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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), in discussion with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson (centre) and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, at the opening ceremony for the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, on June 14. Mrs. Simpson Miller delivered the keynote address for the conference, which is being staged at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 15 to 18 under the theme: ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity’.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), in discussion with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson (centre) and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, at the opening ceremony for the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay, on June 14. Mrs. Simpson Miller delivered the keynote address for the conference, which is being staged at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 15 to 18 under the theme: ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity’.

Prime Minister Calls On Diaspora Members to Be Ambassadors

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has called on Jamaicans in the Diaspora to become ambassadors for their country and help to promote and protect Brand Jamaica. Delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony for the 6th...
Chair of the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora South Region, Yvonne Brown , addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.
Chair of the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora South Region, Yvonne Brown , addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

UK Diaspora to Discuss Regulation of Professionals
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’.
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’.

Government Agencies to Offer Fast Track Services At 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.
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
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

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Communications Officer at the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Leighton Beckles.
Foreign Affairs

TAJ To Provide Services At Jamaica Diaspora Conference

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...
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High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba. (FILE)
Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Deportees to Meet With Immigration Lawyers at Diaspora Day of Service

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,...
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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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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.
Foreign Affairs

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