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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

Six members of the Jamaican Diaspora have been bestowed with the 2017 Governor-General’s Achievement Award (GGAA) in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the country. The award recipients are: Lawyer, Vendrys Henry and Diaspora Advisory Board Member-Future Leader, Tanesha Westcarr, from the...

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.

Diaspora Encouraged to Take Full Advantage of Local Business Opportunities

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

JDI Undertakes Initiatives to Empower Young People

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EGC Diaspora Engagement Task Force To Give Update At Upcoming Conference

9 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

EGC Diaspora Engagement Task Force To Give Update At Upcoming Conference

Participants at the upcoming Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference will be updated on the progress of initiatives being undertaken by the Economic Growth Council (EGC) Diaspora Engagement Task Force when they meet later this month. Chairman of the Task Force, Dr. David Panton, told JIS News that as part of the September 2016 submission made to Cabinet by the EGC, there...

9 years ago 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...

9 years ago Foreign AffairsReturning Residents

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...

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.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Argentinian Ambassador Calls on Minister

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.

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.

9 years ago 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...

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

9 years ago Foreign AffairsNational Security and Peace

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

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.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica’s IMO Candidature Launched in London

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...