Jamaica’s State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Leslie Campbell, is encouraging members of the Diaspora to become familiar with the National Diaspora Policy.
The document is available on the ministry’s website at www.mfaft.gov.jm.
The state minister said that the policy symbolizes the Government’s dedication to the country’s development and the Diaspora’s well-being.
He was speaking at the third annual “Jamaican Pioneers of Georgia” award event, which was held virtually on Saturday.
He emphasized that all stakeholders, including the Diaspora community, ministries, departments and agencies, the commercial sector, and civil society, will need to work closely together to implement the policy.
The Pioneers awards, created by Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Dr. Elaine Grant-Bryan, highlights Jamaicans residing in Georgia for their contributions to the island’s development, the communities in which they live, and other vulnerable places around the world.
Four individuals were honored this year. They are founding member and former president of the Clarendon College Alumni Association’s Atlanta Chapter and General Surgeon, Dr. Paul McLeod; Midwife Nurse, Marie Elaine Brown who has assisted in many medical projects in Jamaica and Georgia; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Dr. Juan Reid, who provides dental care to the most vulnerable; and Missionary Nurse to Africa and the Caribbean, Marjorie Lois Wilson.
Leslie Campbell applauded the pioneers and noted that they have frequently helped Jamaicans who are in need.
