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The Jamaican High Commission on December 13, hosted its first ceremony to recognise UK-born persons of Jamaican heritage, who took up Jamaican citizenship. With the applicants at the ceremony is High Commissioner to the UK, Her Excellency Aloun N
The Jamaican High Commission on December 13, hosted its first ceremony to recognise UK-born persons of Jamaican heritage, who took up Jamaican citizenship. With the applicants at the ceremony is High Commissioner to the UK, Her Excellency Aloun N'dombet Assamba (fifth right,back row).

High Commission Hosts First Citizenship Ceremony in London

The High Commission in London, on December 13, hosted its first ceremony to recognise United Kingdom (UK)-born persons of Jamaican heritage, who took up Jamaican citizenship. High Commissioner to the UK, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet-Assamba, who congratulated the new citizens,...
High Commissioner to London, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (back row centre) , shares a moment with students and teachers, who recently attended the annual Jamaican Christmas programme for schools, hosted by the High Commission.
High Commissioner to London, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (back row centre) , shares a moment with students and teachers, who recently attended the annual Jamaican Christmas programme for schools, hosted by the High Commission.

High Commission in London Hosts Annual School Christmas Programme
Chairman of the Governor’s Commission on Caribbean Affairs for the State of Maryland, Ambassador Curtis Ward (left), makes a point during a panel discussion held after Wednesday’s (Dec. 11) screening of the documentary ‘Forward Home, the Power of the Caribbean Diaspora’, held on at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington DC. The other panelists (from 2nd left) are: Chairman of the Caucus of CARICOM Ambassadors and Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States, His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan; Lecturer at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Keith Nurse; and Assistant General Secretary to the OAS, His Excellency Albert Ramdin.
Chairman of the Governor’s Commission on Caribbean Affairs for the State of Maryland, Ambassador Curtis Ward (left), makes a point during a panel discussion held after Wednesday’s (Dec. 11) screening of the documentary ‘Forward Home, the Power of the Caribbean Diaspora’, held on at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington DC. The other panelists (from 2nd left) are: Chairman of the Caucus of CARICOM Ambassadors and Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States, His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan; Lecturer at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Keith Nurse; and Assistant General Secretary to the OAS, His Excellency Albert Ramdin.

Caribbean Diaspora Urged to Work Together
The late former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela (left), walks with the late former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michael Manley, when he arrived in the island in July of 1991. Mr. Mandela died on December 5 at the age of 95. (FILE)
The late former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela (left), walks with the late former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michael Manley, when he arrived in the island in July of 1991. Mr. Mandela died on December 5 at the age of 95. (FILE)

Jamaicans in South Africa Pause to Remember Nelson Mandela
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie (2nd right), listens attentively as Managing Director of Ecofarms, Grace Foster Reid (2nd left), explains the contents of Buzz Honey Wine, during a courtesy call on Ambassador Vasciannie at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, recently. Looking on are: Co-Chair of WEConnect Jamaica, Yannek Page (left); and Minister-Counsellor for Trade and Economic Matters at the Embassy of Jamaica, Ariel Bowen.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie (2nd right), listens attentively as Managing Director of Ecofarms, Grace Foster Reid (2nd left), explains the contents of Buzz Honey Wine, during a courtesy call on Ambassador Vasciannie at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, recently. Looking on are: Co-Chair of WEConnect Jamaica, Yannek Page (left); and Minister-Counsellor for Trade and Economic Matters at the Embassy of Jamaica, Ariel Bowen.

Jamaican Business Women Call on Ambassador Vasciannie

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Diaspora Advisory Board Member for the Midwest United State of America, Leo Gilling, delivering a message from Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, at the 27th annual fundraising banquet of the Jamaica Awareness Association of California (JAAC), held at the Los Angeles airport Marriott hotel recently. At right is JAAC board member, Attorney Keith Campbell.
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Jamaica Diaspora Group in California Lauded

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, has lauded the Jamaica Awareness Association of California (JAAC), for its significant contribution to the health and education sectors in Jamaica. In a message delivered at the recently held JACC 27th annual fundraising banquet at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, the Minister noted that over the...
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Jamaica and Trinidad Outline Path to Improve Free Trade and Movement

Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have signed an agreement outlining the path to take in improving free trade and free movement arrangements between the two countries. The signing of the agreement follows two-days of talks between Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. A.J. Nicholson, and his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Hon. Winston Dookeran, stemming from a recent incident...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson (left), presents his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Hon. Winston Dookeran, with a gift, during a press briefing at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on December 3. The Ministers have concluded two days of bilateral talks on issues of free trade and free movement within the context of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME).
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Trinidad’s Foreign Affairs Minister says Jamaicans Not Being Targeted

Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Winston Dookeran, has assured that there is “absolutely” no profiling or targeting of Jamaicans by immigration officials in his country. Speaking at a press conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, New Kingston, on December 3, Mr. Dookeran informed that 96 per cent of Jamaicans seeking admittance into...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (left), and Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Winston Dookeran, sign an agreement outlining the path to be taken in improving free trade and free movement arrangements between the two countries. Observing is Head, Trade Agreements Implementation and Coordination Unit, Ministry, David Prendergast. The agreement was signed at a press briefing held on December 3 at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, following two days of bilateral talks between the two Ministers.
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Jamaica and Trinidad Sign Agreement to Facilitate Easier Trade and Movement

Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have signed an agreement outlining the path to take in improving free trade and free movement arrangements between the two countries. The signing of the agreement follows two-days of talks between Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. A.J. Nicholson, and his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Hon. Winston Dookeran, stemming from a recent incident...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (left), and his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Hon. Winston Dookeran, are in light discussion prior to the start of a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on December 2, to discuss issues of free movement and free trade within the context of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME).
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Jamaica and Trinidad Agree to Find Solutions to Immigration and Trade Issues

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, and his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Hon. Winston Dookeran, have vowed to find mutually beneficial solutions to the current immigration and trade impasse affecting both countries. Mr. Dookeran and his four-member delegation are on a two-day visit to the island, at the invitation of Minister Nicholson, to participate...
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Assistant Language Teacher (ALT), Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) programme, Stacie Miller with one of her kindergarten classes in Akita, Japan.
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Jamaican Language Teachers Making Their Mark in Japan

Thirty-one year-old, Stacie Miller is among the more than 200 Jamaicans who have made the trek across the Pacific to the Eastern nation of Japan during the past 13 years, to serve as assistant language teachers. They have travelled over 8,000 miles, cutting across cultural and language barriers to take up residence in a country which is completely different from...
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