(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)  Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are meeting in a special session today (November 4)  in Trinidad and Tobago. High on the agenda is the discussion on the Ebola virus and the Chikungunya virus. This 17th Special Meeting of the Conference, which is being held at the Diplomatic Centre, St. Ann’s, will include...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says that based on a request from Jamaica, a review of the verification procedure under the rules of origin requirements of CARICOM has commenced. He said that the Jamaica Customs Agency is playing the key role for Jamaica in the revision process, which is being undertaken through the CARICOM Customs Committee....

Director of Diaspora Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Lloyd Wilks is reminding persons seeking employment in another CARICOM member state that they must obtain a Free Movement of Skills certificate. He reiterated that there are some 10 categories of workers who are entitled to move and work freely in the Caribbean community. Persons who...

Today, Jamaica welcomes the opportunity to join the rest of the international community in commemorating United Nations Day 2014.   This celebration holds special significance as it marks the 69th anniversary of the entry into force of the Charter of the United Nations which enshrines the principles upon which the United Nations was established - peace, equality, justice, democracy and...

Entrepreneur and singer, Levi Roots; legendary  sprinter, Merlene Ottey; Baroness Doreen Lawrence; and community stalwart, Delores Cooper, are among the Champions appointed as part of the campaign to promote the Mapping the Jamaican Diaspora  Project. High Commissioner, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, said the support of high profile Jamaicans will give a boost to the project and encourage others to participate....

The New Jersey-based Help Jamaica Medical Mission has been providing free, quality, health care across the island for the past 16 years, reaching thousands of needy Jamaicans. For two weeks each year, the mostly Jamaican-born doctors and other health professionals, close their practices or take vacations, and fly to the island, to serve their home country through free health fairs....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, says the plan by the Government to tap into the resources of overseas nationals, through the issuing of a Diaspora Bond, is still being considered. He noted, however, that “timing” is going to be important in terms of its implementation. The State Minister was speaking at...