Remittances shield Jamaica from economic destabilization and social upheaval Ambassador Curtis A. Ward (13 July 2021) — Social unrest in Cuba, reported widely in the media, should be a warning to Jamaica and other Caribbean countries that people of any nation will not hesitate to cast off past benefits of any social and economic order when current conditions spiral out of control. When the suffering of the people reaches a tipping point, it is easy for many to look outside and see the...
JNA & POGS: Jamaican Diaspora Organizations contributing to nation building Ambassador Curtis Ward (April 15, 2019) — I recently sat down as a Host of CaribNation TV with leaders of two small Jamaican Diaspora organizations operating in the DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia) area to talk about their work in the Jamaican communities in the United States and in Jamaica. These two small organizations, the Jamaican Nationals Association (Washington DC) (JNA) and Partners...
