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Ten Jamaicans residing in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, were honoured on February 21, for their outstanding contributions to the Jamaican community, by the Jamaican Consulate in that city, at its annual awards banquet, held at the Chateau Del Mar Country Club, in Hickory Hills. Those receiving the service awards were: Donald A. Pettis, Snr., Lester B. Phillips, Elfreda...

By the end of March, the National Export-Import Bank (EXIM) of Jamaica will have disbursed some $6 billion in loan funds for 2008/2009, a 25 per cent increase over the previous fiscal period. The disbursement would have met the target set by the new board of directors appointed in December, 2008 and, as Deputy Managing Director of the bank, Megan...

Ambassador to the United States, Anthony Johnson, has encouraged the Chicago business community to take a "serious look" at Jamaica, noting that amidst the economic downturn, the country offered great investment opportunities. In an address to the businesspeople at a luncheon at the Top Notch Restaurant in the United States city on Friday (Feb. 20), Ambassador Johnson cited business opportunities...

Consul General of Jamaica in New York, Geneive Brown-Metzger, has called on Jamaicans overseas to help with the formulation of a national agenda for change even as the world community grapples with a gloomy economic outlook. Addressing the congregation of more than 3,500 including Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica, at a special Service of Prayer for Jamaica at the Brooklyn...

His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain has said that his first state visit to the island was to highlight and strengthen the strong ties between Jamaica and Spain, not only in the political and economic fields, but also in the spheres of culture and development aid. King Carlos, who was speaking at a reception held in his honour...

Organisation of American States (OAS) representative in Jamaica, Dr. Joan Neil, has said that the Government, private sector and civil society must work collectively towards achieving good governance. "We don't need a more relevant timeframe for the emergence of this concept that seeks to encourage good governance than the present," Dr. Neil stated as she addressed a recent workshop at...

Jamaica and Spain have signed bilateral agreements facilitating air services between both countries, and allowing dependents of staff of either country's embassy to seek employment on a mutual basis. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, and Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation, Ambassador Miguel Angel Moratinos, signed the agreements on behalf of their Governments,...

Thank you all for the great honour and kindness you have shown by inviting me to address the representatives of the people in a joint session of the two Houses of the Jamaican Parliament, on the occasion of the first State Visit to this beautiful country by the Queen and myself. I should like to begin my address by paying...

'Jamaican Journey', a 105-page exploration of the island through art and poetry by artist Susan Alexander, was launched recently at the Broward College/South Regional Library in Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States of America (USA). Mrs. Alexander said that the book, which contains drawings, paintings and sculptures of Jamaican subjects, captures the beauty of the people, land, and culture, while at...

Their Majesties, King Juan Carlos 1 and Queen Sofia of Spain, were given a red carpet welcome, today(February 17), when they arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston, for a two-day State visit. On their arrival, they were met by Their Excellencies, the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall and Lady Hall, and the Spanish Ambassador, Jesus Silva....

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Arthur Williams Jnr. will participate in this week's Ministerial Conference on Security, Drug Trafficking, Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism as Challenges to Development in the Caribbean in the Dominican Republic. The conference which is organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) and the Government...

Rare photographs providing a unique glimpse into the life of the late reggae king, Bob Marley, are now on display at the Govinda Gallery, downtown Washington DC, U.S.A. The exhibition is entitled, Soul Rebel: An Intimate Portrait of Bob Marley. It comprises some 40 never-before-seen photos taken by Time magazine photographer, David Burnett. In an interview with JIS News, Mr....