The ganja fraternity in Jamaica, while welcoming the recent decision by the United States (US) Department of Justice to reclassify certain cannabis products, is urging local producers to see it as both an opportunity and a warning. Maurice Ellis,...
United States congresswoman Yvette Clarke has launched a re-election campaign as she seeks to retain her seat in the US House of Representatives. The daughter of Jamaican parents, Clarke told The Gleaner that she is taking the necessary steps to...
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, has said that the upcoming 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay, St James, will offer an opportunity to deepen and strengthen the relationship between the...
The Jamaican Consulate in New York will convene an all-day conference at its Midtown Manhattan headquarters today, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss how Jamaica can build back better following the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. Prime...
A 100-member-strong mission from the Jamaican-American Law Enforcement Organization (JAMLEO), comprising officers in the New York Police Department (NYPD), will arrive in Jamaica on April 26 for a three-day visit to uplift and empower students at...
For more than 150 years, the Kentucky Derby has stood as one of the most iconic and prestigious traditions in American history. Established in 1875 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, the Derby quickly became known as ‘The Most Exciting Two...
The upcoming 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference is being touted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade as potentially the most impactful since the first was held in 2004, with a number of changes implemented to achieve this. Alando...
Marcia Skyers-James, the director of sales and marketing at the Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan, New York, is one of many examples of barrier-breaking Jamaica-born woman in the United States (US). Skyers-James has defied trends in the hotel industry,...
An elderly Jamaica-born couple were killed in a six car pile-up on the Southern State Parkway in Long Island, New York, caused by a drunken driver last Sunday night. Dead are 82-year-old Bishop Donald Maxwell, general overseer of the Pentecostal...
Registration for the 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference, set for the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James, is now open. In a ‘Save the Date’ announcement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, which has jurisdiction for the...
Days before Hurricane Melissa devastated the south-western parishes of Jamaica, the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) had already begun preparing to send disaster-relief supplies to the island in the event the weather system made landfall. Hundreds...
Three Jamaican rural high schools that suffered from Hurricane Melissa last year are to benefit from a US$50,000 donation being made available by Alpha Phi Alpha, the oldest black fraternity in the United States (US). The schools to benefit are...
Jamaican Teas CEO John Mahfood, while welcoming the United States (US) Supreme Court’s decision to strike down tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration, has warned that he does not anticipate any immediate impact on Jamaican exports to...
After Hurricane Melissa devastated a number of parishes in the western parts of Jamaica last October, several individuals and organisations in the diaspora rallied in support of the island. They provided containers of supplies, generators, hospital...
The continuing oversight of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) by the Government has sparked fierce pushback from some members of the Jamaican diaspora in the United States, with a former Diaspora Advisory Board member calling for change....
Jamaicans across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have begun voting in elections for the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC), amid concerns from some leaders about what they describe as disappointingly low voter registration –...
“This is my country. I am willing to die, basically, if it comes to that. I have no fear.” That’s the word from Jamaica-born Don Samuels, who resides in Minnesota, United States, where chaos has ensued as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Forty-four persons have been nominated across Canada and the United States to compete for seats on the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council (GDYC). Of those individuals, 17 were nominated to represent...
When Jamaica went from being virtually an economic basket case to being the economic wonder of the world, Jamaican international financial professional Courtney Christie-Veitch decided that this was a story that had to be told. To this end, he...
A white paper on Destination Assurance, aimed at strengthening Jamaica’s tourism industry in order to ensure its sustainability, was presented to Cabinet last Monday and is expected to come to Parliament shortly. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett...
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has strongly condemned the Donald Trump administration’s decision to suspend the processing of green card applications from 75 countries and has called for the immediate reversal of the decision. In a statement...
The 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference has been set for June 14 to June 18 at the Montego By Convention Centre in St James, with Diaspora Day – a day of service – scheduled to take place on June 16. The Gleaner understands that a theme for the...
The decision by the United States government to, as of January 21, pause the processing of ‘green card’ applications from 75 countries, including Jamaica, is raising concerns among Jamaicans in the diaspora, with Jamaican immigration attorneys...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding yesterday led tributes to the late Ambassador Curtis Ward, who formerly served as Jamaica’s lead diplomat to the United Nations (UN) and who died at his Maryland home on Sunday...
Jamaica-born Florida politician Dale Holness is making another bid to try and win a congressional seat. This will be Holness’ third attempt at winning the congressional election for District 20 in Florida. He lost a special election in 2020 by just...
