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Clowns Without Borders for Therapy Workshops

By: Douglas McIntosh, September 9, 2014
Two members of the internationally-acclaimed Spanish humanitarian organization, ‘Clowns without Borders’ (‘Payasos sin Fronteras’) are currently in Jamaica for a series of engagements between Monday, September 8 and Friday, September...
Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the United States of America, in Kingston, Elizabeth Martinez, addresses a press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on September 6, to give an update on the search operations for the aircraft which crashed in Jamaican waters on September 5. The media briefing was attended by personnel from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, the Ministry of Health and the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority.

Govt. Commended for Response to Crash of Aircraft

By: Latonya Linton, September 6, 2014
Programme Manager, Caricom Single Market and Economy, CARICOM Secretariat, Ivor Carryl (left), addresses members of the public sector during a two-day forum to discuss the findings of a major consultancy on government procurement in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). At right is Deputy Programme Manager, CSME Unit, CARICOM Secretariat, Philip McClauren. The forum is being held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston from September 3 to 4.

Regional Procurement System To Be Established

By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, September 4, 2014

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Maryland House of Delegates Representative and founding member of the Jamaica Association of Maryland (JAM), Shirley Natham-Pulliam (2nd left), presents the 2014 Marcus Garvey UNIA award to Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins University, Jamaican born Dr. Basil Morgan (3rd left), at JAM’s annual Independence Ball commemorating the country’s 52nd year of independence on Saturday, August 9, at the Martin West Ballroom in Baltimore, Maryland. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are: President of the National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO), Rick Nugent and President of (JAM), Mr. Noel Godfrey.
Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Assistant Professor Gets UNIA Award

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins University, Jamaica born Dr. Basil Morgan, is the recipient of the 2014 Marcus Garvey Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) Award. It was presented...
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By: Derrick Scott, Information Attache (Jamaican Embassy, USA), August 11, 2014
Ambassador to the United States, and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS ), His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, has been elected to chair OAS Legal Committee.
Foreign Affairs

Ambassador Vasciannie to Chair OAS Committee

The Organization of American States (OAS) Wednesday, August 6, elected Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Stephen Vasciannie, to chair the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the organisation....
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By: Derrick Scott, Information Attache (Jamaican Embassy, USA), August 8, 2014
The Rev. Dr. Noel Erskine delivers the sermon at the service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving for the life of former Honorary Consul to Atlanta, Vin Martin, at the Springfield Baptist church on Friday, August 1, in Conyers, Georgia.
Foreign Affairs

Service of Thanksgiving for Vin Martin

The life of the late former Jamaica Honorary Consul to Atlanta and prominent Attorney, Vin Martin, was celebrated at a service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving, held at the Springfield Baptist...
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By: Derrick Scott, Information Attache (Jamaican Embassy, USA), August 5, 2014