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Decades before Kenyan Independence in December 1963, the words of Jamaican Marcus Garvey, were being carried throughout the country. From the river beaches of Kisumu to the forests of Nairobi, nationalists devoted themselves to the influential teachings of Garvey and other voices in the pan-Africanism movement. This would later prove crucial in the campaign for Independence from Britain. Fast-forward nearly a century...

The 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference Day of Service saw the roll out of some 42 projects. While the activity has been dubbed a ‘Day of Service’ by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, many of the projects carried out were far from one off occasions. One such project was a basketball clinic held at the Excelsior Community College...

The Foreign Exchange Global Code developed by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has been formally adopted in the Jamaican market. The Code’s adoption is one of several foreign exchange market reforms initiated by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) in 2017. The Foreign Exchange Global Code provides a common set of guidelines for all authorised foreign exchange trading entities for promoting the...

For the month of July, the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons undertook several activities to raise public awareness about the heinous crime of human trafficking, which mainly affects the country’s most vulnerable citizens. Manager at the Trafficking in Persons Secretariat in the Ministry of Justice, Chenee Russell, sat with JIS Studio 58A host Vaughn Davis recently to outline some...

Many Jamaicans in the Diaspora hold positions of prominence and use their positions to assist where needed here at home. One such individual is Mayor of Miramar, Florida in the United States, Wayne Messam. Messam is a first generation American. His parents and siblings, who were all born in Manchester, migrated to the United States many years ago in pursuit of...

The wheels have been set in motion for another Emancipendence Festival Season and government is pulling out all the stops to make every year better than the last. Festival Bandwagons and vigils have been scheduled for all parishes and the Independence Village will be teeming with activity throughout the season. But, it’s the annual Independence Grand Gala that everyone will be...