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      H E A D L I N E S   Last updated: Friday, December 28th, 2007 5:00am EST

Former Jamaica Labour Party senator and member of parliament, Anthony Johnson, has been appointed Jamaica's ambassador to the United States of America, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade announced Monday. Foreign Affairs Minister Announces Ambassador to the United States
Friday, December 28th, 2007

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,  Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh has announced the appointment of  former Senator and Member of Parliament, Mr. Anthony Johnson as Ambassador-designate to the United  States of  America.

Currently Senior Lecturer in  the Department of Management Studies, Mona, He succeeds Ambassador Gordon Shirley, Principal of the University of the West Indies, who  ended a three year tour of duty in August

 

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, Third from left, and Junior Minister Andrew Gallimore, posed for a photographer, with JCLO awardees. From far right, Lark Lanstone and his wife; Second from Left, Mrs Patricia McKoy and her husband at the JLCO annual award luncheon held in Washington DC recently. Government to Move with Zero Tolerance on Crime
Friday, December 28th, 2007

Minister of Labor and Social Security, Pearnel Charles,  has assured Jamaicans living overseas, that the Government will be exercising, zero tolerance on criminal activities.  Minister Charles, who was addressing, the Jamaica Central Labour Organization (JCLO), annual Christmas Luncheon in Washington DC said stamping out crime remains a priority of the Jamaican Government .

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Outgoing President of the Jamaican Nationals Association, Moreen Wallace (Center), introduced the New Executive Body of the Association. Third from right, President - Jacqui Payne, Vice President - Ian Harvey, Recording Secretary - Joyell Arscott. Second from Left, Assistant Treasurer - Enid Russell, Executive Secretary - Claudette Henry, Treasurer- Denakay Brown, Parliamentarian - Franklyn Burke. The New Executive was introduce to the Washington DC community at the Association's Christmas party on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at the Double Tree Hotel in Washington DC. New Executive Body for Jamaican Nationals Association of Washington DC
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

The Jamaica Women of Washington Association (JWOW) has contributed US$125,000 or J$9.5 Million to a number of charitable organizations in Jamaica over the last five years. The charities are The Jamaica AIDS Support, Mensana, Community for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill, the Jamaica Cancer Society, Family and Parent Center and the Western Society for the Upliftment of Chilrdren.

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First Lady of Washington, DC, Mrs. Michelle Fenty signs the condolence book for the late Herb McKinley, one of Jamaica's greatest Olympian at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington, DC.  Washington's First Lady Signs
Condolence Book for Herb McKinley
Sunday, December 9th, 2007

First Lady of Washington, DC, Mrs. Michelle Fenty signs the condolence book for the late Herb McKinley, one of Jamaica's greatest Olympians at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington, DC. 

Looking on at right is Mrs. Sharon Miller, Charge d'Affaires at the Embassy of Jamaica. First Lady of Washington, DC, Mrs. Michelle Fenty signs the condolence book for the late Herb McKinley, one of Jamaica's greatest Olympians at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington, DC.  Looking on at right is Mrs. Sharon Miller, Charge d'Affaires at the Embassy of Jamaica.

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The recently announced requirement by both the Jamaican and US Governments in the cases of individuals seeking to access immigration related services including citizenship, and Jamaicans seeking to renew their Jamaican Passports must present a birth certificate, has created a massive application intake by the Registrar General’s overseas outreach team now visiting the United States. This was disclosed by RGD’s CEO Dr. Patricia Holness while addressing the Jamaican community at a Town Hall meeting recently held in Atlanta, Georgia. RGD Reports Increase in Applications
in the Jamaican Diasporas
Sunday, December 9th, 2007

The recently announced requirement by both the Jamaican and US Governments in the cases of individuals seeking to access immigration related services including citizenship, and  Jamaicans seeking to renew their Jamaican Passports must present a birth certificate, has created a massive  application intake by the Registrar General’s overseas outreach team now visiting the United States. This was disclosed by RGD’s CEO Dr. Patricia Holness while addressing the Jamaican community at a Town Hall meeting recently held in Atlanta, Georgia.

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President of JWOW, Dr. Jacqueline Watson, addresses the gathering at their fund-raiser and wine-tasting reception held at the Embassy of Jamaica, on Wednesday, December 5th. At right is First Lady of Washington, Mrs. Michelle Fenty, a Board-Member of JWOW, looking on at left are members of the board of JWOW, Dr. Nicola Bravo, Dr. Maxine Clark, Gennett Purcell, Andrea Summers. JWOW Donates Over US$100,000 to
Several Organizations in Jamaica
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

The Jamaica Women of Washington Association (JWOW) has contributed US$125,000 or J$9.5 Million to a number of charitable organizations in Jamaica over the last five years. The charities are The Jamaica AIDS Support, Mensana, Community for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill, the Jamaica Cancer Society, Family and Parent Center and the Western Society for the Upliftment of Chilrdren.

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