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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,...

KINGSTON — Parliamentarians from throughout the Commonwealth are meeting in Kingston for discussions on the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), with the hope of adopting similar models in their jurisdictions.  The two-day Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) workshop, which got underway yesterday morning at the Wyndham hotel, has attracted international experts and parliamentarians from Uganda, Kenya, Pakistan, and India, among other countries....

Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal yesterday presented gold awards to some 19 young people from high schools and community groups across the island,for successfully completing various pursuits under the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Jamaica. At a ceremony at King’s House, the youngsters received the highest honour for their outstanding achievement in skill areas, community service, recreation and expedition in...

United States Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomes Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding to the United States State Department in Washington, DC on Monday June 6 where they held bi-lateral talks on a number of topics. The Prime Minister is in Washington, DC on a five-day visit.   Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding and United States Secretary of State,...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding (left), receives a warm handshake from President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick on arrival at the Bank’s headquarters downtown Washington, DC yesterday May 6 for a high-level meeting. The Prime Minister, who arrived in Washington on Sunday (May 5) for a five-day visit, is scheduled to return to the island on Friday June 10....

Washington, DC – Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, is in the United States and will hold bilateral talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham-Clinton at the US State Department in Washington DC today. The Prime Minister, who arrived at the Ronald Reagan International Airport in the US Capital on Sunday, was met on arrival by Jamaica's Ambassador to...

TORONTO — Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon Marlene Malahoo Forte, will meet with the Jamaican Diaspora in Canada on Sunday June 5. The meeting will take place at the Faith Open Door Ministries, Caledonia Road, Toronto, starting at 4.30 p.m. The Minister is expected to discuss plans for the upcoming...

TORONTO — The Toronto Chapter of the Rusea’s Old Students Association (ROSA) has provided more than $10 million (C$120,000) in support to its Hanover-based alma mater since its inception in 1988. This was revealed by one of the organisation’s directors, Laurell Gordon, as she gave an update on the group’s work at the 23rd annual fundraising banquet held recently at...

WASHINGTON — The sun had just begun to rise above the lush green hills of New York’s Bear Mountain on Sunday morning, when cars and buses began rolling into the parking lot of the Anthony Wayne Recreation area with eager occupants, for the start of the 30th edition of the annual Friends of Trelawny Association (FOTA) reunion picnic. By noon,...

MIAMI — Former students of Westwood High School, Stewart Town, Trelawny, have joined the ranks of alumni associations in South Florida representing alma maters in Jamaica, through the recent launch of the South Florida Westwood Old Girls Association (SFCWOGA). Through SFCWOGA, the initial team of 20 members will unite with other chapters already established in Jamaica, Atlanta and New York,...