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Recipients of this year’s annual scholarships awarded by Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc. (COJO) (from second left, front row), Kemar Henry; Ruth Ann Hamilton; Judi-Ann Oldacre; and Mackoy McNish, at the awards luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on September 10. Others (from left) are: Founder and Chairman of COJO, Gary Williams; Olympian, Kemar Bailey Cole; Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Shipping, Dennis Hawthorne; Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness; Director, National College for Educational Leadership, Dr. Maurice Smith, world sprinter, Yohan Blake.

Former Wards of the State Get Scholarships

Four former wards of the State have been presented with scholarships worth US$5,000 each by Children of Jamaica Outreach Inc. (COJO), a Jamaican charitable organisation based in New York. All four awardees - Ruth-Ann Hamilton, Judi-Ann Oldacre, Mackoy McNish, and...

Clowns Without Borders for Therapy Workshops

Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the United States of America, in Kingston, Elizabeth Martinez, addresses a press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 6, to give an update on the search operations for the aircraft which crashed in Jamaican waters on September 5. The media briefing was attended by personnel from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, the Ministry of Health and the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority.

Govt. Commended for Response to Crash of Aircraft

Programme Manager, Caricom Single Market and Economy, CARICOM Secretariat, Ivor Carryl (left), addresses members of the public sector during a two-day forum to discuss the findings of a major consultancy on government procurement in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). At right is Deputy Programme Manager, CSME Unit, CARICOM Secretariat, Philip McClauren. The forum is being held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston from September 3 to 4.

Regional Procurement System To Be Established

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson. (FILE)

Patterson encourages Jamaicans to participate in Diaspora Mapping Project

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Global Partnerships Urged to Mitigate Small Island States’ Challenges

A call has been made for global partnerships to mitigate external economic, social, and environmental challenges that significantly impact Small Island Developing States (SIDS), such as Jamaica. This appeal comes from Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, who contends that it is through multilateral mechanisms and cooperation that the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)...

11 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Government Working to Complete Key Policies Ahead of June 2015 Diaspora Conference

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said the Ministry is working to complete two key policies in time for next June’s 6th biennial Diaspora conference. The policies are the International Migration and Development Policy; and the Diaspora Policy. “So, at the conference next year, we should be in a position to announce...

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

South Africa and Jamaica Celebrate 20 Years of Diplomatic Relations

The Republic of South Africa is celebrating 20 years of Freedom and Democracy during 2014 and this year also marks 20 Years of Diplomatic relations between South Africa and Jamaica. From the very earliest days of the international campaign against apartheid, Jamaica played a crucial role in pressing the international community to limit foreign trade and investment in South Africa,...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, giving an update on the Diaspora Mapping Project, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, held today August 20, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

11 years ago Finance & Public ServiceForeign Affairs

Positive Response to Diaspora Mapping Project

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is reporting a “positive response,” to its online Mapping Jamaica Diaspora Project. Funded by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the survey aims to capture the location, interest and skills of persons, which will result in the establishment of a database to support the Government’s policy direction and its interaction with members...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, addresses the launch of the Mapping Jamaica’s Diaspora Project on August 15, at the Island Cuisine Restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland. Seated (l-r) are: Maryland House of Delegates Representative, Shirley Natham-Pulliam; Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasicannie; President of the Jamaican American Bar Association (JABA), Joan Pinnock; and President of the National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO), Rick Nugent.

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaicans Urged to Participate in Online Survey for Diaspora Project

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, is encouraging Jamaicans living abroad to participate in the online survey for the Mapping Jamaica’s Diaspora Project. Speaking at the Baltimore launch of the project on Friday, August 15, Mr. Brown said the initiative, which is expected to run for 18 months, is geared towards creating...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Launch of the Diaspora Mapping Exercise Website

The Government of Jamaica has long declared that its most precious asset is its people and, from as early as the first Biennial Diaspora Conference hosted here in 2004, stated its interest in creating a borderless Jamaica involving all our people, wherever they reside. One of the basic requirements to achieve this ideal is the development of an effective tool...

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

CARICOM to Benefit from €350 Million Under European Development Fund

The European Union (EU) has more than doubled its support to CARICOM countries under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), announcing €350 million in new support for the programming period, which runs from 2014 to 2020. The provision is an increase of €185 million over the €165 million provided under 10th EDF from 2008 to 2014. Charge d’Affaires, Delegation of...