Lisa Bryant Smart, right, Jamaica’s acting consul general in New York, receives mementos depicting Falmouth, Jamaica from Lance Hall, director of Friends of Falmouth, after she officially launched the organization at the Jamaica Consulate in Manhattan, New York last month. The newly formed organization is aiming to encourage former residents of Falmouth to pool their resources and talents towards the improvement of their hometown.

“One Nation, One People” will be the theme for the celebration of Jamaica’s 57th anniversary of Independence in 2019.

NEW YORK - Senator Aubyn Hill, CEO, Economic Growth Council, Jamaica gave a keynote presentation titled “Jamaica’s Growth Story” at Citigroup Center in New York City on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. The Corporate Breakfast hosted by the American Friends of Jamaica in partnership with the Destination Experience, was designed to demonstrate the symbiotic relationship between financial wealth management and philanthropy.

Dian Holland, left, Jamaica Tourist Board’s business development manager - west United States, accepts the award for “Destination With The Highest Client Satisfaction, Caribbean” and “International Tourism Board Providing The Best Travel Advisor Support” from Valerie Chen,digital editor at TravelAge West. The awards took place at the 2019 TravelAge West Western Agents’ Votes of Excellence (WAVE) Awards Gala last month in California.

MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Commission Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson on July 3 urged the public to avoid celebratory gunfire during Fourth of July celebrations, while calling on residents to work together to end the plague of gun violence.   

MIAMI-DADE – The historic grand opening of Phase One of the Liberty City Rising redevelopment project took place on July 1 as Miami-Dade County Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson celebrated the transformation of the Liberty Square housing project along with U.S. Housing Secretary Ben Carson, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, and a host of local, state and federal officials and residents.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of State says Caribbean ambassadors and diplomats here have met with a senior official of the administration of President Donald Trump to discussing ways to improve access to catastrophe insurance to support disaster recovery across the Caribbean.

In a culturally rich launch event, The Louise Bennett-Coverley Heritage Council unveiled its plans for the celebration of the 100th birthday of Jamaica’s cultural icon, Rt. Hon. Dr. Louise Bennett-Coverley, “Miss Lou”. The Council hosted civic and faith-based organizations, as well as media and community influencers at the Sunrise Soccer Park Recreation Hall, in Sunrise, Florida on Tuesday, July 2.

Jamaica’s 57th anniversary of Independence is to be celebrated under the theme “One Nation, One People.”

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The United States said several Caribbean countries were not in compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons (TIP).

The City of Miramar successfully hosted the World's Largest Swimming Lesson on June 20th at the Miramar Aquatic Complex and the Miramar Regional Park Aquatic Complex. Combined, over 71 children participated at both locations. The event was a fun way to make the community aware of the importance of swim lessons and the existence of our Aquatic Facilities.

NEW YORK, NY – The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has reaffirmed its commitment to the Diaspora with the partnership support of the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, recently.  Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade, the four-day conference which had as its theme, ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Building Pathways for Sustainable Development’, has been positioned as the global forum that connects Jamaicans from all over the world for inclusive dialogue and developing concrete actions in vital areas of national importance.