WASHINGTON, D.C.- Jamaicans residing in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, will be celebrating the 51st anniversary of the country's independence  with several activities, beginning  this weekend. Also, from August 3 to 11, the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C., under the leadership of Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, will be engaged in a number of activities...

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica in Atlanta, Georgia, will mark the country’s 51st Year of Independence with two major activities between August 4 and 10. The programme of activities, which are being planned by the Atlanta Jamaican Association (AJA), commences with a Thanksgiving Service at the Hillside Presbyterian Church in Decatur at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 4....

The Senate, on July 5, commenced debate on a Bill entitled: ‘An Act to Repeal the Defamation Act and Libel and Slander Act’, also known as the Defamation Bill, during its sitting at Gordon House, downtown Kingston. The Bill, which was piloted by Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, seeks to amend Jamaica’s defamation laws to address inadequacies identified...

As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) marks its 40th anniversary, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is calling on regional leaders to remember the context within which the body was formed, and to live up to the vision of its founders for the benefit of all Caribbean people. The Prime Minister was speaking in Trinidad on Thursday, July 4,...

The city of Hagen in Germany will be partnering with the municipality of Portmore in St. Catherine, to formulate and implement climate change projects at the local Government level. Making the disclosure during his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (June 26), Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill,...

First Lady of Burkina Faso, Her Excellency Chantal Compaoré, is commending the country’s efforts to protect women and girls, including ensuring that teen mothers return to school. Such measures, she said, are critical to gender and development and will ultimately ensure the country’s progress. Mrs. Compaoré was addressing students and staff at the Haile Selassie High School in Kingston on...

The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, is receiving assistance from the United States (US) Government in developing a climate finance strategy. “This will help us in identifying options for the financing of vital mitigation and adaptation projects,” Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill said on Wednesday, June 26, during his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the...