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WASHINGTON — Parishioners and friends of the St. Luke's Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia, have contributed over $2 million the Jamaican based St. Patrick’s Foundation over the past 21 years.  This was disclosed by Chairman of the Foundation, Mr. Marlon Creary, at the St. Patrick’s Foundation Jamaica Night dinner and silent auction at Flaherty Hall of St. Luke’s Catholic Church,...

LONDON — Jamaica was been named the 'Favourite Worldwide Destination' by the readers of British Travel Awards’ ‘Check In’ magazine. The island took the top spot from more than 70 other destinations in the magazine’s new Readers’ Choice Awards, announced at the weekend. The Readers’ Choice Awards are voted for exclusively by readers of Check In, the online interactive magazine...

It was a day of celebration and learning at the Our Lady of the Angels Preparatory School in St. Andrew on Friday, as the institution hosted its United Nations (UN)/Jamaica Day celebrations. The Molynes Road School was alive with excitement and energy, as the students and teachers showcased aspects of Jamaica’s cultural legacy, as well as the history and functions...

WASHINGTON — The Chicago Concerned Jamaicans (CCJ) has contributed just over US$700,000 towards education in Jamaica over the past 25 years, providing books, computers and scholarships, and improving libraries.  President of the CCJ President, Ms. Valerie Richards, made the disclosure in Chicago, Illinois, on October 27, at a gala affair celebrating the organisation's 25th anniversary and Jamaica’s Golden Jubilee, at...

WASHINGTON — Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency, Stephen C. Vasciannie, will deliver the keynote address at a forum entitled, ‘Who Owns the Caribbean Sea?', on November 8,  at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in Washington, D.C., commencing at  8:00 p.m. Like Us On Facebook The forum is organised by the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS), the IDB and...

LONDON — Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has credited Bob Marley's song 'Three Little Birds' for helping him to cope with the pressures surrounding the staging of the London Olympics. The Mayor was speaking at a reception he hosted on Monday (October 29) at City Hall to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of both Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. In the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says Canada remains an important market for Jamaica as it looks to boost visitor arrivals. She said despite the economic recession, tourist arrivals from the North American country grew by 60 per cent between 2008 and 2011, and another eight per cent between January and May of this year. She informed that...

LONDON — The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is to host a special reception to celebrate the ‘Golden Jubilee’ of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. The reception, which is part of the city’s Black History month celebrations, will be held in ‘London’s Living Room’, at City Hall on Monday, October 29. “As London Mayor, I am particularly proud of the...

  Canadian travel agents have voted Jamaica as the favourite honeymoon destination for the fourth consecutive year,  and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) as the favourite Tourist Board in Canada for the seventh consecutive year. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, has accepted the awards on behalf of Jamaica and the JTB from Mr....

TORONTO - Canadian Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, has hailed the contribution which he says Jamaican immigrants have made to his country's development. Speaking at a commemorative reception to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Jamaica and Canada, at the Jamaican-Canadian Centre in Toronto, Canada, on Monday (Oct. 22), Mr. Harper said notable among these persons was...

TORONTO - Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has expressed gratitude to Canada's Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, for the benefits which Jamaica has derived from 50 years of bilateral relations with the North American country. "We have been able to count on the ready and valuable support of the Canadian government and people in the...

LONDON — Jamaica's first Olympic Gold Medallist and late  former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Dr.  the Hon. Arthur Wint, has been honoured  in London with a special  Blue Heritage Plaque.   The plaque was unveiled on Friday afternoon (Oct.19) during a ceremony held at Dr. Wint’s former residence at 22 Philbeach Avenue in the Royal Borough of...