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The Ciyo Brown Trio , playing at the special tribute to Bob Marley hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in London, on February 6.
The Ciyo Brown Trio , playing at the special tribute to Bob Marley hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in London, on February 6.

Bob Marley Day Celebrated in London

By: Vivienne Siva, February 10, 2014
Scores of music lovers braved the London Underground strike and bad weather to celebrate Bob Marley Day, at the Jamaican High Commission in London, on February 6. The event, hosted...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (right), is in light conversation with Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Rev. Dr. Iva Gloudon, during Diplomatic Week activities held last year at Jamaica House.

Foreign Minister Reaffirms Country’s Commitment to Regional Integration

By: Alphea Saunders, February 5, 2014
Jamaican-born Howard University Asst. Professor, Dr. Goulda Downer (centre), receives the 2013 Congressional Black Caucus Healthcare Leadership Award from Congresswoman Donna Christiansen. Sharing in the occasion at left is President and CEO of the National Minority Quality Forum, Dr. Gary Puckrein.

Jamaican Wins 2013 Congressional Black Caucus Award

By: Derrick Scott, Information Attache (Jamaican Embassy, USA), January 8, 2014

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Chairman of the Governor’s Commission on Caribbean Affairs for the State of Maryland, Ambassador Curtis Ward (left), makes a point during a panel discussion held after Wednesday’s (Dec. 11) screening of the documentary ‘Forward Home, the Power of the Caribbean Diaspora’, held on at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington DC. The other panelists (from 2nd left) are: Chairman of the Caucus of CARICOM Ambassadors and Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago to the United States, His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan; Lecturer at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Keith Nurse; and Assistant General Secretary to the OAS, His Excellency Albert Ramdin.
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Caribbean Diaspora Urged to Work Together

Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Albert Ramdin, has called on the Caribbean Diaspora in the United States to work in partnership for the...
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By: Derrick Scott, Information Attache (Jamaican Embassy, USA), December 13, 2013
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie (2nd right), listens attentively as Managing Director of Ecofarms, Grace Foster Reid (2nd left), explains the contents of Buzz Honey Wine, during a courtesy call on Ambassador Vasciannie at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, recently. Looking on are: Co-Chair of WEConnect Jamaica, Yannek Page (left); and Minister-Counsellor for Trade and Economic Matters at the Embassy of Jamaica, Ariel Bowen.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Business Women Call on Ambassador Vasciannie

Two young Jamaican entrepreneurs, Yannek Page and Grace Foster-Reid, recently met with Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, to discuss various initiatives related to business innovation and...
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By: Derrick Scott, Information Attache (Jamaican Embassy, USA), December 10, 2013