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Dedicated fans signed a condolence book, set up at the Institute of Jamaica, signalling their final farewell to Jackson. Around one in the afternoon, only 16 persons had signed. A visit by The Gleaner about noon revealed the slow pace at which persons came in to pay their final respects. Caribbean Week in New York’s Highly Anticipated Fair Grants Free Access to the Public on Thursday, June 11  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. THE GLEANER – We agree with Justice Seymour Panton about the incongruity – absurdity even – of a citizen of a Commonwealth country being eligible to sit in the Jamaican Parliament, while a Jamaican who is a citizen of a non-Commonwealth state is barred. The former, as was implicitly confirmed by the Court of Appeal in its Daryl Vaz/Abe Dabdoub ruling, only has to spend a year in Jamaica to confirm his eligibility. OBSERVER – The news from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Director Dr Karen Hilliard that Jamaica has experienced a 12 per cent decrease in corruption since 2006 is most welcome. Indeed, for many years, corruption scored high among Jamaicans as one of the country’s greatest ills, further soiling our image internationally and competing for prominence with so many of Jamaica’s positive achievements. Minimum wage earners should not expect an increase in their earnings this month as the Government has postponed the announcement of a scheduled increase until it concludes talks with employers. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, says the Government is concerned that an increase at this time could result in businesses sending home more employees, especially security guards as the effects of the global economic crunch deepens. |
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Jamaicans were not to be outdone in paying tribute to the king of pop, Michael Jackson, on the day when thousands of persons gathered at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for his memorial service.