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High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Burchell Whiteman, has said that stronger ties with Scotland could be of tremendous benefit to Jamaica and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). He said that in addition to cultural exchanges, Jamaica could benefit from Scotland's experiences in projects to support young people and the re-generation of inner city communities and urban spaces. Mr. Whiteman...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has announced the appointment of Mrs. Marlene Malahoo Forte as a Senator and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Mrs. Malahoo Forte's appointment will fill the vacancy in the Senate resulting from the resignation of Colonel Trevor MacMillan. She will be sworn in at King's House on Wednesday,...

Jamaica and the People's Republic of China, will begin to trade cultural commodities when the Government of Jamaica hosts a Chinese delegation from the Tianjin Song and Dance Theatre between July 13 and 18. The Tianjin Folk Music group will give free performances in Kingston, Mandeville, Manchester and Montego Bay, St. James. The tour is the first of three cultural...

Jamaica has moved up 50 places in the last three years to be ranked the third "happiest country" in the world", in the latest Happy Planet Index, published by Britain's New Economics Foundation. Jamaica was placed 53rd on the list, an index of human well-being and environmental impact, when it was first published in July 2006. It moved up to...

Members of the Jamaican community in the United Kingdom (UK) have condemned a television programme aired on July 5 on the British television channel, ITV, entitled: 'The Secret Caribbean'. The programme, which was presented by renowned broadcaster, Sir Trevor McDonald, cast Jamaica in a negative light, prompting responses from Jamaican groups in the UK. The Jamaica Diaspora UK said the...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, left the Caricom Heads of Government meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, this morning for Washington, DC, to represent Jamaica at a special assembly of the Organisation of American States. The meeting comes as a follow-up to a previous special assembly of the General Assembly of the OAS, called in...

Eighteen culinary workers will depart on July 4 for Canada, to participate in an eight-month training programme at the Red River College, in Manitoba. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, who addressed the workers on July 3, at a meeting, held at the Ministry's North Street Offices, urged them to take seriously, opportunities given to them. "So,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Dr. Ronald Robinson, has said that next month's Future Leadership Jamaican Diaspora Conference will provide the opportunity for young Jamaicans in the Diaspora to contribute to national development while networking with their local and overseas counterparts. "The main outcome will be the formulation of strategies...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding again insisted that although leaders have expressed a general frustration and impatience with Caricom, it was a family worth fighting for. He was speaking with journalists covering the 30th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of Caricom in Georgetown, Guyana today, July 3. Repeating his pledge he said, "I am very...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Anthony Johnson, is currently in discussions with Algerian officials about supplying Jamaica with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). "Ambassador Johnson has begun discussions, and we are waiting on a date to actually be visited, or to visit Algeria to decide on that," Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, told a Post Sectoral Debate...

Jamaica's membership in the London-based Middle East Association (MEA) has been warmly welcomed by the Director General, Michael Thomas, who feels that the country has a great deal to offer investors from the Middle East, especially the Gulf States. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Thomas said the MEA is keen to link Jamaica with the Gulf countries, which...

Director designate of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying, has told Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK), that a Diaspora database and skills bank will allow for the development of a more dynamic relationship within the Diaspora across the world and Jamaica. Professor Ying, who is in the UK meeting with members of the UK Diaspora in both London...