Diaspora

Jamaica Diaspora group launches mentorship programme back home
Posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 - 08:23
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This initiative is part of JDTAN's ongoing collaboration with the principal and staff, the US-based group stated in a release.
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US software firm targets young women in Jamaica
Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - 15:24
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This transformative effort aims to empower young women in Jamaica, between ages 17 to 23, to embark on rewarding careers in software...

Demoted Toronto cop Stacy Clarke an inspirational advocate for Blacks in Canada
Posted: Thursday, August 29, 2024 - 15:38
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Sam Sharpe, one of Jamaica's seven national heroes, was an educated Black enslaved person who led a passive resistance in 1831 that played a...

Spanish Town, Nanterre City Twinning agreement demonstrates positive first step
Posted: Friday, August 23, 2024 - 11:19
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The seminar, conducted in Nanterre, France, was one of the first activities under the official City Twinning agreement between Nanterre,...

Pollyanna Project provides essential learning tools to 43 children in Old Harbour
Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - 13:05
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This brings the overall total to over 100 Jamaican children that the US-based charity was able to support on its summer mission to the...

VIDEO: Gaps 7G continues educational philanthropy in Jamaican home-town
Posted: Thursday, August 8, 2024 - 21:15
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The event is hosted each year at the Nightingale Grove community playfield, a familiar stomping ground that the New Yorker would have spent...

VIDEO: 1,200 Old Harbour children touched by Yvonne Castle Foundation
Posted: Thursday, August 8, 2024 - 14:53
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Like last year, Lafe Crescent, Old Harbour was abuzz with excitement, the entire road blocked off for a day of jollification, medical care...

Republic status without final court resolution 'sensible', Holness tells Diasporans
Posted: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 - 15:11
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That was the word from Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness, in his Independence message to the Diaspora, read by Deputy Chief of Mission...

Over 300 locals received aid from Old Harbour and Friends Association
Posted: Monday, August 5, 2024 - 13:06
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The annual community outreach initiative, this time saw over 300 locals receiving support in the form of care packages, medical checks and...

West Indies cricket legend Joel Garner to be honored
Posted: Friday, June 7, 2024 - 13:55
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The six-foot eight-inch tall former fast bowler will participate in a cricket ceremony and watch party in midtown Manhattan on Monday, June...