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Cooperation between Jamaica and the United States on security issues highlighted discussions as Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey P. Marks, paid a courtesy call on U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, on Thursday (October 28). The U.S. Attorney General extended a warm welcome to the Jamaican Ambassador, and reiterated the support for the country he had shared...

A competition among school children to come up with a logo for the events and celebrations in the United Kingdom (UK), to mark Jamaica's 50th anniversary of Independence in 2012 is one of the proposals from the UK Planning committee. High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Anthony Johnson, who is patron of the Planning Committee made this announcement at a...

A collection of plays - 'For the Reckord' - by pioneering Jamaican playwright, Barry Reckord has been released in the United Kingdom (UK). The book, which was edited by renowned Jamaican theatre director, Yvonne Brewster, was officially launched at an event, held at the Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square, London, on October 27. High Commissioner to the United Kingdom,...

A Jamaican jerk sauce, "Barbecue Madness", was named "Best Sauce" at the 14th annual Americas Food and Beverage show, which ended Wednesday (October 27) at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida. The sauce was among a number of entrants in the category, "Sauces and Condiments of the Americas", at the two-day Expo. Bertram and Rana Banton of BnRs Holdings,...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks will pay a four-day official visit to the city of Hartford, Connecticut, from October 28 to 31. While in Hartford, Ambassador Marks will declare open the Caribbean Trade Council's two-day conference on October 28. On Friday, October 29, she will call on the Mayor of Hartford, Pedro Segarra. The Ambassador...

Jamaica's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Anthony Johnson, has commended the contribution of the UK Diaspora, noting that they play a critical role in the country's development. "The Diaspora is critical for Jamaica. These people have changed the face of Britain after World War II. In fact they contributed to the multicultural nature of Britain," Mr....

Scores of Jamaicans and friends of the country residing in the Northeast United States of America (USA) will converge on Hartford, Connecticut, from October 29 to 31, for the Jamaica Diaspora Northeast USA Regional Conference. The conference will be held under the theme: 'Revitalising the Diaspora, Rebuilding Jamaica', at the West Indian Social Club (WISC), in downtown Hartford, and aims...

Fourteen Jamaicans and other Caribbean nationals were honoured recently in Huddersfield, in the north of England, at a special awards ceremony, held to recognise local heroes and heroines as part of celebrations to mark Black History Month and the 20th anniversary of the Jamaica National Council (Huddersfield) High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Anthony Johnson who was...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Anthony Johnson, on Monday (October 25), expressed condolence at the death of veteran Jamaican singer, Gregory Isaacs. Mr. Johnson described Mr. Isaacs as an outstanding talent who did much to bring Jamaican music to an international audience. "He had a very smooth romantic voice that was able to be entertaining in any genre...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) On learning of the passing on Saturday morning of the Honourable David Thompson Prime Minister of Barbados, CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington, in Grenada for the activities surrounding Caribbean Week of Agriculture and the meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development, expressed deep sadness at the news. "We had all been...

Four Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers have become part of history, as they are the last servicemen to graduate from an advanced aircraft maintenance technician course at the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden, in Canada. After a nearly 30-year-old relationship between the two countries, Corporal Calverton Blagrove, Corporal Tauwee McLean, Corporal Oraine Riley and Corporal Samando Scott of the JDF...

A grant of $1.728 million Euros ($203.83 million) was signed Friday (October 22) under the Tropical Storm Gustav Recovery Project, at a press briefing at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service in Kingston. The grant is being provided by the European Union (EU), through the World Bank. The funds will be used to support government's efforts to restore...