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A 14-member Trade Mission from the United Kingdom (UK), spearheaded by the Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) European Office, will arrive in Jamaica next Monday, November 16. More than 10 companies will be represented on the week-long mission. The companies represent a number of industries ranging from food to real estate and manufacturing. Among the companies signed up to be...

A Commemorative Blue Plaque to honour Mrs. Amy Ashwood Garvey, the first wife of Jamaica's National Hero, The Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, was unveiled in London England, on November 5. The plaque is part of the 'Herstories: Women of change project', of the Octavia Foundation and the Nubian Jak Community Trust. Jamaica's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has declared the Ministerial Meeting of Latin America and the Caribbean on Integration and Development (CALC), and the 28th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Rio group, a total success. He says the deliberations should lead to greater levels of economic co-operation and better integration in the region. The...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that collaboration between Caribbean and Latin American countries, or joint action in strategic areas, is not enough to achieve integration. Mr. Golding said that significant achievements toward integration and collaboration have already been made among various sub-groups of Latin America and the Caribbean. However, there is need for broader, sturdier co-operation to...

Jamaica and Mexico have signed on to a new bilateral civil aviation agreement, which will allow for improved air service between the two countries. The Air Service Agreement was signed at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, Thursday (November 5), by Jamaica's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, and Mexico's...

Jamaica's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. the Hon Kenneth Baugh, has praised the Rio Group for its role in strengthening the region's international presence. Dr. Baugh made comment on Thursday (November 05), after Jamaica was admitted as the 25th member of the prestigious hemispheric body, at a meeting of its Foreign Ministers at...

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,...