Minister Arnaldo Brown

Jamaica’s minister with responsibility for the Diaspora, Arnaldo Brown, will be the keynote speaker at the Jamaican Canadian Association’s (JCA) 14th annual Boonoonoonos Brunch this Sunday, February 12.

Brown, an attorney at law, is responsible for the Diaspora and foreign trade portfolios in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. His objective will be to strengthen the relationship between Jamaicans at home and those abroad.

This is his first visit to Canada as a government minister and he is the first minister of the new Portia Simpson Manning administration to visit this segment of Jamaica’s Diaspora.

As far as the trade portfolio is concerned, Brown has identified the trade in services and its growth, facilitation and measurement as a priority.

Raised in Hampton Court, St. Thomas, Brown is an avid soccer fan and is married to Sharon (née Blair). The couple has two young children, a son Jaden and a daughter Analiese.

Tickets for Sunday’s brunch are $50 per person. Brunch will begin at 12 noon at the JCA which is located at 995 Arrow Road.

Emcees for the evening are Marcia Brown of Marcia Brown Productions and Danae Peart of CHRY, and entertainment will be provided by the Arsenals Ska band with Dizzy and Comfort.

For further information call 416-746-5772 or go to www.jcaontario.org