U.S. Report Shows Jamaica Ranks Second on List of Visa Overstays from the Caribbean
According to a report from the United States Department of Homeland Security, Jamaicans were second only to people from the Dominican Republic among travelers from the Caribbean living in the US on expired visas. The “Fiscal Year 2016 Entry/Exit Overstay Report” found that 9,621 Jamaicans overstayed their visitor, business, or student visas in that year. […]
Jamaican-American Doctor Running to Represent Connecticut in US Senate
Dr. Ann-Marie Adams, a Jamaican-American journalist, has been tapped by the Democratic Party to run for US Senator from the state of Connecticut in 2018. Adams said she was excited to run for this office, noting that no black immigrants hold office “from Canada to Miami,” except in New York or in Florida, and that […]
Gracekennedy to Partner With Caribbean Airlines to Host 2nd & 3rd Generation Jamaicans This Summer
GraceKennedy Limited will host four university students from the Diaspora for a month-long professional and cultural internship that is designed to immerse them in the Jamaican culture. Tianna Thomas of Brock University in Canada), Menelik Graham from Princeton University in the USA, Matthew Robinson of Georgetown University, USA and Cleveland Douglas of the UK-based Imperial […]
Regional Tourism Industry Set to Take Centerstage During UNWTO Global Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica, November 27-29, 2017
The regional tourism industry is set to take centerstage during the UNWTO, Government of Jamaica and World Bank Group Conference on Jobs & Inclusive Growth: Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, November 27-29, 2017. Speaking at a press conference on June 6 at the Consulate General of Jamaica during Caribbean Week […]
