Vision 2030 Jamaica a major focus for Diaspora conference
A key focus of discussions and deliberations during this year’s fifth staging of the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, from June 16 to 19, in Montego Bay, St. James, will be the country’s long-term National Development Plan — Vision 2030 Jamaica. …
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Canada to Assist Jamaica with Disaster Response
Members of the delegation: (left to right) Derrick Snowdy and Marc Kealey of Kealey & Associates Inc., Canadian High Commissioner, Robert Ready, Jamaica’s Consul General to Canada, George Ramocan, and Chairman of the Hitachi Power Systems Canada, Ltd, Howard Shearer. …
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Former Liberal prime minister intends to let Americans know the benefits of Keystone
The Right Honourable John N. Turner. Photo credit: npcadigital CALGARY – A former Liberal prime minister says he plans to head to Washington, D.C., to speak out in favour of the Keystone XL pipeline. John Turner, who is 83, …
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Canada celebrates growing importance of Vietnam
The Vietnamese Lunar Celebration TET is an annual event worldwide. In Canada, Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Mississauga mid-January to celebrate the growing influence of the Vietnam community in Canada by attending TET this year. The growth of interest about …
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Ontario Liberal Leadership
Choosing a political leader at a delegated convention provides all the excitement and intrigue for a political generation. It is, in fact, the ultimate human theatre. The stakes are high in all political leadership races, but when the ultimate prize …
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CFIB’s Communities in Boom
Reading with interest and starting to boil inside about the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) report posted in the Financial Post “Communities in Boom”. The report purports to rank cities in Canada (from 1 to 103) based on entrepreneurial …
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