A call has been made for Jamaicans at home and abroad to unite as a global community, speak out against injustices taking place internationally, and help strengthen their homeland.

Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, the suffragan bishop of Dover and Bishop in Canterbury of the Church of England, made the appeal while delivering the keynote sermon during a service held yesterday at Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, St James, marking the start of this week's 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference.

Hudson-Wilkin pointed to regional and international issues, including the United States' (US) current oil blockade on Cuba and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, as matters on which Jamaica must be prepared to speak out.