The Re:Imagine Jamaica Project

05/25/2016

We are pleased to announce that we have been offered a with the to publish an edited volume on "Brand Jamaica" (Jamaica's national image and identity). This publication will the work of scholars, some of whom presented at the inaugural Brand Jamaica Symposium in July 2016. Watch this space for the next scheduled for July 2017.

09/02/2015

This piece on the was published by (Rhode Island, USA) magazine, . Thanks to all the presenters and participants who made the inaugural conference on a success.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – When most folks think of Jamaica, they conjure images of all-inclusive waterfront resorts and palm trees.

08/02/2015

Excerpt of presentation by at the recent 2015 on the economic cost of in .

Comprehensive Clinic, Slipe Pen Road. Disturbance in the place. Threats of acid and physical violence. A young man waiting to be seen realises that a woman sitting in the waiting area with him has been taking pictures and videos of him without his...

07/16/2015

We are excited to begin registration for Day 1 of the Symposium 2015 located in the Main Library of the UWI campus. Free to the public.

07/06/2015

and Place Branding Specialist (Istanbul, Turkey) will deliver the keynote address at Brand Jamaica Symposium July 16, 7pm-9pm, Undercroft Building, UWI, Jamaica. The public is invited.

06/22/2015

Special Speaker Session - Symposium 2015 features - Principal of Development Consulting firm, KRONOS Investment, Board Chair, and former Executive Director of with responsibility for attraction and facilitation.

06/10/2015

artiste & promoter, will chair the panel "Who Owns Jamaica? Protecting Jamaica's Symbols and Identity" at first-ever set for July 16-17 , Kingston. This panel features Attorney, , MSc student , and ED of Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), .

06/04/2015

We are excited to partner with the Centre for Leadership and Governance to stage first symposium, July 16-17, 2015, Mona Campus.

The Centre for Leadership & Governance (CLG) is a solutions-oriented policy and research centre which operates out of the Department of Government, the University of the West Indies, Mona. The CLG has affiliate institutions across the Caribbean, Latin America, Central America and North America. The…

06/02/2015

co-chairs the symposium in . July 16 & 17 2015. She is a scholar of and Professor of at USA. Kamille!

05/05/2015

is the new Director of for . This is a massive accomplishment and responsibility and we wish her well.

Kristina Newman-Scott, Hartford's marketing, events and cultural affairs director, is now Connecticut's new director of culture.

04/06/2015

The ' take on in through the lens of - the popular track meet.

In Jamaica, whether the races feature Usain Bolt or a group of teenagers, running is a national obsession.

03/29/2015

stands tall in with the opening of the second Jamaican full service restaurant. We wanted to taste for ourselves, and meet proprietor, a Greek-Italian who has a love affair with Jamaica.

By Hume Johnson, PhD At the corner of Chestnut and Pine Streets, in a quiet area of Downtown Providence, Rhode Island, a massive Jamaican flag hangs from a solid brick building, flapping with pride...

03/26/2015

's emerging .....

It is "a very realistic, very possible and very credible idea" for Jamaica to have a logistics hub that can compete with the largest hubs in the world, according to Mark Bedeman of IBM Business Consulting.

03/02/2015

Read about the recent next Caribbean Youth Summit which brought together and some of the Caribbean's leading , held in

Jamaica was proud to be the first Caribbean country to host a Nexus Summit and hopes to do so again in the future. "Jamaica is the perfect host for this all important summit not only because it is the cultural capital of the Caribbean but also b...

02/13/2015

New called enters the world trade market, debuting in London soon.

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02/13/2015

& scholar, Dr. Hume Johnson, reflects on in this guest post for blog .

In this guest post, Dr Hume Johnson reflects on Brand C…

02/06/2015

How celebrities can make millions after death...

Bob Marley can expect high earnings from cannabis tie-up – but others have also found great wealth posthumously