Jamaican-born infectious disease expert Dr. Upton Allen keynote speaker for JDTAN Health Summit
The summit, led by Jamaica Diaspora Health Taskforce, will be held at George Brown College Waterfront Campus, from August 29-31, 2022.
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- | Diaspora, Health
Jamaican teachers travel to New York for education summit
The summit will be held from March 21-25 in Manhattan, New York, and will bring together approximately 60 Jamaican educators from varied…
- | Diaspora, Education
Jamaica Diaspora taskforces transform brain drain to brain gain
By August that same year, I convinced six individuals to buy into my dream of building energy around education in the Diaspora that would…
- | Diaspora, Education
Hamden Rovers | Charity founded by Jamaicans in Connecticut wants to create legacies that last after building barber shop at Sunbeam Boys Home
Each week they will gather for a game of scrimmage at the end of which they spend a few hours talking up ideas about how they could serve the…
- | Diaspora
Jamaican charity delivers scholarships despite pandemic impacts
The Harris Family Vision Foundation Inc is a not-for-profit charity organization run by Jamaican-born United States nationals. It has evolved…
- | Diaspora, Education
Where do we go now? Reflecting on The Reform of Jamaica Education 2021 Report
Globally, governments are tackling the devastation, to the whole child, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Redirecting a focus to students…
- | Commentary, Diaspora
Towards a more perfect education
My commitment to education compels me to start my year off thinking about how I may contribute even more to assisting other educators and…
- | Commentary, Diaspora
A delicious serving of Jamaican taste bits in New York
Supported by The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Taste Bits of Jamaica was designed to showcase some of Jamaica’s most popular cultural…
- | Diaspora
Happy 59th Independence Jamaica
The replacement of the Union Jack on August 6, 1962, by the green, gold, and black flag was a chance to create a proud country of people with…
- | Commentary, Diaspora
4,600 tablets donated to Jamaica under Device for Every Child initiative
The ‘Device for Every Child’ initiative, a programme of the Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network (JDTAN) announced today it…
- | Diaspora, Education
Educational leadership redefined and reimagined
When major changes occur, such as the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of new educational standards, the implementation of new…
- | Diaspora, Education
Spring Village diaspora committed to needs of community
The Spring Village Association is a charitable organization formed by residents from a community of approximately 5,000 people in south west…
- | Diaspora
James Bond restores razed Jamaican jerk centre
The film was launched in April 2018 at the Goldeneye estate in the neighbouring parish, St. Mary, which was the home of James Bond creator,…
- | News, Diaspora
Former US Marine from Old Harbour dedicates his life helping others combat mental health
Meet Samuel King, who spent much of the first half of his early life in Jamaica growing up in Old Harbour, once a rustic fishing village on…
- | Diaspora
Let’s make history herstory
Women’s stories are eternal accounts for all of us to garner personal courage for our own lives. In reality, women have…
- | Commentary, Diaspora
Rev. Dr. Agorom Dike of Jamaica reacts to US President’s award
As international coordinator for the White House Prayer of Our Nation, Inc. Dr. Dike organizes the Caribbean and African International Faith…
- | Diaspora