WASHINGTON, DC: Five students of Jamaican heritage, who are attending colleges and universities in the United States, have been awarded the 2024 Jamaican Nationals Association (JNA) College Student Scholarships. Each awarded US$1,000 in assistance...
Washington DC: Consul general of Jamaica in New York, Alsion Wilson, has hailed the Help Jamaica Medical Mission (HelpJaMM) for its unwavering dedication to providing ‘quality healthcare to the mentally disadvantaged in Jamaica and New Jersey’. In...
WASHINGTON, DC: Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Philadelphia Christopher Chaplin has lauded the members of the Caribbean Medical Missions (CMM) for over 20 years of service to the Caribbean, calling their efforts “selfless work” by a “remarkable...
WASHINGTON, DC. The Jamaica Nurses Association of New Jersey (JNANJ) has elected Celia O’Gilvie as its new president. O’Gilvie, a healthcare professional with over 17 years of experience, brings a wealth of knowledge and a fresh perspective to her...
WASHINGTON, DC: Moving to Republic status, even without immediately resolving the question of the final court of appeal, ‘is a practical and sensible approach’ to constitutional reform. That was the word from Prime Minister Andrew Holness in his...
WASHINGTON DC: The Trelawny Municipal Corporation is to construct a new two-storey multi-purpose complex to replace its present office building which also houses the offices of the Trelawny Parish Court. The structure is over 250 years old. Mayor...
DOVER, Delaware: Prime Minister Andrew Holness was on Friday conferred with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by the Delaware State University, a privately governed, state-assisted, historically black land-grant research university in Dover,...
WASHINGTON, DC: By 2 p.m., the numbers in Rockland Lake State Park in Rockland County, upstate New York, had swelled to some 8,000 picnickers from across North America, and as far away as the United Kingdom, Canada, and Jamaica, to pack the...
Washington, DC: Two Washington area Caribbean-American community champions – Dominica-born lawyer, Gabriel Christian, and Jamaica-born doctor, Ursula McClymont – are to be honoured by the Caribbean Council of Prince George’s County, Maryland, at...
Washington, DC: Jamaica-born Natalee S. Snider has been named as the new director of the Mayor’s Office on Caribbean Community Affairs (MOCCA). The announcement made by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, on Thursday, follows her declaration of June as...
WASHINGTON DC: Jamaica’s 60th anniversary celebrations got off to a tremendous start in the southern United States with three major events which took place in South Florida last weekend. The Florida launch, which featured three major activities...
Washington, DC: GraceKennedy, one of the Caribbean region’s largest conglomerates with operations headquartered in Jamaica, joins three of the region’s political leaders headlining a group of eight distinguished recipients of the upcoming 25th...
WASHINGTON, DC: United States Vice-President Mike Pence has lauded Prime Minister Andrew Holness for his outstanding leadership of Jamaica and, by extension, the Caribbean region. “I want to thank the prime minister of Jamaica for his strong...
WASHINGTON, D.C. The new United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica says he is looking forward to helping to further strengthen the relationship between the two nations. “From day one, the United States and Jamaica have had a strong...
Michigan, United States: Their exemplary work ethic has created a high demand for Jamaican workers in the hospitality industry in the state of Michigan, United States (US). This was revealed by Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine...
Washington, DC:DC World Reggae Festival, an Embassy of Jamaica-endorsed event, will have its inaugural staging on August 19, 2018 featuring Jamaican artistes such as Shabba Ranks, Chronixx, Toots and The Maytals, Kes the Band, Raging Fyah, Rupee,...
Washington, DC:The New Jersey-based Help Jamaica Medical Mission (HJMM) has provided medical supplies, equipment and health services at a value of US$2.5 million to underserved Jamaicans over the past eight years.According to the president of HJMM,...
