A Leadership Imperative: Preserving Our Voice Response to community on Global Jamaica Diaspora Council Akelia A. Maitland At the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference (June 16-20, 2019) in Kingston, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) Jamaica introduced the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) as the successor body to the Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board (JDAB). Thus far, throughout consultations, members of the Northeast USA community leadership have expressed either...
