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Jamaican-born Mayor of Barking and Dagenham in the United Kingdom (UK), Councillor Donna Lumsden (left), is being introduced by teacher at Maverley Primary School in St. Andrew, Shanika Battiste, before addressing students. The mayor, who is a former student of Maverley Primary, stopped at the institution during her recent visit to the island.  
Jamaican-born Mayor of Barking and Dagenham in the United Kingdom (UK), Councillor Donna Lumsden (left), is being introduced by teacher at Maverley Primary School in St. Andrew, Shanika Battiste, before addressing students. The mayor, who is a former student of Maverley Primary, stopped at the institution during her recent visit to the island.  

Jamaican-Born UK Mayor Urges Students to Strive for Greatness

By: Rocheda Bartley, December 29, 2023
Jamaican-born Mayor of Barking and Dagenham in England, Councillor Donna Lumsden, has called on students at her alma mater, Maverley Primary School, to strive for greatness. The Mayor, who stopped...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), listens to United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Noah Nick Perry (second right), during a meeting at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston on December 19. The Minister engaged Mr. Perry in discussions surrounding labour and social security matters. Looking on (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden and Consul General, United States Embassy, Ann Marie Chiappetta.

PHOTOS: Minister Charles Jr. Meets with US Ambassador

Dean of the Consular Corps of Jamaica, Robert Scott (left, seated) and Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies (UWI), Sir Hilary Beckles (right, seated), with Corps members and other stakeholders following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the institutions during a ceremony held at the UWI Regional Headquarters in Kingston on Thursday (December 14). Others present include Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left); Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (second right).

UWI and Consular Corps Sign MOU to Heighten Stakeholder Human Trafficking Awareness

By: Latonya Linton, December 15, 2023

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