Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is suggesting that the Jamaican diaspora establish a ‘Diaspora Climate Corps’ consisting of a network of professionals, academics, business leaders and experts living abroad.

“This group will consist of brilliant, knowledgeable, experienced professionals, as well as connected persons across the diaspora who can come back and give Jamaica the benefit of their knowledge and experience in building out the resilience infrastructure of Jamaica,” said Bartlett.

He was speaking during the recently held 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James that ran from June 14 to June 18. He was the featured presenter on a panel discussion looking at the theme ‘Secure Jamaica’s Future, Building National Climate Tourism’.