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Hopes for an increased Jamaican presence at Westminster following Thursday's General Election in Britain were shattered, with only Labour Party MP, Diane Abbott, being re-elected. Abbott, the now veteran Labour representative of Hackney North and Stoke Newington in London, first elected in 1987, romped home to an easy victory. However, her compatriot Dawn Butler succumbed to boundary changes, failing in...

Jamaica has proposed a special project to the Haitian administration, which aims to assist in resuscitating that nation's agricultural sector from the effects of the 7.0 earthquake, which devastated that country on January 12. Speaking at Thursday's (May 6) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, told journalists that...

Internationally acclaimed Jamaican author, Marlon James has successfully completed his first United Kingdom (UK) tour, having made a number of appearances in London late April to promote his award-winning second novel The Book of Night Women. The author, made three public appearances on the tour, reading at the Bookslam at the Tabernacle in Notting Hill; giving a talk to students...

The Jamaica National Children's Home in Kingston and the Riverside Open Bible Outreach Centre in Montego Bay, will benefit from the proceeds of a fundraising event organised by the Canada-based Jamaica Foundation of Hamilton. The Jamaica Night event, held on Saturday (May 1) at the Church of the Resurrection Anglican Church Hall in Hamilton, featured folk songs and dances by...

For the first time since its inception, the Jamaican Diaspora Convention 2010 will be held outside of Kingston. According to Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Ronald Robinson, this will allow delegates a broader sense of Jamaica, by lessening the Kingston-centric nature of the policy making process. The three-day event is slated to...

Some 40 boxes of medical supplies and sundries were handed over to the Bustamante Hospital for Children by the Local Government Department, during a ceremony at the hospital, Arthur Wint Drive, Kingston on Thursday (May 6). Among the supplies handed over were: dialysis tubes, surgical gloves, needles, bandages, nipples, spinal and prep trays and connection tubes. They were valued at...

Ahead of his departure from Washington for London, Jamaica's outgoing Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Anthony Johnson, expressed satisfaction with helping to deepen relations between Jamaica and both the United States and the international community. Ambassador Johnson is also savouring the outpouring of tributes to him and Mrs....

Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, praised several Jamaicans as he highlighted the accomplishments and achievements of the black community in Canada at the 27th annual Harry Jerome Awards ceremony held recently in Toronto. Mr. Harper, who was the guest speaker at the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA)-organised event, lauded businessman, Michael Lee-Chin, as a "brilliant Jamaican Canadian businessman and...

The Caribbean community overseas is being urged to contribute to the rebuilding process in Haiti. CARICOM's special representative on Haiti, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, has said that the Caribbean Diaspora has a great role to play in ensuring that the redevelopment of Haiti moves forward smoothly and speedily. "There are skills and resources, which reside within the Diaspora, which...

Fifty farm workers are to leave the island Tuesday (May 4) for Washington D.C., having received a charge from the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, that they pave the way for more Jamaicans to begin going to that city for work. The 50 men are part of a group of 300 that will be dispatched to...

Jamaica's Consul General to Toronto, Mr. George Ramocan is urging all Jamaican organisations in Canada to come together and form a 'Joint Council of Jamaican Canadian Diaspora Organisations'. He said this would not only create greater cohesiveness among the groups but also fulfill the objectives set by the Diaspora representation and the Government of Jamaica at the first ever Diaspora...

The Jamaican Diaspora UK is preparing for the fourth Biennial Jamaican Diaspora Conference, which will be held in Ocho Rios from June 14 to 17 this year. A special pre conference meeting was held by the group last weekend in Birmingham, to discuss a range of topics and issues that will form part of the UK group's input on the...