The movement of people across borders is not new. It is an issue that has been with us from time immemorial. In the case of Jamaica the majority of its people were initially forced labourers. Slaves who were carried across the high seas by Europeans who were interested in exploiting […]
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Canada is an important source of remittances. Although there re no available data regarding the flows, there is no doubt that the six Jamaican collective remittance companies operating in Canada constitute an important financial link with the island. But despite the existing commercial links between the Diaspora in Canada and […]
An estimated 1.2 billion people (one sixth of the world’s population) live in extreme poverty in developing countries and more than 850 million are undernourished. Another 1 billion live on less than US$1 dollar a day. This is an affront to humanity and must be faced head on if all […]