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Buoyed by the prospects of the dialogue, networking and experience-sharing opportunities with regional and international Local Government interests, Jamaica's delegation leaves the island on Sunday (May 10) to participate in the 4th Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) in the Bahamas. The four-day international conference is being held under the theme: 'Improving Local Government: the Commonwealth Vision'. It is being held...

The West Midlands Caribbean Parents and Friends Association in Wolverhampton is celebrating its Golden Jubilee, marking 50 years of serving the needs of people of Caribbean descent, who have settled in that part of the United Kingston (UK). One of the oldest Caribbean organisations in the UK, the Association was established in 1959 by a group of concerned individuals, many...

A Bill calling for Caribbean nationals to have their own ancestry category on the United States (US) Census Form for 2010, was recently introduced by Jamaican American Congresswoman, Yvette D. Clarke, of New York's 11th Congressional District, in the House of Representatives. The Bill calls for all questionnaires "used in the taking of any decennial census of the US population,...

Jamaica will be hosting the 12th Meeting of CARICOM's Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) on Friday and Saturday (8th to 9th May, 2009) at the Jamaica Hilton Hotel. Jamaica takes over the chair from Antigua and Barbuda. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, who will preside at the meeting,...

The second Executive Committee Meeting of the Regional Ministers and High Level Authorities of Housing and Urbanisation in Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI), which was scheduled for the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Downtown Kingston on May 8, 2009, has been cancelled. The move is in keeping with the recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO) that persons postpone travel...

Governor- General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Dr Patrick Allen, has thanked Jamaicans overseas for their continued support of the country. Speaking at a special recognition ceremony, held in his honour at the Mount Sinai Seventh-day Adventist Church in Orlando, Florida, recently, Dr Allen lauded the Diaspora for their significant contribution to Jamaica's development. He called on Jamaicans, at home...

A group of nine business persons from the City of Lauderhill in Florida are on a four-day visit to Trelawny, to look at business opportunities in the parish in trade, commerce, among other areas. At a reception held at the Falmouth Town Hall last night (April 29) to welcome the visitors, His Worship the Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager,...

Forty-five women are among a number of Jamaicans departing for Canada between Tuesday and Wednesday (April 28-29) this week, to work as seafood packers in British Columbia, on the overseas employment programme. According to the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, the departure of the women is an indication that the Government is committed to expanding the...

Jamaica will be featured at Flower Mart 2009, the premier outdoor festival for garden and floral enthusiasts from the mid-Atlantic United States region, to be held from May 1 to 2, in Washington, DC, USA. The event, which will be staged on the grounds of the historic Washington National Cathedral, will be held under the theme: 'Flowers Around the World',...

When Rupert Douglas went to Canada as a farm worker for the first time in 1972, a lot of things were different. For one, his salary was 65 cents per hour and the Ontario farm on which he worked, H. W. Holdings Limited, only produced peaches. Thirty-seven years later, the Port Antonio native is still making the trip every year...

The Canadian Army on Thursday (April 23) donated educational items valued at CA$2000 to the Port Royal Primary and Junior High School. Speaking with JIS News Master Corporal in the Canadian Army, Kimberly Hardy said that they are pleased to give assistance to Jamaica. "I am very touched, and it is heart warming because of the reality of what our...

The City of Birmingham is making a bid to provide training camp facilities for the Jamaican and Caribbean Track and Field teams, ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Last week, the city hosted the Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Burchell Whiteman, and showcased the city's facilities and highlighted its strong Caribbean links. High Commissioner Whiteman...