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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...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, says Jamaica's participation in overseas trade expositions is an excellent avenue to expand Brand Jamaica. Dr. Baugh, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, will be travelling to Florida in the United States on Thursday (September 3) to address the Jamaica/USA Chamber of Commerce's JAMAICAN EXPO 2009, at the Sunset Lakes...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding says Brazil / Jamaica relations are better than ever and he has repeated his continued support of stronger business and cultural relations between both countries. The Prime Minister gave this assurance on Monday (Aug. 31) during a courtesy call at Jamaica House by Brazilian Senator and leader of the Republican Party, Marcello Crivella and...

Jamaican-born furniture designer Sanjay Senior recently showcased his creative and distinctive work in London England at an exhibition hosted by the Jamaican High Commission. The exhibition of tables, chairs, and benches, showed Senior's unique design style, which involves a mix of traditional woods with other diverse materials. He combines components from different types of household furnishing with highly refined woodworking...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Consultant on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Dr. Alafia Samuels, has expressed the hope that the concept of Caribbean Wellness Day will stimulate increased physical activity and exercise among individuals, thereby contributing to reducing the factors causing chronic diseases. Caribbean Wellness Day, which is celebrated on the second Saturday in September, evolved out of the Declaration of...

Jamaica's Consul General to New York, Mrs. Geneive Brown-Metzger, says the naming of the four corners of White Plains Road and Gun Hill Road in Bronx, New York, as Marcus Garvey Square, will ensure that future generations of Jamaicans remember the outstanding legacy of Jamaica's first National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey. The Consul General was speaking at the...