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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

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is reporting that preparations are far advanced for the June 13 to 18 Jamaica Diaspora Conference. Director for Diaspora and Consular Affairs in the Ministry, Ambassador Sharon Saunders, said that persons are...
Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. A.J Nicholson, addresses a recent sitting of the Upper House.
Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. A.J Nicholson, addresses a recent sitting of the Upper House.

Senate Members Express Delight at Removal of Cuba from Terrorism List
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.
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.

United States Naval Ship Comfort, a Mercy-class hospital ship, Provides Medical Services during its May 2015 visit to Jamaica
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PICA to Offer Three-Day Passport Service at Diaspora Conference
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.
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.

Private Sector ‘Legacy Partners’ Recommit Support for Diaspora Conference

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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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Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

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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EducationForeign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Over 500 Youth to Attend USAID-Sponsored Diaspora Summer Camps

Over 500 young Jamaicans are slated to attend a series of four-week educational summer camps, this year, being sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at a cost of approximately $28.95 million (US$250,000). Dubbed ‘Summer Camp Plus’, the engagements, which will be hosted by the Diaspora Education Taskforce, are scheduled for July 6 to August 5 at...
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Jamaica Diaspora Conference 2015 Marketing Sub Committee Chairman, and Vice President, Export and Market Development, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Robert Scott, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on May 6.
Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Jamaica Deemed Ready for Diaspora Investments

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade State Minister, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, says Jamaica is ready to accommodate investments from members of the Diaspora. This, he contends, is based on key developments which have positioned the country to engage Jamaicans residing overseas, who are interested in pursuing potentially viable investment options. The State Minister underscored these points during a Jamaica Information Service...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (right), shares a thought with Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, during the Western Region Stakeholder Briefing on the upcoming 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held today (May 7), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.
Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Diaspora Urged to Increase Investment in Jamaica

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, has reiterated his call for increased investment in the country from Jamaicans in the Diaspora. “International investment is already taking place in Jamaica … as the Chinese are here, the Belgians are here, the Spanish, among many others are here…but we want Jamaicans to invest...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (centre), emphasises a point at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, where he provided details about the June 13 to 18 Jamaica Diaspora Conference, to be held in Montego Bay, St. James. He is flanked by Chair of the conference’s Marketing Sub Committee, Robert Scott ( right); and Chair of the Preparatory Committee, Richard Powell.
Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

High Interest in June Diaspora Conference

Jamaicans living overseas are looking forward to the staging of the sixth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, set for June 13 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said responses coming out of the international launches indicate that there is high interest in...
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