India, June 9 -- On June 6, twenty-eight people from 15 different countries became citizens of Jamaica. The event took place at the Police Officers Club in St. Andrew. The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) gave them their citizenship papers during a special ceremony, as per Jamaican information service.

The new citizens came from countries like the United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Haiti, Poland, Belize, Cuba, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Myanmar, Trinidad and Tobago, Russia, and Nicaragua.

Out of the 28, twelve people became citizens through naturalisation, seven through marriage, two by registration, and seven by descent.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. Hora...