverpool’s Central Library, an invitation was also issued for Jamaica to...

Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica who attended the recent joint launch of the Jamaica55 UK celebrations and the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, hosted by Jamaica’s High Commissioner, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan, in London.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaicans Attend Joint Launch of Jamaica 55 UK Celebrations and Diaspora Conference

Scores of Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica attended the recent joint launch of the Jamaica 55 UK celebrations and the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, hosted by Jamaica’s High Commissioner, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan, in London. The High Commissioner outlined the highlights of the year-long celebrations to mark the island’s 55th year of Independence, and provided details of the Diaspora...