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Jamaicans
Making Positive Contribution to the UK - Whiteman |
Posted ,
November 09, 2007
LONDON (JIS) High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK),
Burchell Whiteman, has said that Jamaicans have been making
positive contributions to the development of the UK.
He was speaking last weekend at the annual dinner of the
Jamaica National Regional (Northern) Council in Huddersfield.
The Council is the regional grouping of Jamaican
organizations in northern UK.
While noting that it is impossible to assess the number of
Jamaicans or persons of Jamaican descent, who are occupying
a whole range of positions in every field of endeavour, he
said that a 2003 study indicated that there were some 400
Jamaican doctors serving in the UK.
"Earlier this year, a newspaper put the figure for Jamaican
doctors currently in the UK at over 600, and a study done
this year by Dr. Paul Miller on teachers, based on work
permit approvals since 1997, indicates that a minimum of 583
Jamaican teachers are operating in this country as recruited
professionals",
Mr. Whiteman informed. |
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"From banking to
housing, through the range of social services to personal
services, communications, the arts, information technology,
national and local government and politics, whatever you can
name, Jamaicans are there and they are making their mark. We
have always been a proud people, and we remain proud," he
stated.
Citing developments in Jamaica in the fields of education,
tourism and job creation, the High Commissioner encouraged
the audience to continue to support Jamaica and to take
advantage of investment opportunities in the island.
In the meantime, he told the audience not to be alarmed by
recent media reports about the number of Jamaicans in UK
prisons.
"Let me make it clear that as a government and as a nation,
we do not condone criminality in any shape or form. If you
break the law, you break the law, and that position is not
affected by your nationality.
What we expect and demand however is a fair trial, access to
all the legal channels available to individuals under
British law and an appreciation of the national interest of
both our countries," Mr. Whiteman said. |
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