Citizenship drive calls potential Jamaicans to town hall meeting
The ‘Little but tallawah”
nation in the Caribbean recently
extended an invitation to those
seeking to officially and legally
carry the black, gold and green
flag of Jamaica.
A knowledge and interpretation
of the word “tallawah”
might be helpful with lifting
up the colors that identify the
small geographic landscape that
also claims the lion-share of
much of the region’s Olympic
glory, music accolades, diverse
culinary delights, movie-making
attention and even negative
international crime status.
Regardless, positive or negative,
Jamaica certainly has indelibly
carved a distinctive niche in
virtually every facet of historymaking.
Their representatives often
pack a wallop against some of
the world’s Goliaths.
That’s where ‘tallawah’ comes
in.
Whether good or bad, Jamaicans
often register representation
and more often than not
reaped rewards with success and
achievement.
The island’s New York consulate
recently announced that
a town hall meeting slated for
Aug. 17 -- the birthday anniversary
of Marcus Mosiah Garvey,
their first national hero -- when
new citizens will be sworn in
and others will actually be handed
passports.
No building of walls to keep
out illegal immigrants are in
the works only an explanation
of how to proceed with applying
for the privileged diplomatic
access.
Jamaican Citizenship and
Passport Drive will be in full
effect from 3 pm to 4 pm at the
Jamaica Consulate, 767 Third
Ave, between 48th and 49th Sts.
Andrew Wynter, CEO Passport,
Immigration, Citizenship
Agency will be the guest speaker
along with Vivion Scully, consul
for Jamaica trade and investment
Promotion for the North
America Region.
He will sell the benefits of
being Jamaican.
Allegedly Scully will provide
updates on the island’s economic
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opportunities; explain how to
do business there and talk up
the merits of trade and investment
on the island.
Reportedly, some newly minted
Jamaicans will be present at
the two-day event which will
begin promptly on Aug. 16 at
9 am and continue until 4 pm
with provisions on how to obtain
tax and birth certificates.
For more detailed information,
call 212-935-9000 ext.
123.
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Kenya has staked a claim for
assuring that Africa takes first
place and championship of both
the long and middle distance
track and field races.
In marathon and Olympic
competitions the continent have
been guardians of winning titles
and runners representing that
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness observes signing
of MOU Uhuru Kenyatta, president of the Reublic of Kenya.
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nation or at worst yielding to
Ethiopia’s fierce stamina conquerors.
From the Caribbean, the
same holds true for Jamaica’s
might in beating the clock as the
fastest sprinters in the world.
The long and short of it is
that Kenya and Jamaica take the
prize for winning first place trophies
in all distance running.
Recently, Olivia Grange
Jamaica’s minister of Culture,
Gender, Entertainment and
Sport, announced that Jamaica
and Kenya have agreed to cooperate
in the fields of sports, culture
and heritage.
The minister said the agreement
was finalized during a
recent three-day State Visit of
Uhuru Kenyatta, the President
of Kenya.
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