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Drf. Julius Garvey, Son of Jamaican National Hero, Marcus Garvey

DIASPORA | Julius Garvey to spotlight Caribbean diaspora contribution to US

WASHINGTON, DC - The contribution of members of the Caribbean diaspora to the United States will be highlighted…

February 25, 2021
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President Biden Sends Immigration Bill to Congress aimed at Modernizing Immigration System

WASHINGTON DC, February 18, 2021 - US President Joe Biden has sent a comprehensive immigration bill to Congress…

February 18, 2021
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Not missing a beat, the alumni association members of the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA) followed up with another shipment of devices to their schools.

DIASPORA | Another JA$3-M in Laptops and Tablets Shipped to UJAA Member Schools in Jamaica

NEW YORK, NY, February 18, 2021 - The Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA) out of New York…

February 18, 2021
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UJAA members gather at Econo-Caribe Shipping warehouse in Queens, NY, to ship boxes of laptops and tablets to students in Jamaica.| UJAA photo

DIASPORA | Jamaica’s Alumni donates J$11 Million in Laptops and Tablets to Jamaican

WASHINGTON DC February 9, 2021– As students worldwide navigate the online learning environment occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

February 10, 2021
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Ambassador Audrey Marks is flanked by members of the David "Wagga" Hunt Foundation scholarship committee at the 2019 fundraising gala.

UNITED STATES | Wagga Hunt Foundation providing lifeline for needy Jamaican students

WASHINGTON DC, February 3, 2021 - Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks, has lauded the David…

February 3, 2021
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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and Cedella Marley

NEW YORK | Mia Mottley, Cedella Marley among seven AFUWI 2021 awardees

New York, NY - Barbadian Prime Minister Hon. Mia Mottley and Cedella Marley, OD, CEO of TUFF Gong…

January 29, 2021
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Kamala Harris was sworn into office by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

UNITED STATES | Kamala Harris sworn in as US vice president, breaking gender and racial barriers.

WASHINGTON DC, January 20, 2021 - Former U.S. senator from California, Kamala Devi Harris, was sworn in today…

January 20, 2021
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Karine Jean-Pierre, 43, who was born in Martinique to Haitian parents, appointed new deputy White House press secretary.

DIASPORA | Karine Jean-Pierre appointed Deputy White House Press Secretary

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, December 1, 2020 - Members of the Caribbean Diaspora continue to make their mark and…

December 1, 2020
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Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Seth George Ramocan

BRITAIN | Jamaicans who went to the UK as children will be left off Wednesday’s deportation flight

JAMAICA, November 30, 2020 - Britain’s Guardian newspaper is reporting that Jamaica's High Commissioner has worked out a…

November 30, 2020
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In this file image, protesters from the Movement for Justice group demonstrate outside the Jamaican High Commission in London [File: Guy Smallman/Getty Images.

DIASPORA | Activists, Black celebrities call on UK to halt deportation plane

LONDON, United Kingdom, November 28, 2020 – The UK government is under increasing pressure to halt a planned deportation…

November 28, 2020
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TEAM MEMBERS take time out for a photo op at Cornwall regional Hospital. From left: Dr. Sheryl Heron, Dr Vanessa Fields, Dr Heather Prendergast and Christopher Scott. | Photo Contributed

JAMAICA | Diaspora Health Professionals mark 25 years of voluntary service to Cornwall Regional Hospital

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, November 25, 2020 - Over the past 25 years, thousands of patients attending the Cornwall…

November 26, 2020
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