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Award-winning International Reggae artiste Orville “Shaggy” Burrell will join Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks as her special guest on the monthly chat series, Lets Connect with Ambassador Marks, on Thursday May 6, 2021 at 7:00 pm EDT. In announcing Shaggy as her special guest, Ambassador Marks stated that the upcoming online fireside chat will not only update on current areas of interest or concern in Jamaica but will explore the concept of monetizing J

Over 8,000 individuals are being targeted to benefit from a COVID-19 vaccination programme being staged by American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) at Hopewell Sports Centre football field in Hanover, starting this week from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on the designated days. “The AFJ has already committed $30 million (US$200,000) to a COVID-19 vaccine initiative and will support the roll-out plan set out by the Government of Jam

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has assured members of the United States Diaspora that the government is going all out to stem the illegal trafficking of guns and ammunition into the island . Addressing some 2000 members of the North America Diaspora at the second in the series of 'Lets Connect with Ambassador Marks' -- an online town hall meeting on Thursday, April 8 -- Dr Chang explained that the government was now looking at a more robust legislative framework t

Good morning my fellow Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica, it was a pleasure to see so many of you last night as we continued our Let's Connect monthly conversations and shared concrete ways to lift up the Rock. Wishing you a safe, productive, and enjoyable Friday! (Reposted from Ambassador Marks's Facebook page)

La Soufrière, on the main island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, last erupted in 1979, but recent activity had alarmed disaster management officials, who urged residents to evacuate. A volcano in the southern Caribbean that had been dormant for decades erupted on Friday, spewing clouds of ash and smoke miles into the sky. The volcano, known as La Soufrière, on the northern tip of the main island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, had started showing signs of renewed activi

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has said that the people with COVID-19 vaccination appointments will be afforded free movement to and from inoculation sites during the weekend lockdown. Addressing a press conference on Thursday evening, Tufton urged people with appointments to still turn up for the jabs despite the curfew. “The constabulary has been advised by the Government to exercise appropriate allowances for persons who are going to the sites. So don’t

After a successful kick off of Jamaica’s Ambassador Audrey Marks’ “Let’s Connect” Zoom Chat series in March, the monthly programme will continue on Thursday April 8, at 7:00 pm EDT, with Special Guest, Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Horace Chang. Ambassador Marks noted that arising from the high level of interest in Jamaica’s current security initiatives from members of the diaspora which arose at the inaugural “Let’s Connect With Ambassador Marks“ series on March 4, she took the

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks has lauded the Jamaica Howard University Affinity Network (JHUAN) organization. JHUAN has provided US$100,000 in scholarship support to needy Jamaican students at Howard University over a three year period. Ambassador Marks also congratulated the fifteen students in the 2021 cohort who are recipients of an additional $45,000 in scholarships. “Having been involved in the conception of this fantastic initiative three years