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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...

WASHINGTON DC — Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says the Jamaican Diaspora has a critical role to play in moving Jamaica forward.   Addressing a reception hosted in his honour by Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, at her Maryland residence on Wednesday evening (June 8), the Prime Minister stated that the contribution of overseas nationals...

KINGSTON — No issue will be avoided: Every issue will be attended to, is the commitment from Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Marlene Malahoo-Forte, for the Diaspora Convention scheduled for June 15-17 in Ocho Rios. “Engaging the Diaspora is a working progress, but the Government is committed to constructively engaging all Jamaicans,...

LONDON — More than 60 delegates from the United Kingdom (UK) are scheduled to participate in this year’s Jamaica Diaspora Conference to be held in Ocho Rios, next week. UK Diaspora Advisory Board representative, Celia Grandison Markey, told JIS news that while the cost of travelling and accommodation for the conference was a concern to UK Jamaicans, more than 60...

TORONTO — Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Marlene Malahoo Forte, says that partnerships between Governments and citizens are important for national development, because Governments cannot do everything. The Minister was addressing patrons at the annual “Strawberry Social”, organised by PACE (Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education) Canada, on Sunday June 5,...