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CARICOM is looking to forge closer economic ties with Latin America, a move, which Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh says, could provide greater opportunities for Jamaican businesses and spur social and economic growth. According to Dr. Baugh, the integration of Latin America and the Caribbean economically and in trade, offers the opportunity for Jamaica to...

President of the Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada, Mrs. Lorna King, said that despite the economic recession, the charity remains committed to its mandate of assisting Jamaican children at the early childhood level. Mrs. King, who was speaking recently at the organisation's annual Christmas Toy and Book Drive held at the Jamaican Consulate General in Toronto,...

Jamaica's new Consul General to Toronto, George Ramocan, has pledged to work to advance the country's arts and culture in Toronto. "Culture and arts represent the mind, heart and soul of our people. Therefore, when you talk about Jamaican arts and culture, you're talking about the Jamaican people," Mr. Ramocan said. He was speaking at Arts and Culture Jamaica (ACJAM)...

Three newly refurbished residences at the National Chest Hospital, Kingston, which will accommodate Cubans in the Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Project, were handed over by Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, on Friday (December 18). The eye care professionals will be working in the new Opthalmology Centre at the St. Joseph's Hospital, Deanery Road, Kingston, which will be officially opened next...

The Jamaican community in the United Kingdom (UK), last week-end said thank you and bade farewell to outgoing High Commissioner, Burchell Whiteman and his wife, Joline. At a special luncheon held in London, Mr. Whiteman, who demits office at the end of December, was hailed as a man of integrity, who is committed and dedicated to the development of the...

Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Anthony Johnson, has said that alumni organisations play a vital role in the advancement of education in Jamaica, contributing millions of dollars to improve school plants, fund scholarships, among other things. "Your constant giving back to your various institutions, which amounts to millions of dollars, have not gone unnoticed by the Government and...

A cultural agreement between the Republic of South Africa and Jamaica was signed on Monday (December 14) at a press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, explained that the agreement is aimed at encouraging co-operation, as well as facilitating the exchange of knowledge, experience and achievements between both...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh departed the island on the weekend for Copenhagen, Denmark , to participate in the 15th Conference of Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change. Dr. Baugh, who heads Jamaica's delegation, will address the Conference which runs from the 7th to the 18th of December,...

Outgoing High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), His Excellency Burchell Whiteman, has said that working with the UK Jamaican community has been one of the most enjoyable and interesting aspects of his three-year tour of duty. "We have a very large and vibrant Jamaican community here, people of Jamaican birth or heritage. They are people of worth, extremely energetic,...

United States-based Economist, Professor Paul Romer, has suggested that the Government look at including overseas nationals in the democratic process, by allowing them to vote by absentee ballot. Professor Romer, who was delivering the Planning Institute of Jamaica's (PIOJ) 2009 Dialogue for Development Lecture recently, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, said that the move will help to strengthen...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has said the delay in the appointment of a new United States Ambassador to Jamaica may have been due to the State Department's pre-occupation with other matters. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (December 8), Mr. Golding cited what he said was a general delay in the "processing and approval of the President's nominees for...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte has called the attention of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, to the plight of small vulnerable, highly indebted middle income countries such as Jamaica. "Our needs are well known. We require greater flexibilities. We require Special and...