The Jamaica Diaspora ShowTM aims to provide its viewership with information on important issues and current matters relative to Jamaica, Jamaican Diaspora and the entire Caribbean . The show will feature coverage of diaspora events, news and activities including interviews with important Caribbean nationals in the diaspora as well as key officials and business people in Jamaica who are actively engaged and contributing to Jamaica’s growth and development.
The show is based out of Hartford, Connecticut, USA which boasts the 3rd largest population of Jamaicans in the United States. It is the home of the Jamaica Progressive League (Hartford branch), the West Indian Social Club of Hartford, Inc., Marcus Garvey Way, Caribbean American Society, Cricket Hall of Fame, and several other West Indian organizations. The show is sponsored by Hartford Public Access Television (www.hpatv.org) and will air weekly on Channel 5 covering local, national and international topics in business, sports, arts, entertainment, politics, health, education, immigration, trade and investment.
Mark Milward (left), West Indian Social Club of Hartford, Inc., and Host of “The Jamaica Diaspora Show” listens as Prime Minister Holness elaborates on “Harnessing the Power of the Diaspora.”
The Jamaica Diaspora ShowTM will deliver information on activities associated with Jamaica’s National Development Plan Vision 2030, Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative, Economic Growth Council, Caribbean Diaspora Delivery System (CDDS), Jamaica Diaspora Conferences, Negril Education Environment Trust (NEET), Jamaica National Resolution Project, and the National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations’ (NAJASO) initiatives including Read Across Jamaica, Marcus Garvey Foundation Scholarship Fund, See Better, Learn Better program, and the many Health and Education missions to Jamaica.
Media partners please distribute to your networks in the US, UK and Canada. All programs will be available globally via the HPATV website. An exclusive 30 minute interview with The Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Most Honorable Andrew P. Holness ON, MP will be aired on January 28th, 2017, 3pm EST on HPATV. The Prime Minister cites the Diaspora as “Jamaica’s Commonwealth” and calls on the Diaspora for greater economic involvement and investment and parallel diplomacy. He discusses at length efforts on “Harnessing the Power of the Diaspora” and the Economic Growth Council he established upon taking office.
The Economic Growth Council (EGC) is chaired by Jamaican Canadian businessman Michael Lee Chin. Mr. Chin is the founder and Chairman of Portland Holdings Inc., and Chairman of National Commercial Bank (NCB) of Jamaica. Access to all recorded programs will be available on the HPATV website at no cost and also on ECSTV network www.ecstvnetwork.com, a global digital television network headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.
