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      H E A D L I N E S   Last updated: Monday, July 2, 2007, 4:00pm EST

United States President, George W. Bush, at right, poses for a photograph with Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller at the United States State Department in Washington, D.C. this morning after he met with the fifteen heads of states from the Caribbean at special meeting. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Anthony Hilton and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Professor Gordon Shirley. The Caribbean heads are in Washington, attending the first Conference on the Caribbean which began on Monday, June 18th and ends on Thursday, June 21st

 Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller meets President George W. Bush
Monday, July 2, 2007

United States President, George W. Bush, at right, poses for a photograph with Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller at the United States State Department in Washington, DC the morning after he met with the fifteen heads of states from the Caribbean at special meeting. 
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Senator Anthony Hylton (seated right), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, signs a Memorandum of Understanding between the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) and the United States (US) Small Business Administration, which will provide technical expertise and financial assistance to the country's small business sector. Looking on (seated left) is Luz Hopewell, Director of International Trade, US Small Business Administration. Witnessing the signing (standing from left) are: Manuel Rosales, President and Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Central American Action; Professor Gordon Shirley, Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States; Brenda LaGrange Johnson, US Ambassador to Jamaica; Valerie Viera, Chief Executive Officer, JBDC; and Robert Wright, Advisor to the JBDC. The signing ceremony took place recently at the World Bank, downtown Washington DC

JBDC & USSBA Sign Memorandum
Monday, July 2, 2007
The United States (US) Small Business Administration and the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding, which will provide the Jamaican organization with technical expertise and financial assistance in support of its efforts to assist the small business sector.
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Prime Minister Simpson-Miller addressed the People to People Diaspora Forum at the Organization of the American States (OAS) in Washington, DC. . The Diaspora Forum was one of the highlights of the conference on the Caribbean which was held in Washington, DC, from June 19th to 21st.

Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has called on the Caribbean Diaspora to come together and form a Regional Association
Monday, July 2, 2007
Prime Minister Portion Simpson-Miller has called on the Caribbean Diaspora to come together and form a regional association. According to the Prime Minister, this body will speak in one voice as it relates to the Caribbean Diaspora residing overseas.
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United States President Bush poses for a photograph with CARICOM Heads
of State and Government		 saxda Speaker of the US House and Minister of Foreign Affairs Anthony Hylton
Monday, July 2, 2007 Monday, July 2, 2007

To encourage Bostonians to get their passports, the JTB hosted another in its on-going series of 'Jamaica Morning Coffee Break', at the South Station Train Terminal, Boston, on Tuesday, January 23, from 7:00am to 10:00am.

 United States President Bush poses for a photograph with CARICOM Heads of State and Government after he met with them at the US Department of State on June 20th, 2007, at which time they discussed various matters relating to the Caribbean.
[FULL STORY]		 Dr. Jimmy Cliff receive the Bob Marley Award from Prof. Rex Nettleford and Dr. Karl B. Rodney after he was honored at the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies 10th Annual "The Legacy Continues" Awards Dinner which took place on Monday, January, 22 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, at center, shares a light moment with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Anthony Hylton, at right, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, at left and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Professor Gordon Shirley..
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Basic School Curriculum in Jamaica to be introduced in Hartford saxda Ambassador Lauds Spelling Bee Champion
Monday, July 2, 2007 Monday, July 2, 2007

Jamaican-born Hartford City Councilwoman Veronica Airey-Wilson 

 A high level delegation from the Hartford City Council and public school system in Hartford, connecticut is to arrive in Jamaica within the next three months to have discussions with Education and Youth Minister, Maxine Henry-Wilson, with a view of incorporating Jamaica’s basic school curriculum into their public school system.
[FULL STORY]		 Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Professor Gordon Shirley, second from right, congratulates Jamaica’s Spelling Bee Champion, Regina Bish for placing 16th in the recently held 80th Scripps National Bee Championship in Washington, D.C. Regina paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Shirley at the Embassy. Sharing in the occasion from right is Mrs. Karin Cooper, Corporate Affairs and Marketing Manager of the Gleaner Company and veteran coach, Rev. Glen Archer. Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Professor Gordon Shirley has lauded the performance of Jamaica's Spelling Bee Champion, Regina Bish for placing 16th at the recently concluded 80th Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship in Washington, DC.
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