This Friday 20th February at 10:00 a.m. EST, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will officially launch the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference 2015 under the theme “ Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity”. Keynote Speaker at this event is the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.
The launch event will be streamed live on the internet and will also be broadcast live on selected cable stations in the New York Tri State Area and Canada. We invite all Jamaicans to join us for the special occasion. Please see attached your invitation to the event. Check the invitation to see your time zone for the broadcast. You may also participate with your questions when you log into the Live Stream portal.
The 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference 2015 under the theme Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity “ promises to be an exhilarating, focused and not to be missed event.
The conference, convened by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, is being positioned as the global forum that connects Jamaicans from all over the world with Jamaicans in the home country every two years. The event seeks to strengthen existing linkages and networks, and to build mutually beneficial alliances for Jamaica’s development and standing in the world.
Wherever you are in the world, we invite all Jamaicans to join us, and learn more about the programme of activities planned for the Jamaican Diaspora scheduled in June 2015.
Please share this invitation, with other Jamaicans in your network.
WATCH THE LAUNCH ONLINE OR ON CABLE
(Please Check the invitation to see your time zone)
LIVESTREAM LINKS:
- http://www.ustream.tv/embed/11689884
- or log onto www.jis.gov.jm
WATCH IT LIVE ON CABLE IN SELECTED CITIES:
- NEW YORK TRI STATE AREA – Channel 1103 on OPTIMUM ioTV
- CANADA – Channel 684 on ROGERS
- CANADA – Channel 661 on BELL
Name of event*:
- Live Stream – Jamaica Diaspora Conference Launch Fri Feb 20 10:00AM EST
Venue*:
- http://www.ustream.tv/embed/11689884
- or log onto www.jis.gov.jm
Description*: (Please no more than two paragraphs)
- This Friday 20th February at 10:00 a.m. EST, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will officially launch the6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference 2015 under the theme “ Jamaica and the Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity”. Keynote Speaker at this event is the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.
· The launch event will be streamed live on the internet and will also be broadcast live on selected cable stations in the New York Tri State Area and Canada. We invite all Jamaicans to join us for the special occasion. Please see attached your invitation to the event. Check the invitation to see your time zone for the broadcast. You may also participate with your questions when you log into the Live Stream portal.
Time*:
- 10:00AM EST
Date*:
- This Friday February 20, 2015
Telephone:
- (876) 919 – 3482
