Consulate General of Jamaica 767 Third Avenue Phone: 212-935-9000 Fax: 212-935-7508 Email: [email protected]
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US Embassy presents poetry contest for Jamaicans Aug 12
The U.S. Embassy Kingston is pleased to announce its first competitive youth poetry slam, “Understanding the World around You: The Environment and Climate Change” on August 12, 2014. The poetry slam intends to engage the youth on the topics of the environment and climate change in a fun and creative way. The event will be held from 10am-12pm at the U.S. Embassy in Kingston (142 Old Hope Road). There will be two sessions with session 1 for participants age 10-14 and session 2 for participants age 15-19. There will be…
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EXPO Jamaica 2014
AMPRO is collaborating with the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) and the Jamaica Exporter’s Association (JEA) on hosting EXPO Jamaica to be held April 3-6, 2014 at the National Arena, Kingston. Specially, JAMPRO’s responsibility is to recruit international and local buyers and link them with local suppliers/exhibitors, in order to explore trade opportunities and ultimately secure sustainable business contracts. EXPO Jamaica (formerly the JMA/JEA EXPO) is held every two years, and JAMPRO has successfully recruited and hosted buyers for the most recent stagings. For EXPO Jamaica 2012, JAMPRO was able to…
Read MoreNew hours for Alliance Francaise in Jamaica
Effective immediately, and until further notice, the office at the Alliance Française de la Jamaïque will be closed at 6p.m. from Monday to Thursday. This will not affect our regularly scheduled evening classes in the week. Friday and Saturday closing hours remain 5p.m. and 2p.m respectively. — Alliance Française de la Jamaïque 12b Lilford Avenue off Lady Musgrave Road Kingston 10 Tel: (001-876) 978 69 96 Fax: (001-876) 978 18 36 Email: [email protected] Website: alliancefrjm.org
Read MoreBlack History Month: Carter G. Woodson, Father of Black History
February is Black History Month. Every year there’s a different theme for February’s celebration. For 2014, the theme is The Golden Jubilee of the Civil Rights Act. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement. First proposed by President John F. Kennedy, it survived strong opposition from southern members of Congress and was then signed into law by…
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