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OCHO RIOS — Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw has called on members of the Jamaican Diaspora to join with the government to further drive the economic and social development of the country. Mr. Shaw said with the country’s economy stabilised, it is time for the Diaspora to think of ways it can assist the government...

KINGSTON — Commonwealth Secretary-General, His Excellency Kamalesh Sharma, says the Commonwealth Secretariat will be commissioning a baseline study to assess issues associated with the underachievement of boys in the Caribbean. He said the study, which will be conducted in over 30 schools in three countries - Jamaica, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago- will seek to find solutions to what...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon Marlene Malahoo Forte, says that the Jamaican Diaspora is committed to constructive dialogue, and is working with the Ministry to move Jamaica forward. “All major groups are represented, the Board is fully constituted, Convention 2011 is on and we are going to have a wonderful...

Just over 50 delegates from the United States (US) northeast region are confirmed for the two-day Jamaica Diaspora conference, which gets underway on Wednesday June 15 in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Diaspora Advisory Board Member for the region, Patrick Beckford, said the number is less than in previous years, noting that the effects of the recession had impacted the amount...

KINGSTON — Jamaican nationals overseas, who are attending the June 15 to 17 Diaspora Convention at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios, will be able to apply for or renew their passports. Director of Customer Service at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Carole Saunders-Hammond, said that the agency’s mobile passport service will be offered to accommodate...

WASHINGTON — Jamaican Nandi Chin Fernandez is this year's winner of BRIDES magazine's Operation Dream Dress contest, a competition aimed at giving up-and-coming designers an opportunity to create the ultimate wedding dress. The announcement was made live on ABC's Good Morning America on June 9, where the winning dress was revealed. The Kingston-born Ms. Fernandez, a graduate of Immaculate Conception...

LONDON — Jamaican entrepreneur and community worker, Beverley Lindsay has received a top honour from the British government. On Saturday, June 11, Mrs Lindsay was bestowed the title of Order of the British Empire (OBE), as part of Her Majesty, The Queen’s birthday honours list. Mrs Lindsay, who owns and operates the travel and tourism business, Diamond Travel, in Birmingham,...

WASHINGTON — The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), in association with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), has honoured two distinguished travel industry individuals, General Manager of WVCG Radio in Miami, Winsome Charlton, and deputy editor of Caribbean Travel & Life, Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, for marketing the Caribbean as a premier travel destination in the U.S. The presentations were made at the CTO’s...

LONDON — One of the founding members of the Jamaica Society Leeds, Elizabeth 'Betsy' Johnson has been asked by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor, The Reverend Alan Taylor to act as his official Lady Mayoress. Mrs. Johnson told JIS News that she was honoured to be asked by Reverend Taylor to be his Lady Mayoress.  Reverend Taylor, who is...

KINGSTON — Chairman of the Jamaican Diaspora Foundation, Earl Jarrett, says the Government is taking seriously, the recommendations that came out of the bi-annual Diaspora conventions and other interactions with Jamaicans overseas, noting that a number of proposals have already been acted on. In fact, he pointed out; the establishment of the Diaspora Foundation was a direct result of recommendations...

WASHINGTON D.C — Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, says there is an urgent need for the United States and the Caribbean to re-engage in discussions relating to trade and development within the region. “When I speak about the Caribbean, I speak especially about the CARICOM Caribbean, as we are a peculiar group of countries and people that have particular...

June 8: Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding (left), is introduced to Managing Partner of Bert Smith and Company, George Willie, by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (centre). Occasion as a reception held on Wednesday at the Ambassador’s Maryland residence in honour of  the Prime Minister.   June 8: Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding...