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In a bid to kick start Jamaica's chronically stagnant economy, the Caribbean country is wooing its citizens living abroad to invest in the island of their birth.

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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, in attendance at the first day of the diaspora conference, is joined by Anthony Hylton , minister of industry and commerce, Delano Franklyn and Foreign Affairs Minister A.J. Nicholson.

Fire officials say a Long Island Rail Road train derailed as it left Penn Station this evening, and while no injuries were reported, there is resulting limited service between Penn and Jamaica.

Annam Brahma has an area enclosed by glass walls with a sofa and a bust of Chinmoy.

Police Officer Joseph Koch was shot in the hand on June 17, 2013 while off-duty and attempting to break up a domestic violence attack.

Police converge on scene at South Road and Inwood St. in Jamaica, where an off-duty police officer was shot in the hand after responding an altercation nearby.

Marcus Miller, winner of the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of 2001, was born in Brooklyn in 1959 and raised in Jamaica, New York.

April and May were especially lively and active for the Golden Age Club. Program chairperson Mary Duffy arranged for a return visit from Eranga and Prianga, from Sri Lanka, who are considered "International Singers."

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the Men's 100m at the Reebok Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium at Randalls Island Park on May 31, 2008 in New York City.

Trains on 10 subway lines will be hampered by service changes this weekend, compounded by a series of weekend events including the Puerto Rican Day Parade and other festivals, the MTA said.

The condominium board of a landmarked building at 150 Nassau Street filed suit for up to $10 million yesterday to block a Denny's restaurant from operating at the site's commercial space.

Ten hotels have opened in Queens since 2006, and there are five more on the way through 2016, the TimesLedger reported.

A man who police believe shot and killed a 14-year-old girl on a Queens bus last month was arraigned Wednesday inside Queens criminal court.

The United Nations' child welfare agency said Wednesday that it is deeply concerned about what it describes as "unrelenting violence" against youngsters in Jamaica, including the recent beheading of a 4-year-old girl.

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A man wanted for killing a 14-year-old honors student as she sat on a bus in Queens was arrested in South Carolina after two weeks on the lam, law enforcement sources said.

Steve Sussman, a co-owner of J. Sussman, Inc., points at a stained glass wall designed by Jean-Jacques Duval The Sussmans on their headquarter's rooftop where 550 solar panels were installed 2 years ago.

Fourteen-year-old D'aja Robinson, a giggly honor student known as "Asia," is the first girl killed by gunfire this year - she was shot two weeks ago doing one of the most ordinary things in South Jamaica: taking a city bus.