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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...

Caribbean Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) could have an opportunity to enter Chinese markets through e-commerce, according to Chief Executive Officer of Chinese company Globelink China Logistics Limited, Solomon Cai. He was speaking at the panel discussion for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) at the 4th annual China/Latin American and Caribbean Business Summit in Chengdu, China from October...

Three Jamaican-born entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom (UK) have been nominated in four categories for this year's World Food Awards. Levi Roots is a double nominee for his 'Reggae Reggae Chilled Caribbean Ready Meals'. The product was nominated in the Best New Product and the Best Packaging categories. Managing Director of Cleone Foods, manufacturer of Island Delight Patties, Wade Chen...

Jamaica and Canada have signed a new air service agreement, replacing the agreement signed on October 18, 1985 and subsequently amended in 1987. Making the disclosure this morning (Oct 20) at the weekly post cabinet press conference at Jamaica House, Information Minister Daryl Vaz, said the agreement was negotiated in the context of the Open skies Policy which had been...

Minister of International Business and International Transportation in Barbados, Hon. George Hutson, has called on member countries of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) to demonstrate a more determined approach in dealing with issues confronting the shipping industry. "I would use this opportunity to urge that there be a more determined regional approach to issues confronting the cruise shipping sector, some...