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High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Anthony Johnson, and his wife, Pamela, were special guests at a, welcome event for the crew of the Jamaica Lightning Bolt yacht, when the crew arrived back in Hull, England, at the end of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, on July 17. The return marked the end of...

Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica residing in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia will celebrate Jamaica's 48th year of Independence with several events hosted by Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks. Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks These events will commence on Sunday, August 1, Emancipation Day, with a service of Thanksgiving at the Dunbarton Chapel,...

High Commissioner to London, Anthony Johnson, is urging United Kingdom (UK)-based Jamaicans to get more involved in operating their own businesses. The High Commissioner pointed out that while the Jamaican community has excelled in academia, sports, music and religious affairs, it needs to also make its mark in the area of commerce. "The Jamaican community in the United Kingdom has...

The Jamaican community in Atlanta will mark Jamaica's 48th anniversary of Independence this year, with a week-long series of activities. Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Vin Martin The events, being planned by The Union of Jamaica Organizations in Atlanta (UJOA), will commence on Sunday, August 1, with a Thanksgiving Service at the Hillside Presbyterian Church, commencing at 4:00 p.m. The sermon...

Thirty-two students from the Western Hospitality Institute (WHI), in Montego Bay, St. James, are in Canada for approximately one month, to conclude their three-year Bachelor of Science degree programme in Hospitality and Tourism Management. The students recently paid a courtesy call on Jamaica's Consul General to Toronto, George Ramocan and the Regional Manager for the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in...

United States Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, has pledged to work closely with the Embassy of Jamaica in engaging the USA's support of Jamaica's inner-city Transformation Plan, which seeks to dismantle criminal gangs while securing the country's prosperity. The pledge came during a Courtesy Call paid on her by Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Ambassador Audrey Marks, at her...

Five outstanding Jamaicans were recognised for their contribution to social programmes undertaken throughout the island, at today's (July 19) inaugural 'Making a Difference Award' ceremony, held at the official residence of the Canadian High Commissioner, in Kingston. The recipients are: Superintendent/Director of the Jamaica Christian Boys' Home, Francis Knight; Founder and Executive/Artistic Director of the Area Youth Foundation, Sheila Graham;...

The Government will be strengthening economic diplomacy, in order to help steer the country out of the grip of the global financial crisis and lay a solid foundation for future progress, says Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh. "Recent events compel us to redouble our efforts to find that path to sustainable development that can...

Jamaica's Ambassador to United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, is appealing to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support the Jamaican Government's bold efforts to establish sustainable socio-economic intervention programmes in vulnerable communities "so that we don't allow gangs to rule those communities again". Addressing a USAID roundtable on the issue at its headquarters in Washington DC...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has called on the private sector to seek to take advantage of opportunities created through trade arrangements such as the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, makes a point during...

Entertainers and players in the music industry have been implored to be mindful of the laws and regulations of partner countries in the region, by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh. Dr. Baugh made the appeal against the backdrop of concerns being raised by members of CARICOM regarding the transfer of negative moral values via...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that engagement of the Jamaican Diaspora will continue to remain an important priority for the Jamaican Government. Speaking during the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Tuesday July 13, he informed that the period 2009/10 had been marked by steady progress in the Government's engagement with those...