Newly installed President of the Jamaica Association of Maryland (JAM), Noel Godfrey says the group plans to explore increasing investment opportunities between Jamaica and that American state. He said the Association will also be joining forces with the Ministries of Education and Health to assist in the delivery of better education and healthcare in Jamaica. Mr. Godfrey said some of...

Seven students of Jamaican heritage attending colleges and universities in the United States are recipients of the 2014 Claude McKay Book Scholarship awarded by the Jamaica Association of Maryland (JAM). They are: Janeila Benjamin, University of Maryland; Dylan Godfrey, Penn State University; Akeem Henry, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP); Dequon Mayo, University of Technology in Tennessee; Alexander Murdock, Morgan...

United Kingdom (UK) based Jamaicans have been urged to sign up on the new database under the Mapping the Jamaican Diaspora Project. The initiative was launched by State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, at the start of a two- day Jamaican Diaspora UK Conference in Birmingham, on June 13. It aims to...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, says the delay in the payment of $3.6 million to Shanique Myrie should not be attributed to the Government of Jamaica. Miss Myrie was awarded damages totaling $3.6 million, following the Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJ) ruling declaring that the government of Barbados breached her right to enter...

Bilateral relations between Jamaica and Brazil have blossomed since the opening of embassies in the capitals of both countries, and the signing of several cooperation agreements in the areas of tourism, education, health, and commerce. Jamaican nationals will find it easier to travel to Brazil for business, tourism and the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup, under a special visa cooperation...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, has lauded Jamaican student, Tajaun Gibbison, on his performance in the just concluded 2014 Scripps Spelling Bee competition. Tajaun, Jamaica’s 2014 Spelling Bee winner, performed creditably to finish among the top 10 of the 281 participants in the Scripps competition, which was held in the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C. “We...

Jamaica is pleased to join the international community in commemorating International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers under the theme, “A Force for Peace. Change. The Future”.  Our observance of the Day provides us with the unique opportunity to pay tribute to all of the valiant men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations...