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On Sunday, November 8, Jamaica will join 29 other countries to mark World Town Planning Day, under the theme: 'Building Better Communities'. The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has organised several activities to commemorate the event, as well as to highlight the importance of town planning in managing the growth and development of urban and rural areas. "Town planning...

Two outstanding Jamaicans, Professor Mervyn Morris, O.M, and Mrs. Norma Darby, were recognised at a recent ceremony, held at the Holy Family Episcopal Church, in Miami, Florida USA. Several artistes performed songs and dances and did a selection of poetry readings in their honour. Professor Morris and Mrs. Darby were among the many Jamaicans bestowed with national honours at the...

A book about one of Jamaica's National Heroes was recently launched in Toronto, Canada. 'Daddy Sharpe', written by Jamaican-born educator, Mr. Fred Kennedy, and published in 2008, is a "narrative of the life and adventures of Samuel Sharpe, a West Indian slave, written by himself." Mr. Kennedy, who was a teacher in Toronto for many years and then returned to...

A Jamaican-born policeman has been appointed to the second highest rank in Toronto's police force, in Canada. Mr. Peter Sloly, who hails from Kingston, Jamaica, recently became the second black person in the history of the Toronto Police Service (TPS) to be made its Deputy Chief. At 43 years old, he is also the youngest Deputy Chief ever in the...

The Birmingham-based Association of Jamaican Nationals in the United Kingdom (UK), honoured seven local heroes from the West Midlands, during its annual Jamaica National and Local Heroes awards ceremony, held recently. The awardees are Jamaican born, Ms. Cynthia Spence, Mr. Llewellyn Graham, Ms. Enid Rose Weir, Mr. Stephen Brooks, Ms. Gail Johnson, Mr. Michael Blake and Ms. Sarah Walters, who...

Another remittance outlet has been opened in the United Kingdom (UK), giving persons, particularly Jamaicans, more options in sending money back home. On Friday, October 31, GraceKennedy Money Services officially launched its UK operations and deepened its relationship with Western Union, becoming one of that organisation's seven Master Agents in the UK. Deputy Chief Executive Officer of GraceKennedy Financial Group,...

Jamaica will be hosting important meetings of Foreign Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean (CALC) on Integration and Development, and the Rio Group, November 4-6, at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa Hotel, Montego Bay St. James. In welcoming the meetings, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, underscored their importance....

The House of Representatives has approved a resolution supporting the removal of the trade embargo on Cuba by the United States. The vote was timely, as it came only a day before the United Nations' General Assembly voted for the 18th year in a row to condemn the 47-year embargo. The UN draft resolution was passed by a vote of...

Legendary musician Cecil 'Sonny' Bradshaw was given a musical farewell in London England on Tuesday (Oct. 27), with artistes from around the world who worked, studied or were inspired by Mr. Bradshaw, paying tribute to him in music, song and dance. The thanksgiving service was held at the Gants Hill Methodist Church, near Ilford, East London, where Mr. Bradshaw lived...

The Embassy of Jamaica in Washington in the United States has honoured two organisations and three individuals for their outstanding contribution to Jamaican communities in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas. At the first National Heroes Day reception and awards ceremony hosted by the Embassy on October 21, the Jamaica Association of Maryland was awarded for more than 20...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is to benefit from an injection of €165 million (Euros), or close to J$22 billion, in funding from the European Commission as part of its ongoing support for regional integration. This was disclosed by Head of Section of the Delegation of the European Commission (EC) to Jamaica, Helen Jenkinson, who told JIS News that the principal...

Jamaican students are being urged to see the implementation of a Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) as a bold new frontier, to help develop it and take advantage of the lucrative multi-trillion dollar Americas market it can open up. The challenge came from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, when...