Senator, Dr. Ronald Robinson (right), Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade, makes a point on behalf of the Diaspora during at town hall meeting at Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY, on Friday, April 17, 2009, at the start of an official nine days, four states visit. Consul General of Jamaica in New York, Mrs. Geneive Brown Metzger (left) who is hosting the visit, looks on. Sharon Bennett photo.
NEW YORK (JIS) Friday, April 17, 2009 – Jamaica’s Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator, the Honourable Dr. Ronald Robinson, is of the opinion that the Jamaica Diaspora Movement has not been affected by the change of government since September 2007.
At the first in a series of community/town hall meetings at the Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Robinson said that the Jamaica Diaspora Movement has not been affected by the changing fortunes of political parties and continues to enjoy bipartisan support.
Underscoring the work done by his predecessor Senator Delano Franklin under the previous administration, Dr. Robinson who now has portfolio responsibility for Diaspora Affairs, touted the progressive improvements seen in the Diaspora Movement.
These he said included the creation of the Jamaica Diaspora Foundation, chaired by Professor Rex Nettleford and the Jamaica Diaspora Institute under the executive direction of Professor Neville Ying. Continue reading JAMAICA DIASPORA MOVEMENT ALIVE AND WELL, DR. ROBINSON
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