Lester Hinds/Gleaner Writer
17 Jan, 2026
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11th Diaspora Conference set for Montego Bay in June
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. …
17 Jan, 2026
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Congressional Black Caucus decries Trump’s pause on processing of immigrant visa applications
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…
15 Jan, 2026
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Green card pause
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…
13 Jan, 2026
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‘The diaspora has lost an important voice’
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)…
12 Jan, 2026
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Jamaica-born Dale Holness to make 3rd bid for US Congress
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…
08 Jan, 2026
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Miami Heat to hold Ja Night to assist hurricane recovery efforts
The Miami Heat basketball team will celebrate ‘Jamaica Night’ next Tuesday, January 13, as part of their ongoing effort to assist Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa. According to information…
05 Jan, 2026
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Kingston mayor continues push to rehabilitate, reintegrate the homeless
As Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby continues his push to rehabilitate and reintegrate the city’s homeless population, some 200 people were on New Year’s Day fêted at St William Grant Park. Individuals…
01 Jan, 2026
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Jamaica College old boy ready for challenge of leading largest public school system in US
The New York City (NYC) public education system, the largest in the United States, is to be headed by Jamaica-born Kamar Samuels. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Samuels, a veteran educator in…
29 Dec, 2025
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ remittance tax takes hold this week
Effective January 1, Jamaicans in the United States (US) sending money to relatives in their homeland will have to pay a one per cent excise tax on those remittances. The one per cent tax is set out…