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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...

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...