By Dionne Rose KINGSTON, Jamaica – Opal Whyte, Project Manager for the Social Enterprise Boost Initiative (SEBI), a project of the JN Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is urging Jamaicans and the Diaspora to support social enterprise development by purchasing goods and services from the entities. “Our objective at the […]
OCEAN Boosts Employment & Trains Jamaicans for Harbour Tug Services Kingston, Jamaica – Having recently, signed a 10-year contract with Jamaica’s Port Authority for the provision of harbor towage services, Ocean invested approx. $US 60,000 on a training programme for Jamaicans who will be hired to operate the vessels. The Québec based company also provided […]
BEIJING, China – The Beijing International Trading Co. Ltd formally announced its intention of promoting culture and health exchanges between China and the Caribbean through first establishing its Traditional Chinese Culture and Health centre in Jamaica. Beijing Yijialu hopes to expand to other Caribbean countries in the region over the next five years. Beijing Yijialu […]
GUYANA – Guyana’s Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson and his Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Kenneth Jordan on Monday (August 13) toured the operations of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) as well as surrounding areas at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, where both the company and the ministry are separately embarked on major development projects. The various projects […]
BY GERARD BEST gerard@gerardbest.com PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Regenie Fraser, the former Secretary General of a regional trade association, has been selected to serve a one-year term on the board of trustees of the American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN). Regenie Fraser Fraser’s appointment makes her the first person from the Caribbean and the first non-white person to serve on […]
BY GERARD BEST gerard@gerardbest.com PANAMA CITY, Panama – A group of internet experts is calling for a different approach to providing Internet access to the poor, remote and underserved parts of the Caribbean region. “Governments, policy makers and the private sector are exploring strategies and partnerships to connect the unconnected,” said Jane Coffin, Director of Development […]
Tyrone Lake ST. CROIX – Tyrone Lake of the U.S. Virgin Islands is the winner of the Junior Division of the 2018 Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation Children’s Environmental Poster Competition. The 11-year-old Alexander Henderson Elementary School honor roll student topped the regional competition with a poster entitled ‘Present and Future’, which focused on disaster […]
Jamaicans in the US Capital turn out in large numbers to give thanks for the country’s 56th year of independence by Derrick Scott Washington, DC – It was standing room only as Jamaicans and friends poured into Dumbarton Chapel at Howard University School of Law, for the service of thanksgiving for Jamaica’s 56th year of independence […]
by Derrick Scott Washington, DC – The United States government has hailed the Jamaican nation’s 56th year of independence, with Secretary of State Michael R. ‘Mike’ Pompeo paying tribute to the island, the strong connections between the people of both countries, and the collaboration that make Jamaica one of the strongest partners of the United States […]
Message from The Most Hon. Andrew Michael Holness, ON, MP Prime Minister, Jamaica KINGSTON, Jamaica – My Jamaican family in the Diaspora, the commemoration of Jamaica’s 56th year as an independent nation presents an opportunity for us to reflect on, and celebrate the significant achievements made in the past by this nation while strategically planning […]
West Indian American Day Carnival Association President Passes Away
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) expresses its sadness at the sudden passing of William ‘Bill’ Howard, the president of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA). Bill was a dedicated servant of the Caribbean American community and was committed to the continued development of the West Indian Day Carnival as an […]
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