As local sector leaders assess the possible economic fallout from the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (Brexit), Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the immediate effect will not be severe. Speaking in Negril on June 24 at a meeting with stakeholders to discuss issues affecting the resort community and steps being taken by Government to solve them,...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government’s move to adopt a National Diaspora Policy will provide a framework to maximise the contribution of overseas nationals for Jamaica’s development. She noted that the policy, to be implemented in short order, will also address issues of concern to the diaspora. Senator Johnson Smith was...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, is encouraging members of the diaspora to look at investing in critical sectors of Jamaica’s economy. These include: health and wellness services, manufacturing, agribusiness, energy, mining, logistics, financial services, and the creative industries. The Minister was delivering the keynote address at the Jamaica Diaspora North East United States Talawah Awards...

Jamaicans in the Diaspora have received high praise for their decades of solid contribution to the development of the country. Director of Diaspora and Consular Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sharon Saunders, said the Government values the “commitment, loyalty, patriotism, sheer hard work and accomplishments” of overseas nationals. Ambassador Saunders, who was delivering the...

Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, says his Government is concerned about protecting the interests of Jamaicans in the twin-island republic. He said that there are 8,000-9,000 Jamaicans in Trinidad, many of whom have overstayed their time and are susceptible to unscrupulous persons, who would want to take advantage of their undocumented status. Mr. Al-Rawi noted that...

The two-day Jamaica Diaspora North-East United States Regional Conference is now under way  at the Hilton New York JFK Airport hotel in Queens. The event is expected to bring together Jamaicans residing in New York, New Jersey, Boston, Rhode Island, Philadelphia, Delaware, Baltimore, Washington DC and Virginia. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, will declare...

Attorney General for Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. Faris Al-Rawi, says countries in the Caribbean must stand together in addressing the global threat of financial terrorism. He argued that failure to act could result in international agencies stepping in to monitor the region’s financial activities. “It is important that there is a mutual commitment from all countries dealing with these issues...