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LONDON — Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) and the Republic of Ireland will be staging a number of events and activities to mark Emancipation and Independence celebrations this year. The celebrations get underway on July 30, with the annual service of praise and thanksgiving hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in London. This year, the service will feature a...

LONDON — Jamaica's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Anthony Johnson, says Jamaica and the Caribbean have shared historic, cultural and trade links with Latin America that stretch back for centuries. He argued that the relations between the English-speaking Caribbean and Latin America over the past three centuries have been of great importance to both regions in the provision...

WASHINGTON D.C — President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Richard Powell, says increased collaboration between Jamaica and its Diaspora is crucial, if the country is to achieve economic development and growth. Delivering the main address at the 34th annual awards banquet of the National Association of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO) at the Marriott...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) — Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has been selected to serve as the seventh Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by the Heads of Government. Ambassador LaRocque, 56, a national of Dominica replaces His Excellency Sir Edwin Carrington of Trinidad and Tobago. Ambassador LaRocque is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration at the...

KINGSTON — Minister of Finance, Hon. Audley Shaw says an invitation has been extended to the Chinese to expand their investments in the country. Speaking at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce's (JCC) Luncheon Forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on July 19, the Minister said the offer was given during his recent visit to the Asian nation for a series...

WASHINGTON — Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, will pay a two-day official visit to Rochester, New York, from Saturday, July 23, to Sunday, July 24, 2011. The Ambassador, who is visiting Rochester at the invitation of the Rochester Jamaica Organisation (RJO), will deliver the keynote address at the 5th annual Independence Ball to commemorate Jamaica's 49th...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) — Chairman of the Caribbean Community CARICOM, Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis has called for an immediate halt to the transit of radioactive material through the Caribbean Sea; a practice he said is “unacceptable and injurious." In a statement condemning the practice, Dr. Denzil Douglas said that it...

LONDON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Jamaica is poised to become the leading training base for sprint athletes from across the globe and is urging major investors in sports to develop initiatives that will lead to improved structures and facilities on the island. She was delivering the keynote address at a fundraising dinner for...

MIAMI — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, will be guest speaker at the second quarterly ‘Movers and Shakers’ breakfast meeting of the Jamaica USA Chamber of Commerce (JAUSACC), slated for July 28 in Florida. The Minister is expected to address the audience, gathered at Jungle Island in Miami, on developments and investment opportunities in Jamaica’s...

KINGSTON — Children, who attend the Back Pasture Basic School in St. Catherine, will soon benefit from improved facilities, as a $7 million renovation project is to be undertaken at the institution. The project, which is slated to commence soon is being funded through a grant from the Government of Japan under its Grassroots and Human Security Grants Project. The...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Health has received medical supplies valued at  Can $8,712, which will assist in the provision of quality of health care. High Commissioner to Canada, Her Excellency Sheila Sealy Monteith handed over three vital signs monitors and three boxes of Oximeters to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jean Dixon, during a press briefing,...

TORONTO — The Alliance of Jamaican Alumni Associations (AJAA) in Canada recently hosted a reception for graduating Ontario high school students of Jamaican heritage, who will be pursuing tertiary education. Approximately 45 students turned out to receive certificates, which were presented by Ontario Minister of Health Promotion, Jamaican-born Margarett Best, at a ceremony held at the Jamaican Canadian Centre in...