A key focus of discussions and deliberations during this year's fifth staging of the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, from June 16 to 19, in Montego Bay, St. James, will be the country's long-term National Development Plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica. The Plan seeks to position Jamaica to attain developed country status by 2030 and in the process, make it '...the place...

A special exhibition to mark the 65th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Dock in Thurrock, Essex, was officially opened by High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet Assamba, on June 5. The exhibition is the first in a series of activities in Thurrock to commemorate the Windrush 65th anniversary. The ship, which...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Aloun N’dombet-Assamba, has urged the church to support the lobby by Jamaica and other Caribbean countries for the region to be re-banded under the British Government’s Airline Passenger Duty (APD) tax regime. Speaking recently at the convention for the Church of God of Prophecy in London, the High Commissioner said the church...

The National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO) is giving full support to the fifth Biennial Diaspora Conference, scheduled for this weekend at the Montego Bay Conference Centre. Thirty-two members of the United States (US)-based Diaspora group will attend the June 16 to 19 event, which is the largest delegation since the inception of the conference. According to President...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is in the process of reviewing the country’s Foreign Trade Policy. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, A.J. Nicholson, during a sitting of the Upper House, today (June 7). The Minister was debating a motion brought by Opposition Senator, Christopher Tufton. The motion, which...

Proposed changes to the pension regulations in Britain and the Airline Passenger Duty (APD) are among issues to be out on the table by the United Kingdom (UK) Diaspora at the upcoming Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay. Members of the UK delegation met with High Commissioner to London, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba on Saturday, June 1, to discuss the preparations...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will launch the 2013 Human Development Report in Jamaica on Tuesday, June 4, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. This 22nd edition of the HDR, entitled: 'The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World', explores evolving geopolitics, examines emerging issues and trends, and also identifies new stakeholders who have been...