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Forty-four people have been nominated across Canada and the US to contest for seats on the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Cou ncil (GDYC).
The Gleaner reports that 17 of them were nominated to represent the United States Northern Region, 16 to represent Canada, eight for the United States Southern Region and two in the US West/Midwest Region.
No nominations appear on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade’s website for Canadians in England.
For the Northeast region, a total of 20 people were nominated but three were rejected – two for the GJDC and one for the youth council.
According to information, one of the nominations rejected was based on the nomination being filed after the deadline had passed. The other rejection was based on Section 5.2 (clause C and D)
For the West/Midwest region, two candidates have been nominated. Both are also newcomers as the previous council member was unable to seek another term due to term limits.
