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JIIC: Committed to Authentic Jamaican Culture

JIIC has once again underlined its commitment to preserving the social fabric of Jamaica, by assuming the enviable position of being the title sponsor of the 2010 Poetry in Motion GOLDEN TONGUE AWARDS.

JIIC has been a leading sponsor of Poetry in Motion, a seven (7) year-old event that has showcased some of the best talent in Creative Art locally.

Now, the Golden Tongue Awards (GTA), a prelude to Poetry in Motion (PIM), appeals to younger and new poets.
Elizabeth Chung, marketing manager at JIIC, says, “JIIC supports the arts in recognition that this too is a critical part of accomplishing the social re-engineering that is required in our society. Continue reading JIIC: Committed to Authentic Jamaican Culture

Earthbound Infomercial Launched

Jamaica’s Environment is off balanced so warns Earthbound Company Ltd, the only local company that specializes in 100% biodegradable food containers, utensils and packaging. To promote and spread the need for Eco awareness, Earthbound Company Ltd launched an infomercial aptly titled JAMAICA ENVIRONMENT – OFF BALANCE. This infomercial was the brainchild of Managing Director Yolande Rattray-Wright.

Environmental awareness and protection has always been a strong passion and one of the greatest long term concerns for Ms Rattray-Wright, hence the conception of Earthbound Company Ltd in 2006. Continue reading Earthbound Infomercial Launched

GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE FOR ORGANISATIONS IN THE JAMAICAN DIASPORA

GGTHEME: “I Believe” – With so many Jamaicans living away from their homeland, one thing is certain, Jamaica’s Independence Day will be celebrated in almost every corner of the world. I greet you warmly as you join in commemorating the 47th anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence.

Forty-seven years ago our founding fathers charged us to “go into the world [and] stand on our own feet and make our own way forward by hard work and discipline.” Our global reach has been made possible by Jamaicans who continue to make their mark and leave a legacy in many spheres of the international arena. Persons like our athletes with their record-breaking achievements, musicians such as Bob Marley who gave us the ‘song of the 20th Century’, artisans, diplomats, academicians and other Jamaicans in the Diaspora. Continue reading GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE FOR ORGANISATIONS IN THE JAMAICAN DIASPORA

CHURCHES CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION GIVES ENTREPRENEURAL AWARDS

DSC_0176Kingston, Jamaica: June 19 2009 – Four up-and-coming entrepreneurs from local tertiary institutions are now on their way to becoming full fledged business owners thanks to Churches Cooperative Credit Union (CCCU). The financial institution awarded grants valued at $300,000 to outstanding business students earlier this week when the winners of the 2009 Churches Co-operative Credit Union Entrepreneurs’ Awards were announced. Continue reading CHURCHES CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION GIVES ENTREPRENEURAL AWARDS

JAMAICAN ATHLETES JUST OFF THE PACE AT REEBOK GRAND PRIX

jamaicatrackNEW YORK (JIS) Monday, June 01, 2009 – Jamaica’s senior athletes turned in another creditable performance at Saturday’s fifth staging of an international athletics meeting here in New York City but it may not have been enough to satisfy the appetite of the partisan crowd at the Icahn Stadium.

Haunted by the ugly memories of last Summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing, the Americans used each event on the Reebok Grand Prix meeting to reclaim a measure of respect and revenge on the world in general and the Jamaicans in particular. Continue reading JAMAICAN ATHLETES JUST OFF THE PACE AT REEBOK GRAND PRIX