Some 11 public sector agencies will be offering services at the 6th biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference scheduled for June 13 -18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. This is part of the ‘Government at Your Service’ feature of the conference being held under the theme: ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity’. Among the entities...

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 at length, “in order to arrive at the best possible decision to bring those people into the electoral process.” “It...

A rich showcase of Jamaican culture will be on display at the sixth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, which gets underway today (June 13), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. The island’s music and dance will be presented at the conference through a new feature called “Marketplace Live.” A collection of artefacts from the Institute of Jamaica, will also be on...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will be providing a number of fast-track services to overseas nationals at the upcoming 6th Biennial Diaspora Conference. The event, scheduled for June 13 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, is expected to attract close to 2,000 participants. Communications Officer at the TAJ, Leighton Beckles, in an interview with JIS News...

Immigration lawyers from Jamaican Diaspora groups will be meeting with deportees to determine whether they have any legal recourse to return to their respective places of origin. The meeting is part of the highly anticipated Diaspora Day of Service at the staging of the sixth Biennial Diaspora Conference, scheduled for June 13 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre,...

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...

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 registering online for the conference via the website www.jamaicandiaspora.gov.jm. She informed that the organisers have set an attendance target of...