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CARICOM has condemned the attack on President Rafael Correa by the Ecuadorian police force, while commending the country's armed forces for defending its democratic institutions. The Chairman of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Hon Bruce Golding. A statement issued Friday (October 1) by the current Chairman of the CARICOM Heads of Government Conference, Jamaica's Prime Minister, the Hon...

Jamaica's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Anthony Johnson is encouraging Jamaican entrepreneurs and other business interests in Wolverhampton to look to the island, noting that the country offers real opportunities for investment. Addressing the Wolverhampton business community recently, during his first official visit to the West Midlands city, the High Commissioner highlighted key sectors in Jamaica, which he...

Jamaica's Consul General in Miami, Sandra Grant Griffiths, told Jamaican nationals at a recent Town Hall meeting that while they yearn for home, they should adopt positive lifestyles and principles that can build on their achievements. "Strong Diasporic communities can empower and create a voice that resonates in cities and communities in the USA and in Jamaica," Mrs. Grant Griffiths...

Jamaican nationals were able to utilise the services of several domestic agencies at a Community Outreach Day, staged last Saturday (September 25) by the Consulate General in Miami and partnering agencies, at the University Area Community Development Center, Tampa, Florida. Although the event was marred by sporadic rainfall, scores of Jamaicans were able to access services such passport applications, processed...

Spain's Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Jesus Silva, has described Montego Bay as the "Capital of Spanish Investments in Jamaica", adding that that city is also the engine of the country's future. "When I see Montego Bay, I see a future for Jamaica, a very bright future, I must say," he stated. "I believe in Jamaica, and I believe very...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) held an outreach activity in Florida on September 24 and 25, at the invitation of the Jamaican Consulate General. The event was entitled 'Diaspora Outreach Programme 2010', and was held at the University Area Community Development Center at 14013 North 22nd Street in Tampa. Jamaicans in the Diaspora in Florida were able to access their...

The internationally acclaimed Jamaican piano player, Orrett Rhoden, is set to delight residents in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, when he performs at the John F. Kennedy Center's Terrace Theatre, on Friday, October 8. The performance will feature selections from Mendelssohn, Granados, Beethoven and Chopin. Scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., the function is being hosted by the New York-based...

The Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, met with a number of potential investors at the Hilton Hotel in New York on Friday September 24. During the meeting, he outlined the many business opportunities available to them in Jamaica. These include Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and business process outsourcing for which, he said, Jamaica was ideally suited, because of...

The Government, through the Ministry of Education, has forwarded a submission to their Chinese counterparts, seeking grant funds amounting to approximately US $7 million, to build 17 additional early childhood infant schools. Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, says this will form part of the administration's thrust to increase the number of government-run infant schools islandwide, which currently stands at 31....

An Atlanta-based corporation, Purpose Built Communities, wants to lend its expertise to the Jamaican Government in redeveloping blighted areas of downtown Kingston. The redevelopment would be modelled on the successful East Lake Meadows public housing project that Purpose Built Communities constructed in Atlanta, Georgia. President and CEO of Purpose Built Communities, Greg Giornelli, communicated his company's interest to Jamaica's Ambassador...

The World Bank has commended the Government's efforts to overcome the global recession and stabilise the economy, noting that the country must now look towards growth and development. "Now that the Government has established a more stable macro framework, the private sector and the people will see the difference in the country," said World Bank Lead Economist and Sector Leader...

Jamaica's Consul General in Miami, Sandra Grant Griffiths, has commended the newly formed Coalition of Jamaican Alumni Associations in South Florida, as signal of acceptance of the need to become more engaged in a collective process for educational development at home and in the Diaspora. The Consul General was speaking to members of several alumni groups, representing nearly 50 Jamaican...