WASHINGTON, DC – United States Congresswoman Yvette Clarke will be in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on an official three-day visit from November 13 to 15.
The congresswoman, who represents New York’s Ninth District (Brooklyn) and is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, will be visiting Jamaica’s Second City at the invitation of the President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Ms. Gloria Henry.
Ms. Clarke will be met on arrival by the President of MBCCI; manager of the Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. Gloria Fisher; Ms. Mary Chambers, director of MBCCI; and Mrs. Margaret Jones, Jamaica Tourist Board’s Protocol Officer.
Later that evening, the MBCCI President will host a dinner in the Congresswoman’s honour, at the Round Hill Hotel and Villas. This affair will be attended by a wide cross-section of the Montego Bay business and civic communities.
On Saturday 14, the U.S., Congresswoman, who is a member of the House of Representatives Energy Committee, will meet with representatives of the energy sector, including the Jamaica Public Service Company and the Port Authority of Jamaica at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre. She will also visit the Montego Bay Freeport to meet with members of the manufacturing sector.
As the highlight of her Montego Bay visit, Congresswoman Clarke will deliver the keynote address at the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce Banquet and Awards Ceremony and the inauguration of its Wall of Fame. The program takes place at the Hilton Hotel on Saturday evening.
This calendar event will bring together over 400 members of Montego Bay’s business and civic community.
Born to Jamaican parents, the US Congresswoman serves on the House energy and commerce committee as well as several committees including education, labour, homeland security and small business. She is the daughter of former New York City Council member, Jamaican-born Dr. Una S.T. Clarke.
She accompanied US President Barack Obama on his historic visit to Jamaica in April.
She returns to the United States on Sunday.
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