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Mayors and Local Government representatives attending yesterday's (September 15) opening session of a Local Government Administrators International Workshop, in downtown Kingston, were urged to target substantial goals and cooperate to protect and promote their cultural heritage. Mayor of Gangneung, Republic of Korea, Myeong-hee Choi, made the call in a message at a workshop, which is being hosted by the Inter-city...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator, the Hon. Dr. Ronald Robinson, says the time has come to redefine the concept of the Diaspora. "I think there are a lot of persons of Jamaican heritage and a lot of persons who are not of Jamaican descent who want to contribute to Jamaica and who...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, has reaffirmed the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation's (KSAC) commitment to preserve the city's intangible cultural heritage. He cited efforts to restore the Ward Theatre, preservation of National Hero, Marcus Garvey's legacy at Liberty Hall, and the establishment of the Simon Bolivar Cultural Centre as evidence of the cultural development of downtown Kingston. The...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Dr. Ronald Robinson, is scheduled to address a Think Tank in London, England this Friday (Sept. 11), on 'Enhancing the Political and Economic Welfare of the Jamaican UK (United Kingdom) Diaspora.' Senator Robinson, who has special responsibility for Diaspora Affairs, hosted a Future Leadership Jamaican...

An all day 'Educulture' Workshop that focusses on teaching young people how to "Create a Vision" to achieve the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals and the Organisation of American States (OAS) Human Prosperity Goals, is being organised for 75 Jamaican National Secondary School Student Council leaders, Jamaican Youth Ambassadors, Community Youth Organisations and the National Parent Teachers Association of...

A memorial service is being planned in Toronto, Canada, for the late Lady Gladys Bustamante, wife of Jamaica's first Prime Minister and National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante. The Ecumenical Service will take place on Sunday, September 20, at the Revivaltime Tabernacle, 4340 Dufferin Street, starting at 3:00 p.m. Chairperson of the Planning Committee, Ms. Letna Allen-Rowe, said...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has called on Jamaicans in Florida in the United States, and the wider Diaspora to work together more effectively to promote investments at home. He was speaking on Friday, September 4, at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Jamaica Trade and Invest...

Deputy President of Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), Lisa Bell, has stressed the importance of members of the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States, playing a more integral role in enhancing and promoting trade and investment linkages between that country and Jamaica. "You, the members of the Diaspora, are our eyes and ears in this market. You have the information...

Just under a thousand school children in St. Catherine have benefitted from free health checks for back-to -school, provided by a medical team headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh. A medical doctor and consultant surgeon by profession, Dr. Baugh is also Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine....

'Small Island', the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) much-anticipated adaptation of Andrea Levy's award-winning novel of the same name, had its first screening before an exclusive audience in London England recently. The adaptation, which will be broadcast as a two-part mini-series on BBC television this autumn, tells the stories of Jamaicans, who travelled to England during and after World War II...

The European Union on Tuesday granted Jamaica J$3.6 billion under the European Commission co-operation programme. This brings the total EU assistance to an estimated Euro 740 million (just under J$93 billion) since the inception of the Lom

European Commission Head of Delegation, Ambassador Marco Mazzochi-Alemani has described financial assistance to Jamaica from the European Union as 'money well spent'. Ambassador Alemani was speaking at the official handing-over of $3.6 billion for budget support to Jamaica on Tuesday (September 1). He said the Government has initiated major action in the security and justice fields with new legislation. The...