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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), conversing with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Saturday (Sept. 7). This was ahead of a relief mission to the Bahamas by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), through support from Canada. Also pictured (from right) are: Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; Canadian Defence Attaché to the West Indies, Col. Jacques O’Keefe; and Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), conversing with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Saturday (Sept. 7). This was ahead of a relief mission to the Bahamas by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), through support from Canada. Also pictured (from right) are: Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; Canadian Defence Attaché to the West Indies, Col. Jacques O’Keefe; and Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Rocky Meade.

120 Soldiers Deployed to The Bahamas

By: Chris Patterson, September 8, 2019
A contingent of 120 Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers departed the island this afternoon (Sept. 7) to provide recovery and humanitarian support to the Bahamas following the devastation caused by...
Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), GraceKennedy Limited, Senator Don Wehby (centre), with interns of the 2019 GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme (from left) Tarik Graham, Kayla Jessup, Sapphira Thompson-Bled and Callum McCarthy. Occasion was the launch of the programme on Wednesday (July 3), at GraceKennedy Limited’s new corporate headquarters, Harbour Street, downtown Kingston. The students who are from the United States of America, Canada and the United Kingdom, will participate in a five-week internship from June 28 to August 7 with GraceKennedy Limited. The Programme is an annual cultural and professional internship geared at highlighting the Jamaican culture, while furthering the career goals of the candidates.

Persons in the Diaspora to Learn More About Jamaica Through Birthright Programme

By: Rochelle Williams, July 4, 2019
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses a plenary session during the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (June 19). (FILE)

Diaspora Conference Attracted Increased Number of Overseas Attendees

By: Alecia Smith, June 26, 2019

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Youth Leaders Attend Diaspora Conference

Fifty exceptional youth leaders were invited to the 8th Biennial Diaspora Conference, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Downtown Kingston, from June 16-20. State Minister in the Ministry of...
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By: Tomeica Gunn, June 23, 2019