Jamaican expatriates gather to organize investment in homeland

Hundreds of Jamaicans from across the globe will meet in Kingston today in hopes of better organizing those living overseas -- and getting them to invest in their homeland's future.

More than 80 percent of college-educated Jamaicans do not live on the island, according to a 2005 World Bank study. As a result, Jamaican officials say, the nation lacks the professional expertise needed to climb out of poverty.

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