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The first United States of America (USA)/Jamaica Diaspora Conference, initially planned for June, has been rescheduled to October. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Dr. Ronald Robinson, confirmed the new date during an interview with JIS News, following a meeting with members of the Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board for the Northeast...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Dr. Ronald Robinson, has called on the Jamaican community overseas not to lose its focus in the midst of the current global difficulties. Speaking against the background of the global financial crisis, Senator Robinson asserted that just as the crisis had a beginning, there would...

The commitment by the Canadian Government to provide Can$18 million to strengthen Jamaica's judicial system, through the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme, has been welcomed by Justice Minister and Attorney General, Senator the Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne. On April 21, Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, and his Canadian counterpart, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, signed a Memorandum of...

Senator, Dr. Ronald Robinson, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, will pay a courtesy call on the President of Essex County College, Dr. A. Zachary Yamba, in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday(April 22). Dr. Robinson will use the occasion to convey thanks and appreciation, on behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica and...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has welcomed Canada's support for the inclusion of a development component in the proposed Canada/CARICOM Free Trade Agreement. "We insisted, from the very beginning, that we cannot just negotiate a trade agreement, it has to be a trade agreement plus. It must have a development component, because we are not in a position to...

A ceramic bowl created by leading Jamaican potter, Norma Rodney Harrack, was presented to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper from the Government and People of Jamaica yesterday (April 21). The Canadian Prime Minister left the island on April 21, ending a two-day working visit which saw Jamaica and Canada signing a Memorandum of Understanding for...

Canadian Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, has given an undertaking to pursue the interests of developing nations, such as Jamaica, with multi-lateral funding agencies, against the background of the prevailing global economic downturn. He gave this commitment at the signing of a bi-lateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between Jamaica and Canada, at Jamaica House on April 21. Prime...

The average number of Jamaicans travelling to Canada under the Canadian Overseas Workers Programme has now reached eight thousand (8,000) annually and according to Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, remittances from the programme have far exceeded Can$52 million over the past five years. During bi-lateral talks at Jamaica House this morning (April 21) with Canadian Prime...

Canadian Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, made a renewed call yesterday for his country and CARICOM to sign a free trade agreement with mutual benefits for both signatories. The Canadian Prime Minister said that while there are concerns about proceeding with a free trade agreement at this time, with the impact of the global recession, Canada was committed...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Anthony Johnson, will deliver the first inaugural lecture entitled, 'The History of Jamaican Education', on Tuesday, April 21, at the Library of Congress, in Washington, D.C. The lecture series will be presented by Diplomats in Washington, under the auspices of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. In an interview with JIS News,...

Jamaicans living in Canada are praising the Jamaican security forces for the positive outcome to the hostage incident, at the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St. James, today (April 20). "I am proud as a Jamaican that we were able to get out of this without anyone getting hurt," said Director of Programme and Community Initiative, at Four Villages...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Dr. Ronald Robinson, has reiterated the Government's commitment to the development of Jamaica's Diaspora movement. Speaking at the first in a series of town hall meetings at the Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York, USA on Friday evening (April 17), Dr. Robinson, who has...