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