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Medical Director of the Breast Care Centre at Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, Maryland, Dr. Regina Hampton (left), accepts an award from Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie at WARR’s 13th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Gala held on Saturday, October 12, at the Sheraton Hotel in Silver Spring, Maryland. Looking on is Executive Director and Founder of WARR, Totlyn Taylor-Newby.
Medical Director of the Breast Care Centre at Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, Maryland, Dr. Regina Hampton (left), accepts an award from Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie at WARR’s 13th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Gala held on Saturday, October 12, at the Sheraton Hotel in Silver Spring, Maryland. Looking on is Executive Director and Founder of WARR, Totlyn Taylor-Newby.

WARR Commended for Effort at Fighting Breast Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, has commended the efforts of the Washington-based organization, Women at Real Risk (WARR), for their outstanding contribution in the fight against breast cancer. Ambassador Vasciannie, who was addressing...
Ambassador the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, administers the Oath of Office for the new Board of the National Association of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO). They are (left to right): President, Rick Nugent; Executive Secretary, Janice Wisdom; Treasurer, Lorraine Leonie Carter; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. Richard Constable; Recording Secretary, Carol Williams, and Parliamentarian Errol Mitchell. The installation was held at the Baltimore Hilton Hotel on October 12.
Ambassador the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, administers the Oath of Office for the new Board of the National Association of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO). They are (left to right): President, Rick Nugent; Executive Secretary, Janice Wisdom; Treasurer, Lorraine Leonie Carter; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. Richard Constable; Recording Secretary, Carol Williams, and Parliamentarian Errol Mitchell. The installation was held at the Baltimore Hilton Hotel on October 12.

Ambassador Commends NAJASO
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (third left), addresses staff members of the embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C., on October 11. To the Minister’s right is Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Brian Wynter and to his left is Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie.
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (third left), addresses staff members of the embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C., on October 11. To the Minister’s right is Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Brian Wynter and to his left is Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie.

Work of Embassy Praised
Newly installed pastor of the Faith Moravian Church of the Nation’s Capital in Washington DC, Jamaican-born Rev. Bevon White (centre), receives warm congratulations from Deputy Chief of Missions at the Embassy of Jamaica, Marsh Coore-Lobban (2nd right), at the installation service held at the church on Sunday (Sept. 29). Sharing in the occasion are (l-r) President of the Church Council, Dr. Horace McCormack; Rev. White wife, Mrs. Cecile White; and Executive Board member of the Eastern District of the Moravian church, Peg Grenier.
Newly installed pastor of the Faith Moravian Church of the Nation’s Capital in Washington DC, Jamaican-born Rev. Bevon White (centre), receives warm congratulations from Deputy Chief of Missions at the Embassy of Jamaica, Marsh Coore-Lobban (2nd right), at the installation service held at the church on Sunday (Sept. 29). Sharing in the occasion are (l-r) President of the Church Council, Dr. Horace McCormack; Rev. White wife, Mrs. Cecile White; and Executive Board member of the Eastern District of the Moravian church, Peg Grenier.

Jamaican Installed as Pastor of Moravian Church in Washington D.C.
Mrs. Rose Lyseight (left), unveils the Blue Plaque in honour of her late husband Rev. Dr. Oliver A. Lyseight, while Wolverhampton Councillors Patrick Vernon and Sandra Samuels, share the moment. The unveiling ceremony was held last Friday, September 20, at the New Testament Church of God (NTCG) in Wolverhampton. The late Jamaican was a founding member of the NTCG in Britain.
Mrs. Rose Lyseight (left), unveils the Blue Plaque in honour of her late husband Rev. Dr. Oliver A. Lyseight, while Wolverhampton Councillors Patrick Vernon and Sandra Samuels, share the moment. The unveiling ceremony was held last Friday, September 20, at the New Testament Church of God (NTCG) in Wolverhampton. The late Jamaican was a founding member of the NTCG in Britain.

Pioneering Jamaican Bishop Honoured With Prestigious Blue Plaque in the UK

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Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Professor Stephen Vasciannie (fourth right) and Director of Strategic Plans and Training of the District of Columbia National Guard, Lt. Colonel Luis Campbell (fourth left), with (from left), Security Attaché at the Embassy of Jamaica, Stacy Ann Green; Major Mark Escherich, National Guard Bi-lateral Affairs Officer to Jamaica; Major Daniel Gilmore, Senior Southcom Desk Officer; First Lt. Tamara Blassingame, State Partnership Programmes Co-ordinator; Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Jamaica, Mrs. Marsha Coore-Lobban; and Captain Russell Brown at the Embassy of Jamaica, after the National Guard contingent held discussions with Ambassador Vasciannie, recently.
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Ambassador and National Guard Hold Discussions

Matters of mutual interest between Jamaica and the Washington, D.C. National Guard were discussed during a recent visit to the Embassy by the Director of National Plans and Training of the Guard, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Campbell. Discussions between Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Professor Stephen Vasciannie and Lieutenant Colonel Campbell centred around cyber security, disaster relief initiatives, medical...
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Jamaican Born Professor is Number One in ACCA

Jamaican-born professor, Dr. Kenneth Henry, has been re-elected to the Council of the Association of Certified and Chartered Accountants (ACCA) with the highest number of votes, and is ranked number one on the list of 13 elected Council members. Dr. Henry polled a total of 2,674 votes in the recent international elections and will serve on the ACCA for another...
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CARICOM appeals to international community to support review of ‘graduation’

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has appealed to the international community to support the Region’s call for the immediate review of the criteria used by multilateral financial institutions (MFIs) and some development partners to graduate small highly indebted middle income countries (SHIMICS) from access to concessional resources. The appeal was issued by Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago...
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Jamaican-born handwriting specialist and author, Beverley East, presents a copy of her latest book: ‘Bat Mitzvah Girl - Memories of a Jamaican Child’ to Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, at the book launch held recently, at the Embassy of Jamaica, Washington DC.
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Jamaican Beverly East Launches Book in Washington

Renowned handwriting specialist and author, Beverley East, launched her third book: ‘Bat Mitzvah Girl – Memories of a Jamaican Childhood’ in Washington last week. The event, hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, attracted a distinguished audience, which included Ambassador to the United States, Professor Stephen Vasciannie; former Ambassador Richard Bernal and Mrs. Bernal; representatives from other missions,...
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Jamaica’s Fulbright Scholar, Tracy-Ann Hyman (centre), engages in discussion with (from left), Lead Fulbright Scholar from Berkley University in California, Dr Daniel Kammen; Chief of the Western Hemisphere Fulbright Programme, Dr. Eugenia Verdaguer; Minister Counsellor for Trade at the Embassy of Jamaica, Mrs. Ariel Bowen and World Bank Senior Natural Resource Management Specialist, Dr. Ademola Braimoh, at a reception given in honour of the awardees by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State, and held at the Mexican Cultural Institute on September 18 in Washington, D.C.
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Fulbright Scholar to Take Part in Research Exchange Programme

Jamaica’s Fulbright Scholar for 2012-2013, Tracy-Ann Hyman, is among 21 other Fulbright scholarship recipients from the Western Hemisphere, Latin America and the Caribbean to participate in a two-month research exchange programme at the University of North Carolina in the United States of America. The Fulbright Regional Network for Applied Research (NEXUS) Programme brings together a network of junior scholars, professionals...
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Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba, speaks at the London launch of the book ‘Global Reggae’ edited by University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor, Dr. Carolyn Cooper (seated 2nd right).
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Business Of Reggae Music Must Be Taken Seriously – Ndombet-Assamba

Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, says that the musicians, singers and all those involved in Reggae music should take the business aspect of the industry seriously. Speaking at the recent London launch of the book ‘Global Reggae,’ edited by University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor, Dr. Carolyn Cooper, the High Commissioner said...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency, Stephen Vascianne, delivers the keynote address at the Jamaica Independence Celebration Foundation Independence Ball to mark Jamaica’s 51st Year of Independence at the Hylton Hotel, Manhattan, NY, on August 17.
Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Vascianne Expresses Concern Over Number of Deportations

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vascianne has expressed concern over the large number of Jamaicans being deported from the United States back to Jamaica on a monthly basis. “Far too many Jamaicans are stepping on to the deportation train.”  Each month about 75 Jamaicans are sent home for indulging in unlawful activities,” he stated. He told...
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