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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arlando Brown addresses a church service at the Lilliput Seventh Day Adventist Church in Montego Bay, St. James today (June 13), to mark the start of the biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arlando Brown addresses a church service at the Lilliput Seventh Day Adventist Church in Montego Bay, St. James today (June 13), to mark the start of the biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference.

Issue of Diaspora Vote Not Dead – Arnaldo Brown

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, says the matter of overseas Jamaicans being allowed to vote in elections is “not dead”. He noted, however, that the matter would have to be discussed...
Chairperson of the Entertainment Look and Feel (ELF) Sub-Committee of the Diaspora Conference, Chantal Hylton –Tonnes provides details about ‘Marketplace Live’ a new feature of the 6th Jamaica Biennial Diaspora Conference, at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on June 12.
Chairperson of the Entertainment Look and Feel (ELF) Sub-Committee of the Diaspora Conference, Chantal Hylton –Tonnes provides details about ‘Marketplace Live’ a new feature of the 6th Jamaica Biennial Diaspora Conference, at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on June 12.

Jamaica’s Rich Culture on Show at Diaspora Conference
Communications Officer at the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Leighton Beckles.
Communications Officer at the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Leighton Beckles.

TAJ To Provide Services At Jamaica Diaspora Conference
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba. (FILE)
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba. (FILE)

Deportees to Meet With Immigration Lawyers at Diaspora Day of Service
Director, Diaspora and Consular Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sharon Saunders (right), addresses a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held today (June 3) at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Looking on is Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying.
Director, Diaspora and Consular Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sharon Saunders (right), addresses a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held today (June 3) at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Looking on is Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying.

Preparations for Diaspora Conference Advanced

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Foreign Affairs

Brazil Waives Visa Requirement for Jamaicans

Come June 25, Jamaicans travelling to Brazil for leisure and business will have an easier time getting there, as the Government of the South American country has abolished visa requirements for those categories of visitors from the island. The agreement for the visa waiver was signed recently by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson...
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United States Navy hospital ship, ‘Comfort’, entering the Kingston Container Terminal on May 4. The ship’s personnel will conduct medical procedures and carry out construction work.
Foreign Affairs

United States Naval Ship Comfort, a Mercy-class hospital ship, Provides Medical Services during its May 2015 visit to Jamaica

U.S. Embassy, Kingston bids farewell to the United States Naval Ship, ‘Comfort’ which visited the island from May 5 to May 14, 2015. This Mercy-class hospital ship’s nine-day medical stop in Jamaica was part of a nearly six-month humanitarian mission across the Caribbean region. Hundreds of Jamaicans received free medical services the Comfort’s crew – including optometry, dentistry, general medical, women’s health, pediatrics,...
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Chairman of the 2015 Jamaica Diaspora Conference Preparatory Committee, Richard Powell, emphasizes a point while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Mr. Powell is also President and Chief Executive Officer of Victoria Mutual Building Society, one of the Conference’s sponsors.
Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Private Sector ‘Legacy Partners’ Recommit Support for Diaspora Conference

Four private sector entities have re-committed their support for the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, the sixth staging of which takes place from June 13 to 18 in Montego Bay, St James. The entities: GraceKennedy Limited; J. Wray and Nephew Limited; Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS); and Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), have been associated with the Conference since its inception...
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Distinguished Jamaicans Engaged For Diaspora Mapping Project

Several distinguished Jamaicans have been identified and engaged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade to assist in promoting and advancing the country’s Diaspora Mapping Project. Most notable among these are former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson; and Olympian, Ambassador Merlene Ottey, who resides in Slovenia. The Project, one of several recommendations emerging from the 2006...
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Foreign Affairs

Work on Migration and Development Policy Advanced

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, says work on the International Migration and Development Policy is far advanced. The policy, an undertaking by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), seeks to address the broad and evolving range of challenges and opportunities associated with migration. “Not too long from now, once Cabinet approves, we should have...
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