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...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), greets Argentina’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Ariel Fernandez, during a courtesy call by the Ambassador at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on July 12.

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...

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 broad spectrum to aid in the country’s fight against crime. “We will bring to bear the criminal-justice operators or professionals,...

Jamaica’s candidature for re-election to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council for the period 2018-2019 was launched in London on July 6. High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan, hosted the launch at the IMO headquarters, where the 71st Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) was being held. The five-day meeting concluded on...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth George Ramocan, on July 3 officially opened the Jamaica Garden Terrace at the Scottish-influenced Boisdale Restaurant in London’s financial district, Canary Wharf. The Jamaica Garden Terrace, which will celebrate the historic and cultural links between Jamaica and Scotland, will feature Jamaican food as well as musical performances from well-known Jamaican...

Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Seth Ramocan, on Thursday (July 6) hosted 23 Jamaican scholars at a luncheon in their honour at the High Commission in London. The scholars, aptly described by High Commissioner Ramocan as “amazing future leaders of Jamaica”, comprised 14 Chevening, five Commonwealth and one Jamaica National Foundation scholarship awardees, who are...