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Jamaicans living in Canada have been encouraged not to give up on the country of their birth. "We must not give up on Jamaica. Support your country and support your people," urged President of the Ontario Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada, Dr. Mansfield Edwards. He was delivering the sermon at the Independence Church Service, held on August...

Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) have been commended for their continued support of the island and their families and friends 'back home', by High Commissioner to the UK, Anthony Johnson. Mr. Johnson said Jamaicans have also contributed much to the social, economic and political development of Britain. The High Commissioner was delivering his message at the service of Praise...

Hundreds of Jamaican nationals and friends united in worship at the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Lauderdale on August 1 to celebrate Jamaica's anniversary of Emancipation and Independence, at the Ecumenical service of thanksgiving. The service was organised by the Consulate General of Jamaica in Miami. Guest preacher, Dr. Samuel Vassel, Pastor of the Bronx Bethany Church of the Nazarene...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Anthony Johnson, has commended the Jamaica Basic School Foundation (JBSF) for its work to help improve the standard of basic schools in Jamaica. The High Commissioner, who was speaking at the opening of the JSBJ's Jamaican Family Fun Day, at Crystal Palace Park, in London, on August 1, said he was pleased to...

United States (US) Congressman, Eliot L. Engel, has given full backing to the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, and for it to be funded to "the fullest capacity." United States Congressman Eliot L. Engel, welcomes Jamaica's Ambassador, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, to his Capital Hill offices in Washington DC, on Thursday, July 29, when she paid him a courtesy call. He...

Overcast conditions and a light drizzle did not dampen the spirits of hundreds of Jamaicans and friends of the island, who turned out for today's (July 31) service of Praise and Thanksgiving in London, to mark Jamaica's 48th anniversary of Independence. Among the special guests at the Parish Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, were the Deputy Lord Mayor of...

Jamaica's athletes, who will be participating in the AVIVA Grand Prix at Crystal Place, London, will be among the special guests at an 'I Love Jamaica Day' event on August 15. Slated for Crystal Palace Park on the Sunday following the two-day athletics meet, the day will feature many of the country's top athletes, including sprinter Asafa Powell. It will...

Lauding Jamaica as "a leader in the region", influential United States Congressman Eliot L. Engel, has given his full support to the nation's inner city revitalization thrust which includes the redevelopment of downtown Kingston. Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, was given this assurance when she paid a courtesy call on the New York congressman, at...

Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica in the United Kingdom (UK), United States (US) and Canada, will join in prayer for the spiritual renewal and transformation of the island, at the 6th annual Jamaican Diaspora Day of Fasting and Prayer on Monday, August 2. Co-ordinator of the UK event, David King, told JIS News that this will be the first year...

Canada's High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Stephen Hallihan, has commended 10 local organisations for taking on the development of their communities, as he disbursed cheques totaling over C$83,000 for their community-based projects. The cheques, provided through the High commission's Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, were handed over during a brief ceremony at which contribution agreements were also signed, at...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has assured nationals in Miami, that relations between Jamaica and the United States remain strong. Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson He cited President Barack Obama's nomination of career diplomat, Pamela Bridgewater, as Ambassador to Jamaica, as evidence of the continued solid relationship. The US Senate Foreign Relations...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda is urging businesspeople in Canada to look to Jamaica, noting that the country has a lot to offer investors. "Jamaica is a stable country willing to participate as a partner in business. We have basic infrastructure that meets international standards and we have a workforce that is among the best in...