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Jamaica, and the rest of the Caribbean, could be under-reporting growth figures, due to how the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is calculated. This is the view of State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnoldo Brown, who has called on business interests and academics in the region to advocate for changes in how the GDP is used as...

The Ministry of National Security has signed a follow-on military co-operation agreement with the People’s Republic of China, under which that country will provide military aid to Jamaica, valued at $136 million. The new agreement, which was sealed in May 2012, include the supply of uniforms, materials for uniforms, ballistic helmets, vests, boots and tents. Details of the contract were...

Jamaica’s trade and investment promotions agency, JAMPRO, will be leading a substantial business focused programme to target buyers, distributors and prospective investors, during the 'Jamaica House' 2012 programme at the O2 in London during the summer Olympics. JAMPRO Vice President, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, said that the agency has learnt from the experience of the Beijing Olympics and will try...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has reminded Jamaicans living overseas that they are just as important to the growth and development of the country as nationals at home. The Prime Minister’s reassurance came in her message to the delegates at the biennial Jamaica Diaspora North East United States conference, held on June 16 at the Reggie Lewis...

Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, is urging overseas nationals to look to the island for investment opportunities. Delivering the keynote address at the biennial Jamaica Diaspora North East United States (US) conference held on June 16 at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center in Boston, Mrs. Ffolkes-Abrahams cited prospects in information technology, tourism, health tourism,...

Plans are in high gear for Jamaica 50 celebrations in Canada, with the main events scheduled around Independence Day, August 6. A charity golf tournament, a Jamaican flag-raising ceremony, a Carivibe float  parade, Jam Days, Rastafest, an  Independence party and an Independence Grand Gala are among the many events scheduled to take place in Ottawa and across Canada, home to...

Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, says that the UK Diaspora must be cohesive in their lobbying efforts to more effectively advance their interests and that of Jamaica. She stated that “a united Diaspora is an effective Diaspora”. “You have to lobby your political representatives to make sure that they put your interests forward...

After leading the Washington-based Jamaican Women of Washington (JWoW) as founder and the driving force behind that organisation’s work for 10 years, President, Dr. Jackie Watson, has announced that she will be stepping aside. Anyone in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia who is familiar with JWoW, its mission and work, knows that its name is synonymous to that of its...

Prominent Jamaican-born lawyer, Ambassador Curtis Ward, has been appointed chairman of the first Commission on Caribbean Affairs in the United States (US). Governor Martin O’Malley and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, signed Executive Order 01.01.2012.11 creating the first Governor’s Commission on Caribbean Affairs in Maryland, during an afternoon ceremony on June 6 in the state capital of Annapolis. The commission’s creation...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says though it is her administration's desire to complete Jamaica's independence through the severing of ties with the British monarchy, Jamaica has always held the monarchy in high esteem and values Britain as one of its most valuable partners in the country's developmental process. The Prime Minister was speaking on June 6...

Plans are in high gear in United States for the biennial conference of the Jamaica Diaspora Northeast Region from June 15 to 16 in Boston. Under the theme: ‘Jamaica: The Pursuit of Fellowship and Prosperity – The Next 50 Years’, the event will address some key areas of concern for Jamaicans in the region as well as those at home. ...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that the Government will be strengthening relations with the Diaspora and regional and international partners. Speaking in the 2012/13 Budget Debate in Gordon House on Tuesday (June 5), Mrs. Simpson Miller informed that an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Diaspora Affairs will be established, involving all relevant ministries and agencies of government. (Related...