KINGSTON, Jamaica – Professor Neville Ying, Chair of the Jamaica Diaspora Conference Programme and Content Sub-Committee and Pro Chancellor of The Mico University, said that the theme of this year’s conference is in keeping with Jamaica Vision 2030 goals and will also focus on: People, Partnership and Prosperity. Professor Ying made this disclosure while giving […]
by Dr J Lennon KINGSTON, Jamaica – Providing better education is considered the key to alleviating poverty, population growth and other social ills. Jamaica’s fee based system was described by one politician as “educational apartheid”. However, better funding and the eradication of fees are possible if schools were solar powered. Our electricity is amongst the […]
by Derrick Scott NEW YORK – Jamaica’s Acting Consul General to New York, Mrs. Lisa Bryan Smart, has lauded the creation of the newly formed organization, Friends of Falmouth in New York. The coming together of former residents of Falmouth to pool their resources and talents towards the improvement of their hometown, “tells me that […]
Dear Editor, I trust that you are doing exceedingly well. Please permit me an opportunity to share my views in your prestigious publication to extol the virtues of a young, dynamic, caring and visionary member of parliament in the person of the Hon. Shanendon Cartwright, MP for the St. Barnabas Constituency. Shanendon went to arguably […]
LACE TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan – The Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) rolled out the red carpet in honour of the visit by Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, who is on a five-day official visit to that country this week. Prime Minister Harris, who arrived […]
MONTEGO Bay, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Hon. Andrew Holness is inviting more investors to tap into development opportunities in Jamaica, particularly in the tourism industry as he believes the trajectory of the value of the industry is going to take off rapidly. “The opportunities here are great. We’re now in that phase where we […]
NEW YORK – Former Jamaica Prime Minister, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson-Miller, ON, was presented with a United States Congressional Proclamation from Congresswoman Hon. Yvette D. Clarke of the Ninth Congressional District in New York. The presentation was given at the recently held Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB) 25th anniversary reception held April 1, 2019 (6:30 […]
NEW YORK – A group of prominent attorneys from across the country will this weekend gather in New York at the prestigious Swan Club, Roslyn New York for the Inaugural Labor Of Love Gala to be held on Saturday April 13, 2019 8:00pm – 2:00am (Cocktails, 7:00pm). The Labor of Love Gala is the brainchild of […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Donovan White, Jamaica’s Director of Tourism has announced the appointment of Angella Bennett to the position of Regional Director of Tourism for Canada at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). Miss Bennett will be based in Toronto, Canada, and will take up her new positing the week of April 8. Ms. Bennett brings […]
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to St. Kitts and Nevis, Her Excellency Lumka Yengeni, presented her credentials to the country’s Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister today, Monday, April 8. High Commissioner Yengeni is one of […]
Christopher Chaplin is Jamaica’s New Honorary Consul in Philadelphia
by Derrick Scott Washington, DC – Jamaica has installed a new Honorary Consul, Christopher Chaplin to cover the country’s consular affairs in the state of Pennsylvania, from his base in Philadelphia. Mr. Christopher Chaplin’s appointment became effective April 2. He succeeds the late Dr. Alston Meade, filling a position that had been vacant for the […]
Connect
Connect with us on the following social media platforms.