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Growing up in Newport, Manchester in the 1950s, Yvonne Blackwood had a fascination for Africa, thanks to her grandmother, who was an excellent storyteller. "I think I was probably about four or five when my grandmother told us the story about her grandfather who used to say he was 'Ashanti', whenever he was angry. He had gotten that information from...

Representatives from the Trinidad and Tobago Vision 2020 Office will be among a special contingent that will visit Jamaica from April 26 to May 1, to meet with representatives from the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), the national focal point for the implementation of the Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan. According to the PIOJ's Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, Mrs....

Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada, Her Excellency Sheila Sealy Monteith, has lauded the accomplishments and achievements of Jamaicans living in Toronto, Canada. "You have done well for yourselves and for our country Jamaica. You are represented in every sphere of productive activities in this city, in the public sector and at very high levels in academia, among others. You are...

The Government has entered into an agreement with Chinese firm, Zhuhai Hong Fan, for the sale of Clarendon Alumina Production (CAP) Limited. CAP Limited was created in April, 1985 to represent the Government's 45 per cent interest in a joint venture agreement with Alcoa in the bauxite mining and alumina refining operations at Jamalco in Halse Hall, Clarendon. This was...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Ken Baugh, has urged Jamaicans abroad to support the Government programme to improve export capacity and to take advantage of trade arrangements. "We need the Diaspora to work on our behalf. We need members of the Diaspora, who have the ability and technology, to transfer that technology back to Jamaica to...

Canadian High Commissioner, His Excellency Stephen Hallihan, says local authorities have identified legal framework as a key priority for maritime security, as part of a partnership agreement signed between Jamaica and Canada in 2007. He was giving the keynote address on the final day of a two-day Canada-Jamaica Maritime Security Policy Workshop, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, Friday...

Efforts at enhancing Caribbean inter-regional trade are likely to be boosted with the drafting of documentation outlining the import/export needs and capacities of CARICOM member states. Drafting of the document was commissioned by CARICOM, at the request of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Donovan Stanberry, told JIS...

The Washington DC-based Jamaica Nationals Association (JNA) has contributed US$500 to assist the rehabilitation efforts in Haiti in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake. Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Anthony Johnson, accepted the cheque from JNA President, Ms. Claudette Henry at a brief ceremony held recently at the Embassy in Washington. Ambassador Johnson commended the...

A one-day exhibition of Caribbean products and services dubbed 'Expressions of the Caribbean' will be held on April 30 in South Florida. The event, slated for the Signature Grand in Davie, will bring together more than 30 Caribbean-owned businesses involved in food production, services, retail, distribution, and import/export agents. Participants will have the opportunity to network with potential clients and...

Tourism interests from around the world will converge in the island next January for 'Caribbean Marketplace 2011,' which is one of the largest and most prestigious tourism marketing events in the region. The three-day event, organised by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), will be held from January 16 to18 at the Convention Centre in Montego Bay, which is...

The Embassy of Spain and the National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica (NYOJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at making instruction in classical music more accessible to Jamaican children. At the MoU signing today (April 15), at the Embassy of Spain in New Kingston, the Embassy also handed over its first cheque valued at US$2,000 to the NYOJ....

The Atlanta-based Integrity Children's Fund (Integrity) has contributed US$280,000 to three schools in Kingston and St. Andrew over the past seven years. The schools are Joy Town Learning Centre, a basic school making inroads in early childhood education in Trench Town; Operation Restoration Christian School, a remedial school attempting, with excellent results so far, the educational rehabilitation of illiterate teenaged...