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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  At a press conference last week Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, gave his commitment to fulfill his country's obligations under the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which was reached with the Jamaican government some two years ago. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica's World Junior 200-metre record holder Usain Bolt has rejected talk of him still acting like a kid and not taking the track and field business seriously. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: As part of its thrust to transform Jamaica’s image, the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has launched a communications campaign tagged “Today’s Jamaica Means Business”. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  Jamaican Minister of Health, Horace Dalley has reiterated his call for violence prevention and peace, in light of the rising incidences of violence and crime occurring in sections of the island. The Minister made the call at the launch of the Peace Month activities read more.. |
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| MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica: The Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, January 25 to 27, continues to boost the Jamaican economy. The festival accommodated about 30,000 patrons over the three days. read more.. |
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| England (Reuters), LONDON: Anti-terrorism police on Thursday arrested one of Britain's most controversial Muslim figures, Jamaica-born Abu Izzadeen, who was watched by millions on television last year heckling Home Secretary John Reid at a public meeting. read more.. |
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| Jamaica (JIS), KINGSTON: Executive Director of the Jamaica Local Organising Committee for Cricket World Cup 2007, Robert Bryan has said that the performance of the West Indies cricket team is the key to the support level of Jamaica's Yellow Package. read more.. |
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| (Reuters), UNITED NATIONS: Angela King, a former UN official for women's equality from Jamaica, has died, and Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday she will "be mourned with profound affection and respect" around the world. read more.. |
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USA, WASHINGTON:  The Secretary General of the Organization of American States, José Miguel Insulza, on a two-day offical visit to Jamaica, has underscored the OAS's continued commitment to the promotion of social and economic development, democracy and security in the hemisphere. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Commissioner of Police, Lucius Thomas is encouraging citizens to play their part in helping to rid the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) of corrupt members by reporting incidents of police corruption. read more.. |
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LONDON, England (JIS):  Jamaican National Security Minister, Dr Peter Phillips has emphasised that the increased security measures to tackle crime in Montego Bay would not affect that city's tourism product. "There is right now a very significant police presence in Montego Bay," he said. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: Acting Chief Immigration Officer in the British Virgin Islands, Malvern Brathwaite, said immigration surveillance officers and members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force are continuing their search to locate 27-year-old Coy Robinson of Jamaica. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Embarking on what is expected to be a fruitful season, Jamaican sprinter Sheri-Ann Brooks will turn her attention to the Millrose Games – IAAF indoor permit, which celebrates the 100th edition of the meeting at Madison Square Garden on Friday 2 February. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The Jamaican cabinet on Tuesday received a five-point strategised business plan from the Chief Executive Officer of Air Jamaica, Michael Conway and Chairman of the Board, Owen K. Melhado. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  While addressing a monthly investment forum, Jamaican Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Omar Davies said that the growth of the country's economy remains positive for 2007 despite a number of fiscal challenges experienced in 2006. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: He has not raced competitively in 10 months, but American sprint legend Maurice Greene said before the year comes to an end he expects to break the men's 100m world record of 9.77 seconds, set by Jamaican Asafa Powell. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Jamaica's Asafa Powell, the 100m world record-holder, won his 400m heat here Saturday but finished only fourth overall in his 2007 season debut at the Grace Jackson Invitational Track Meet. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The Jamaican House of Representatives passed the Proceeds of Crime Act on Wednesday, following a suspended debate that began last year, and simultaneously approved the report of the joint select committee, read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  Jamaican Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, speaking last weekend, sees a positive outlook for the country's tourism industry based on the present levels of visit and stop over arrivals as well as the broadening of the accommodations sector. read more.. |
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| BOSTON, USA: Former Jamaican 200-metre champion, Steve Mullings, will kick-start his 2007 campaign when he competes in the men's 60m dash at this weekend's Boston Indoor Games, the first major meeting in the North American indoor season. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters): Jamaican police cordoned off parts of Montego Bay on Thursday and called up extra officers while troops went on alert after a series of murders rattled the Caribbean country's premier tourist city. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The Jamaican Ministry of Health continues to remain confident that the malaria outbreak is under control, according to Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  Jamaican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Anthony Hylton, said during the State of the Nation Debate, that the United Nations system must be reformed to make it more accountable and responsive to the interests and concerns of all its member states. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: World record holder, Asafa Powell and Commonwealth Games 200-metres champion, Sherone Simpson, head the list of competitors vying for the Jamaican 46th National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards for 2006. read more.. |
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| MANDEVILLE, Jamaica (JIS): With a little over 50 days to go before Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 begins, Executive Director of the Local Organising Committee, Robert Bryan is urging Jamaicans to come together in a united way, to ensure the success of the event. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Executive Director of the Jamaica Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the ICC Cricket World Cup, Robert Bryan, has said that Sabina Park and the multipurpose stadium in Trelawny were "ready for action". read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Some 300 customs officers in Jamaica are being trained to bolster border control operations, as the island prepares to host the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Jamaican international Deon Burton, a former Derby County striker might be on his way out from Sheffield Wednesday, following the signing of Leon Clarke. Wednesday is said to be packed with a selection of strikers. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  The Jamaican House of Representatives this week approved a Resolution moved by Dr Omar Davies, Minister of Finance, to designate Insurance Brokers and Insurance Intermediaries as financial institutions for the purpose of the Money Laundering Act. read more.. |
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| LAS VEGAS, USA: Coffee Pacifica, Inc. has announced that, pursuant an agreement with the Blue Mountain Coffee Co-Operative Society Ltd of Jamaica, Coffee Pacifica will be the exclusive world-wide marketer and distributor of the Penlyne Castle brand Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee beans. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  The Jamaican Cabinet has received a submission from the Ministry of National Security on the strategic response to the upsurge in crime, particularly murder, in the first two weeks of 2007. However, discussions on the submission have been deferred to Monday, January 22. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP):  World 100-meter record holder Asafa Powell starts his 2007 athletics season by running a 400m race on January 27, his coach told AFP Monday. The event, named for Jamaican 1988 Olympic 200m runner-up Grace Jackson, will be staged at the National Stadium. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (Reuters): Jamaica striker Luton Shelton has joined Sheffield United from Sweden's Helsingborg for two million pounds ($3.92 million), the Premier League club announced on Monday. read more.. |
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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS):  Jamaican Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Assamba, has urged increased investment in health and retirement tourism, noting that these sub-sectors were poised for growth throughout the region and fully backed by government. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA (JIS): The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is to continue its passport acquisition campaign in the United States, by visiting Boston in the North East. To encourage Bostonians to get their passports, the JTB will host another in its ongoing series of 'Jamaica Morning Coffee Break'. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: A huge blunder between Jamaican international Claude Davis and goalkeeper Paul Gerrard cost Sheffield United three points at home against Portsmouth in an English Premiere League match Saturday evening. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: American 1968 Olympic 400-metres gold medallist and former World record holder in the event, Lee Evans has declared that he wants to coach Jamaican World Junior 200m record holder, Usain Bolt. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: The year-long so-called ‘butter dispute’ between Suriname and Jamaica has finally come to an end. Kingston was objecting to the import of certain Surinamese butter and margarine brands, claiming that Suriname is not known to be a dairy producing country. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  The Jamaican Ministry of Health on Wednesday received a cheque valued at US$100,000 (J$6.18 million) from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to aid in its fight against malaria. This sum is the first of two payments. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Jamaican Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Ndombet Assamba, has said there was no evidence of cancellations in tourist bookings as a result of the CARICOM Special Visa, which has been put in place for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC). read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  Jamaican Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Ndombet Assamba, has said that 2006 was a record year for the tourism sector, with more than three million visitors to the island, generating US$1.9 billion in revenues. read more.. |
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NEW YORK, USA (JIS):  Jamaican world 100-metres record holder, Asafa Powell will be honoured at an International Sports Awards (ISA) banquet in New York on Saturday, February 3. Powell is among an impressive list of personalities from the world of sports who are being recognized. read more.. |
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NEW YORK, USA (JIS):  Reggae icon Jimmy Cliff is among a number of persons of Caribbean heritage, who will be honoured by the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI), at its 10th anniversary benefit gala & awards dinner scheduled for January 22 in New York City. read more.. |
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 This week, Air Jamaica launches new daily flights to Barbados from JFK Airport in New York, signaling a giant step forward for travel and tourism in the Eastern Caribbean, in the wake of the winding up of BWIA West Indies Airways. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: With two of his colleagues already displaying their talents at Bradford City, Jamaica Reggae Boy, Omar Daley, could become the third player from the island to represent the English League One club. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: After a dominant 2006 season, Jamaican 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell says lowering his world mark of 9.77 seconds is of the greatest importance to him in the upcoming season. The sprint ace is hoping to have an injury-free season. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Prime Minister of Jamaica, Portia Simpson Miller, last week reaffirmed Jamaica and CARICOM's commitment to assist Haiti to achieve its development goals. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): World 100 metre record holder Asafa Powell collected his Commonwealth Games Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year award from the foundation's founder Al Hamilton. He was earlier voted IAAF Male Athlete of the Year and Track and Field News Male Athlete of the Year. read more.. |
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WILLEMSTAD, Curacao:  State Secretary of Finance of the Netherlands Antilles, Alex Rosaria, has recently sent a diplomatic note to the Jamaican authorities in which he conveyed the wish of his government to start negotiations with Jamaica regarding a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA). read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  Jamaican Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, has described her recent talks with Haitian president Rene Preval as a further step in deepening the diplomatic relations between Jamaica and Haiti. She said both leaders applauded the establishment of the Single Market. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: A Jamaica Wray and Nephew Premier League game was forced to be abandoned after the sound of gunshots close to the Collie Smith Drive area had players, officials and spectators taking cover Wednesday evening. read more.. |
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| HOUSTON, USA (AFP): A Jamaican truck driver convicted for the deaths of 19 illegal immigrants in a truck he was driving in south Texas faced the possible death penalty when his sentencing hearing opened Tuesday. read more.. |
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| WOKINGHAM, England (UPI): A 39-year-old British man dumped by his girlfriend is auctioning a Valentine's Day vacation in Jamaica -- with himself as part of the package -- through eBay. Adam Croot, jilted by girlfriend Laura, was left with a broken heart and two $2,400 non-refundable tickets. read more.. |
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| HOBE SOUND, USA (UPI): Two men charged with killing a would-be immigrant from Jamaica have been arrested as they attempted to leave a Florida wildlife refuge by taxi. Ricky Thompson and Johnson Leon Brice allegedly operated a 36-foot boat that came ashore Thursday at Jupiter Island. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Jamaican Under-17 football team is slated to face Mexico National U-17 team in a two-leg friendly international series in preparation for the 2007 CONCACAF U-17. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Wavel Hinds-led Jamaican cricket squad will be without the services of former captain Gareth Breese, who wrote the chairman of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), informing him of his unavailability. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The Ministry of Health in Jamaica is again allaying fears that the current malaria outbreak will affect the staging of next year's ICC Cricket World Cup in Jamaica. The country will host six group stage matches and a semi-final at Sabina Park. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Jamaican international Jamal Campbell-Ryce had a busy game for Southend against a strong Tottenham Hotspur side, but was unable to prevent his team from going down 1-0 in the Carling Cup quarter-finals at White Hart Lane. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The Ministry of Health in Jamaica is currently reviewing its ban on mass gatherings in the parishes of St Catherine, Kingston and St Andrew, in the wake of the malaria outbreak. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Jamaican international Deon Burton is a relieved man after he finally hit the back of the net to end his recent goal scoring drought in an English Coca Cola Championship League match played on December 11. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA (JIS): Destination Marketing Manager for the Jamaica Tourist Board, Janice Allen, has said that Jamaica was preparing to deal with the influx of visitors for next year's ICC Cricket World Cup, including the upgrading of airports and the addition of hotel rooms. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  Jamaican Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, has made an appeal to all persons who are experiencing symptoms of malaria, as well as those who have been tested for the disease to visit their nearest health facility or face the consequences of being named publicly. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Three Jamaican players were scheduled to depart the island en route to the United Kingdom Friday night, where they are slated for trials with English Premier League side Sheffield United. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): A senior officer in the Jamaican Ministry of Health said the Jamaican leg of the ICC World Cup Cricket would not be affected by the malaria outbreak in the Caribbean island. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): In a release issued Friday, the federation said that all parishes, with the exception of Kingston and St Andrew and St Catherine in the south east of the island were free to resume playing matches. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters): Gunmen killed three men and wounded two others near some of Montego Bay's upscale hotels on Friday, the first day of the tourist high season in the violence-plagued Jamaican resort city, police said. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Jamaicans are being urged to go the legal route in obtaining a licence to sell their products under the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 brand, during the tournament next year. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  With some 61 confirmed cases of malaria in Jamaica, mostly confined to four communities in the corporate area, Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, has assured that the outbreak was under control and that there was no national health crisis. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Air Jamaica has announced new daily non-stop service between John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York and Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados, starting January 10, 2007. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican world record holder and IAAF Male Athlete of the Year, Asafa Powell, voiced his disappointment at the lack of recognition given to other athletes who have served the country well. Powell said that Michael Frater has not received as much recognition as he should. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA: Air Jamaica wants travelers to secure their passports soon for travel in the New Year. From January 23, 2007, US citizens traveling by air between the US and the Caribbean will be required to present a valid passport to re-enter the United States. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Guyana Ministry of Health said on Monday it is ready to lend support to sister CARICOM nation, Jamaica, to help stop the spread of malaria. Jamaica is reportedly battling an outbreak of the parasitic disease. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (JIS): Cabinet Secretary, Dr Carlton Davis, has said that the outlook for the Jamaican economy is positive, with moderate growth this year, while unemployment was less than 11 per cent. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, Jamaica (JIS): Fans of the annual Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival are in for a special treat, with a stellar line-up of Grammy winning acts set to take the stage over the three-day event from January 25 to 27. read more.. |
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| TORONTO, Canada (UPI): A Canadian tropical disease expert in Toronto says there should be more publicity about Jamaica's malaria outbreak at the beginning of the winter travel season. read more.. |
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| DOHA, Qatar: Athens 2004 Olympic 400-metre finalist, Brandon Simpson, has said he never had the support representing Jamaica and revealed that since his switch to compete for his adopted country Bahrain he feels at home. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  The Electronic Transactions Bill, which sets out the legal framework for electronic transactions and connected matters, was approved in the Jamaican Senate on Friday. Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator A. J. Nicholson, piloted the Bill. read more.. |
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| DOHA, Qatar: Former Jamaican quarter-mile champion Brandon Simpson, who now competes for Bahrain, surprisingly lost the men's 400-metres dash on the fourth day of athletics action in the Khalifa Stadium at the 15th Asian Games on Sunday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Effective January 1, 2007, Air Jamaica introduces Executive Business Class, offering customers the highest level of comfort at exceptional value. The new Executive Business Class, which replaces First Class on all routes, offers a wide range of services. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (JIS): Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, P. J. Patterson chaired a meeting on Commonwealth membership, in London. Patterson chaired the Committee on Commonwealth membership that focuses on issues concerning membership of the organisation. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Dr Marion Bullock Ducasse, Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services at Jamaica's Ministry of Health stressed on Thursday that the malaria disease was not spreading. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Health Minister, Horace Dalley, said Tuesday that the Ministry has put an emergency action plan in place to effectively prevent the spread of malaria in Jamaica. The aim of the Ministry’s strategy, he said, was to maintain Jamaica’s non-endemic status. read more.. |
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| TORONTO, Canada (JIS): Ambassador to the United States, Professor Gordon Shirley, has called on Jamaicans in the Diaspora to invest in their homeland and, in so doing, contribute to the country’s development. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The Jamaican Cabinet on Monday approved an allocation of $30.2 million, to provide an emergency response to the outbreak of malaria in certain parts of the country. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, has said that Jamaica is 85 per cent ready for the staging of the Cricket World Cup 2007. read more.. |
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| DOHA, Qatar: Former Jamaican champion Brandon Simpson has been tipped as one of the stars to complete a sprint double when the athletics programme at the 15th Asian Games gets under way in Doha, Qatar on Thursday 7 December. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: Caribbean Net News has learned that 2004 Athens Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell of Jamaica will not compete in the 2007 indoor season. Campbell was forced to sit out a majority of the last outdoor season because of a leg injury. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Following their convincing 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in the first leg of their CONCACAF Under-20 qualifiers in Kingston on Sunday, Jamaica left the island full of confidence going into Wednesday's return leg in the twin islands. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters): Jamaican health authorities are battling an outbreak of malaria that has infected 15 people in the Kingston area but has so far not spread to other parts of the Caribbean island. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Bank of Nova Scotia Trinidad and Tobago Limited and the Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited have stated that the offer to purchase shares in Dehring Bunting and Golding (DB&G) was declared unconditional on November 27, 2006. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: A goal in each half from Joel Grant guided Jamaica to a 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in the first leg of their CONCACAF Under-20 qualifiers at the Harbour View mini-stadium in Kingston on Sunday. read more.. |
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| PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Jamaica's young Sunshine Girls won the Jean Pierre Under-16 Caribbean Netball Championships after the finishing the tournament hosted by Trinidad and Tobago as the only unbeaten nation. read more.. |
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| CASTRIES, St Lucia: The national flag carrier of Jamaica says while its primary role is to transport passengers from one point to another, it has a development agenda which is just as important. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator A.J. Nicholson, has said that the comprehensive reform of the justice system in Jamaica, which is a joint venture between the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), is well advanced. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Former West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Pat Rousseau has lashed out at the building of the new stadium for the 2007 World Cup tournament in Trelawny, Jamaica. read more.. |
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| LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP): Nigeria last week sent 26 nurses to Jamaica under its Technical Aids Corp (TAC) scheme which aims to help black nations that lack professionals in key fields, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported Monday. read more.. |
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| Jamaica (JIS), KINGSTON: As World AIDS Day (December 1), draws near, statistics from the United Nations are showing that 39.5 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The European Commission and the Government of Jamaica on Wednesday signed a JA$165 million (two million euros) financial agreement to provide funding for the rehabilitation and maintenance of more than 30 rural and parochial roads. read more.. |
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| TORONTO, Canada (JIS): Jamaica's Cabinet Secretary, Dr Carlton Davis, has said that the Jamaican economy was showing very positive signs. Davis was addressing patrons attending a forum entitled ‘Outlook for the Future: Doing Business in Jamaica’, in Toronto, Canada read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Air Jamaica has jumped at the opportunity to be the premium sponsor of Barbados' landmark 40th anniversary of independence celebrations in New York. read more.. |
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| Jamaica (JIS), KINGSTON: The government of Jamaica has introduced a national literacy strategy, through which it will significantly reduce, and ultimately eliminate the problem of students leaving secondary school without the ability to read and write. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: Jamaica's senior netballers sealed victory in their three match series against Caribbean arch rivals Trinidad and Tobago, when they defeated the visitors for the second time in the series on Saturday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Ndombet Assamba, has said that there should be no significant fallout from the United States Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). read more.. |
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| BUFF BAY, Jamaica (AFP): Harold Berbick and Kenton Gordon, the men charged with the murder of former world heavyweight boxing champion Trevor Berbick, were denied bail in a court appearance here Tuesday. read more.. |
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MANDEVILLE, Jamaica (JIS):  Jamaican Agriculture and Lands Minister, Roger Clarke, has called on persons with capital to invest in sustainable agricultural ventures. The Minister was addressing the Ministry’s road shows on ‘Profit-making ventures in agriculture’ last week. read more.. |
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| MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP): A Canadian tourist, in Jamaica for a friend's wedding, died after falling from a hotel room balcony, police said Monday. read more.. |
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OCHO RIOS, Jamaica (JIS):  Jamaican Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, has said that governments in the region were committed to promoting open learning, noting that the process was “vital to positioning our people for international competitiveness”. read more.. |
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| SAN FRANCISCO, USA (AFP): Embattled athletics coach, Jamaican-born Trevor Graham, has denied any wrongdoing after being charged with lying to federal investigators and his lawyer raised the notion of a potential blockbluster trial in the case. read more.. |
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| BUFF BAY, Jamaica (AFP): Harold Berbick, the nephew of former world heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick, and a teen accomplice were remanded in police custody in Jamaica on Friday after being charged with murdering the fighter. read more.. |
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| SAN FRANCISCO, USA (Reuters): Trevor Graham, the Jamaican-born track coach, who touched off the BALCO sport doping scandal, was indicted by a US grand jury on Thursday on three counts of making false statements related to steroid distribution. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  The Jamaican Government is to benefit from more than $7.5 billion in development support from the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for the four-year period January 2007 to 2011. Five key areas are to be addressed. read more.. |
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ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (JIS):  As the forces of globalisation continue to affect the region, Jamaican Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, has said that the establishment of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) provided a vehicle through which the region could counter its effects. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India: World renowned Jamaican umpire, Steve Bucknor, has been acknowledged for reaching a milestone of 150 One-Day Internationals by Percy Sonn, the new International Cricket Council (ICC) president. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): State Minister in Jamaica's Ministry of National Security, Dr Donald Rhodd, has said that within the next two weeks Cabinet would release a list of countries whose nationals will need visas to enter Jamaica for the ICC Cricket World Cup next year. read more.. |
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| PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica (AFP): The mother of a 20-year-old suspect is being questioned in connection with the brutal murder of former world heavyweight boxing champ Trevor Berbick, Jamaican police said. read more.. |
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| BEIJING, China (AFP): China has turned to Jamaican sprint legend, Don Quarrie, to help inspire its runners to gold medals at the Asian Games in Qatar, in December. Quarrie won four Olympic medals in a glittering career. read more.. |
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| PORTLAND, Jamaica: The death of former World Boxing Council (WBC) heavy-weight champion, Trevor Berbick, who was found murdered near to his home in Portland, Jamaica, on Saturday morning, came as a shock to the Jamaican boxing fraternity. read more.. |
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| Jamaica (Reuters), KINGSTON: A probe into the weekend killing of former world heavyweight boxing champion Trevor Berbick has uncovered "strong leads" and an arrest is expected soon, Jamaican police said on Sunday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The Bill seeking to make provision for the fulfilment of Jamaica’s commitment to the efficient and effective staging of Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, was passed Tuesday in the House of Representatives. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Training of volunteers selected for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) West Indies 2007 will commence by December, after 1,923 applications of potential volunteers undergo security screening by the ICC. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Executive Director in the Office of the Deputy Secretary General of CARICOM, Jacqueline Josephs, has said that the region’s healthcare system would be greatly advanced through the region’s co-operation with Spain. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (JIS): Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has commended Alcoa Aluminum Company for its commitment in investing in Jamaica. “Jamaica is indeed proud to have the world’s premier aluminum company as a partner and investor,” she said. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Air Jamaica has recognised its most effective tour operators and travel agents in the Northeastern United States for Caribbean business booked on the carrier in 2005, underscoring the work these partners are doing for both the airline and the destinations. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  A special Committee has been established in Jamaica to review the procedures for granting work permits, particularly to migrant workers. A number of measures are being implemented to strengthen the systems dealing with the granting of work permits. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican dancehall artiste Beenie Man has hit out at critics who accuse him of homophobia, insisting Jamaican culture is far less prejudiced than in Israel. read more.. |
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| CAMBRIDGE, England: The Cockpit Country, home to 27 of Jamaica’s 28 endemic bird species and the giant swallowtail, the largest butterfly in the Americas, is reportedly at risk from bauxite mining. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Jamaica’s development has been vastly improved by Spanish investment, especially in the hospitality sector, State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Delano Franklyn has said. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Electoral Advisory Committee (EAC) Chairman, Professor Errol Miller, has urged the Jamaican Senate to move quickly to pass the Interim Electoral Reform Act, which was crucial for the establishment of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica. read more.. |
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| Canada (Bloomberg), TORONTO: Bank of Nova Scotia, Canada's third-largest lender by assets, plans to buy as much as 80 percent of Jamaica's Dehring Bunting & Golding Ltd investment firm for as much as C$90 million ($80 million). read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Omar Davies, has said that although there were challenges in meeting Jamaica's fiscal target, “we are still within the projections for this point of the year”. Davies noted that “the deficit remains our major challenge." read more.. |
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Belgium (Reuters), BRUSSELS:  Developing countries fear the EU is too focused on opening up their economies in new deals between Brussels and Europe's former colonies that are intended to ease poverty, Jamaica's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Anthony Hylton said on Thursday. read more.. |
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| France (AFP), PARIS: Jamaica's Lorraine Fenton, one of the leading women's 400 metres runners in the last decade, announced her retirement on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, MONTEGO BAY: Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic, the world-renowned coach most likely to fill the vacant slot as Jamaica's technical director, is already impressed with the agility of the locally-based players. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): A motion brought by Senator Trevor Munroe, calling for urgent legislation to govern political party funding and reform in election campaign financing regulations, was supported in the Jamaican Senate last Friday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Jamaican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Anthony Hylton, has said that in light of the geo-political climate and rising energy bills, the Caribbean region should move to establish a regional energy policy. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Suriname is seeking a solution for a year-long butter dispute with Jamaica. At the upcoming meeting of CARICOM’s Council for Trade and Economic Development next month in Guyana, Suriname will raise this issue again. read more.. |
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| Jamaica (JIS), KINGSTON: As Jamaica's population grows and available land becomes scarcer, land development becomes increasingly challenging, with many lengthy processes and regulations to observe. read more.. |
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| TORONTO, Canada (JIS): Jamaica has recorded significant successes in the deployment of e-government services and remains the leader in the Caribbean in this area, says Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Jamaican senator Kern Spencer, has called on entrepreneurs in the micro, small and medium enterprise sector to utilise the opportunities that are available from small business incubators, read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Jamaican government Senator, Professor Trevor Munroe, has moved a Motion in the Upper House for the regulation of funding for political parties and their campaigns. read more.. |
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| USA (Bloomberg), NEW YORK: When the original negative of "The Harder They Come" was found to be disintegrating from a fungus, writer-director Perry Henzell decided to help restore his classic 1972 Jamaican musical. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) intends to pursue a number of initiatives to prevent a fall-off in tourist arrivals when the Caribbean phase of the United States passport regime comes into effect in January 2007. Plans are in place to work with the United States Postal Service. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Victor Cummings, has called for more Jamaicans to explore backyard ornamental fish rearing as a viable source of income. read more.. |
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| Jamaica (Panos), KINGSTON: Local bauxite company, Jamaica Alumina Company (JAMALCO), has committed to completing land reclamation work in the mined-out areas of Mocho, Clarendon by the end of 2007. read more.. |
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LONDON, England:  Jamaica’s Highway 2000 has expanded its toll collection infrastructure with the opening of the Portmore gateway, completing the first phase of a three-tiered project. The Jamaican Toll Roads Act, passed in 2002, provided the charter for Highway 2000. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Two quick goals after the half hour mark propelled the Jamaican Reggae Boyz to a face-saving 2-1 victory over Canada in their international friendly match at the National Stadium on Sunday night. read more.. |
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| MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS): Carlos Martel, an Economic Advisor from Georgia in the United States, has said that Jamaica must be prepared to take advantage of the many opportunities that will emerge from the staging of Cricket World Cup 2007. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican 100m world record holder Asafa Powell picked up another award in recognition of a dominating season when Lucozade Sports staged a welcome home party for the sprinter last Thursday night in Kingston, Jamaica. read more.. |
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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica:  Speaking in Montego Bay on Friday, at the closing ceremony for the St James Intermediate and Westmoreland Super Netball Competition, Jamaican prime minister Portia Simpson Miller has emphasised the importance of sport in the development of the individual. read more.. |
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| MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica: The Royal Reef Hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica has announced that its website is now empowered to deliver instantly confirmed, payment-guaranteed reservations at the best rates online. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: A Jamaican woman living in the British Virgin Islands was killed Tuesday evening when she was thrown over a balcony of her apartment by two armed masked men who entered her apartment. read more.. |
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| OCHO RIOS, Jamaica (JIS): Despite inclement weather, hundreds of cricket fans turned out at the new Trelawny multi-purpose stadium on Saturday, September 30, to see a Jamaica select team beat a US Invitational XI by 36 runs, winning the Air Jamaica Cup. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Five goals from Shandel Samuel, including a second half hat-trick, ensured that St Vincent and the Grenadines surprisingly qualified for the next round of the 2006 Digicel Caribbean Cup with an 8-0 slaughtering of St Lucia. read more.. |
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| OSLO, Norway (AFP): The Norwegian government said Monday it was prepared to cancel debts totalling 79 million dollars owed by Jamaica, Egypt, Ecuador, Peru and Sierra Leone. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Jamaica, along with Mexico, booked their places at December's golf World Cup in Barbados after finishing first and second at the Nations Cup qualifying tournament in Aruba on Sunday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Minister of Labour and Social Security, Derrick Kellier, has said that the Jamaican government is committed to employment creation through small business development. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: With less than six months to the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies, members of the Jamaican Local Organising Committee (LOC) will embark on a second major North American promotional tour. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): World 100m record-holder Asafa Powell was back in Jamaica in celebratory mood this week, savoring a successful 2006 campaign. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): President of the Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA), Dr Andre Gordon, has reported a 39 per cent growth in exports for the period January to May 2006, with earnings moving from approximately $641,361,000 to $827,000,000. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA : After a dominant short sprint season in 2006, Jamaican Commonwealth Games 200-metres champion Sherone Simpson is already looking forward to what she expects to be a busy 2007 season. read more.. |
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| SHANGHAI, China: Jamaica’s top female quarter-miler Novlene Williams improved her personal best to win the 400-metres dash in the Shanghai Stadium during the second annual Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Saturday evening. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: The 2007 Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, to be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, January 25 to 27, promises to be the best ever, according to Air Jamaica senior executive George deMercado. read more.. |
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| Jamaica (Reuters), KINGSTON: Jamaican police returned to duty on Friday after their three-day sickout during wage negotiations prompted the prime minister to call out the Caribbean island's army. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: Jamaica’s “The JobBank” and St Vincent’s “Caribbean Jobs Online,” have joined forces to launch a Caribbean Career Network – caribbeanjobsonline.com. read more.. |
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| Jamaica (Reuters), KINGSTON: Jamaica called out the army to provide security on Wednesday, the second day that nearly a third of the Caribbean island's police force called in sick in a wage dispute. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):: The Jamaican Ministry of Health has launched an HIV anti-stigma campaign, which is aimed at reducing the discrimination that is associated with the disease. read more.. |
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| ATHENS, Greece: There were some good performances, especially from Commonwealth Games half-lap champion Sherone Simpson of Jamaica at the 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics in the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece at the weekend. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The government of Jamaica will be expending millions of dollars this fiscal year to refurbish hospitals, health centres, laboratories and training institutions. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) Inspectors have given the 'thumbs up' for the progress made in the construction of the North Stand at the historic Sabina Park. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): On its one-year anniversary, the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme has successfully facilitated corrective eye surgeries for more than 3,000 needy Jamaicans. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Minister of State for Agriculture and Lands, Errol Ennis, has urged banana farmers to increase production for local consumption, even as they continue to supply the export market. read more.. |
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| TORONTO, Canada (JIS): Two Jamaican movies will premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), while a third will be presented 34 years after its original release. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  The crime fighting capability of the Jamaica Constabulary Force is to receive a major boost come October, when the Automated Palm and Fingerprint Identification System (APFIS) becomes operational. The machine was purchased at a cost of US$3.61 million. read more.. |
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| Mexico (Bloomberg), MEXICO CITY: A $300 million project to expand Jamaica's sole refinery with Venezuelan help will start at the end of next year, Jamaica's Trade, Science and Technology Minister Phillip Paulwell said. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA: Dominoes hit the spot educationally, and should be introduced in Caribbean schools, says Ruddy Schaaffe, chairman of Air Jamaica's World Championship of Dominoes, which returns to Montego Bay next month. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Glenn Hoddle is being tipped as the man who will spearhead Jamaica's bid to reach the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Following the successful re-branding of the London product, Air Jamaica will rename its First Class product to Executive Business Class on all its routes. The change takes effect on October 29, 2006. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Jamaican government will be placing increased focus on intelligence as part of its crime fighting strategy and over the next few months, will be making significant investments in applying the most up-to-date technologies to the intelligence-gathering arsenal. read more.. |
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| The Jamaican economy has suffered numerous challenges and setbacks in the increasingly competitive global environment. Ultimately, if Jamaica cannot solve its problems by conventional means, it may be persuaded to take the Argentine road of debt renunciation. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba: Veteran Jamaican referee, Peter Prendergast said goodbye to international officiating, when he took charge of the Digicel Caribbean Cup football competition match between Cuba and the Bahamas, played at the Pedro Marrero Stadium in Havana on Monday, September 4. read more.. |
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| BOLTON, England (AFP): British boxer Clinton Woods declared he should be considered the world's best light-heavyweight after beating Jamaica's Glengoffe Johnson on a split points decision. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  Caribbean mobile telecommunications provider, Digicel, has announced that its new emergency text messaging service, launched in partnership with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), is helping to combat crime in Jamaica. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica’s newly appointed interim head coach Carl Brown has named a 22-man squad, which includes four English-based players, to begin preparation for next Monday's friendly international against Canada in Montreal. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (JIS): New Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General, Ransford Smith, has pledged to work to strengthen the ability of the Commonwealth Secretariat to enhance the socio-economic progress of member states. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, has called for increased collaboration among countries in the western hemisphere to counteract the risks and challenges in aviation transportation. read more.. |
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| MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica: Couples Resorts has announced plans for expansion with the addition of a fifth resort to its brand. The new resort will be situated near the multi-billion dollar Harmony Cove luxury tourism project in Trelawny, Jamaica. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Ndombet Assamba, has stressed the importance of viewing the Jamaican cultural heritage as an investment, which has economic benefit for the country. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Senator Kern Spencer has said that Jamaicans needed to explore all the available opportunities within the micro and small business sector. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  Basil Smith has been selected to fill the position of Director of Tourism of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), after an extensive local and international search. His appointment has been announced by Dennis Morrison, Chairman of the JTB. read more.. |
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MANDEVILLE, Jamaica:  The Leader of the Opposition in Jamaica Bruce Golding has challenged graduates of the Northern Caribbean University to change the prevailing tide of apathy pervading Jamaican university campuses, by rekindling the fire and intellectual fervour. read more.. |
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| BEIJING, China: After getting the better of their rivals in the 4x100-metre finals at the 11th IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships in Beijing, the Jamaican boys team praised the coaches for the marvelous work they did with them. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (UPI): An Islamic cleric tied to the July 7, 2005 bombings of London's transportation system will likely be freed and deported to Jamaica. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Former Jamaican coach Carl Brown has accepted a proposal from the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) to fill the position as interim head of coach of the national senior team for the next three months. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): A Jamaican "Yardie" gangster was jailed for life in Britain Thursday after being convicted of shooting dead three members of the same family when he was double-crossed in an international drugs deal. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Following media reports suggesting that former technical director Rene Simoes had applied for the open slot to coach the Jamaican national football team, the Brazilian has reportedly dismissed the claims. read more.. |
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| BEIJING, China: Jamaican sprinters Yohan Blake and Carrie Russell won the Caribbean's first medals on day two at the 11th World Junior Championships on Wednesday 16 August in the Chaoyang Sport Centre in Beijing, China. read more.. |
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| CARACAS, Venezuela (Bloomberg): Petroleos de Venezuela SA, South America's largest oil company, has formed a joint venture with Jamaica's state oil company as part of Venezuela's PetroCaribe initiative. read more.. |
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| RALEIGH, USA (Reuters): The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on Thursday it was investigating Justin Gatlin's coach, Jamaican-born Trevor Graham, for possible doping violations. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica national senior and Olympic football coach, Windell Downswell has resigned from his post, reports from the island stated on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| FLORIDA, USA: Former Jamaican sprint double national champion Dwight Thomas says he will continue to compete in Europe for the remainder of the season, despite several debates about the honesty of his coach, Trevor Graham. read more.. |
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| England (Reuters), LONDON: A London drug dealer who fatally shot a Jamaican girl of seven in the back as she tried to flee after witnessing the killing of her father was jailed for life on Friday after being found guilty of two counts of murder. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  The works of 15 contemporary Jamaican artists are represented in an exhibition that opened August 3 at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, D.C., a collaboration of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Embassy of Jamaica. read more.. |
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| OCHO RIOS, Jamaica: In today’s busy world, it is more important than ever for businesses to stay connected and up to date on vital information. read more.. |
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| COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP): Gay activists in Denmark staged a demonstration on Tuesday ahead of a concert by Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, who regularly causes controversy with gay-bashing lyrics. read more.. |
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| ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP): The Nigerian government said Monday its anti-graft agency is probing foreign affairs officials over alleged fraud in its high commission (embassy) in Jamaica running into millions of dollars. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has knocked back an offer to coach the Jamaican national team, his agent Athole Still said Sunday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Air Jamaica has announced that its redesigned website airjamaica.com is now live. The site has a great new look and is user-friendly, easy to navigate and filled with useful travel information for passengers. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Jamaica's football bosses insisted on Thursday they have not opened talks with Sven Goran Eriksson over their vacant national coaching position.
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| LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP): Jamaica's Sherone Simpson will go head-to-head with American Marion Jones at the Athletissima meeting in the Swiss city of Lausanne next week, the organisers announced Thursday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters): Jamaica has decided not to distribute condoms in prisons, where violence has broken out in the past over mere suggestions that men have sex with men in the facilities, an official said on Thursday. read more.. |
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| RATINGEN, Germany: Jamaica's multi-athlete Maurice Smith continued his great form this season with another impressive performance in the Decathlon, this time it was at the "International Mehrkampf-Meeting", held in Ratingen, Germany, last weekend. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: With Cuban World champion Zulia Calatayud already a sure pick for the 10th IAAF World Cup in Athens, Jamaica's top middle distance female runner Kenia Sinclair said she's now targeting a qualifying time for the 1500m event. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Joint 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell and Commonwealth Games champion Sherone Simpson shared the spotlight with two sizzling runs in the men's and women's 200m dashes respectively at the Jamaica National Track and Field Championships read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica’s reigning Commonwealth Games 200-metres champion Sherone Simpson struck great form at the National Track and Field Championships in Kingston, Saturday evening when she raced to a world leading 10.82 seconds to win the women's 100m crown. read more.. |
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| FORT LAUDERDALE, USA (UPI): Jamaica's new Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller drew an appreciative audience in Florida despite waning popularity a home, the Miami Herald said. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA (UPI): The United States and Jamaica have agreed to install radiation detection equipment at Jamaican ports. The equipment will screen seagoing cargo containers to protect both countries against nuclear terrorism. read more.. |
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NEW YORK, USA:  Former Air Jamaica executive, Allen Chastanet has added his support to Air Jamaica's new non-stop flights to St Lucia, saying that this service is critical to the success of tourism on the island. "The new flights couldn't have come at a more opportune time,” said Chastanet. read more.. |
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| WARSAW, Poland: Former Olympic Games silver medallist James Beckford of Jamaica produced his best effort so far in the sand to win the men's Long Jump crown at the 52th Janusz Kusocinski Memorial, in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Former England winger John Barnes has been approached to become coach of Jamaica's national football team, it was revealed on Saturday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Reggae Boy Claude Davis has battled to make his dream come true and now that ambition is a reality -- the Kingston-born defender is now a Premier League man. read more.. |
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| SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP): President Michelle Bachelet leaves Wednesday for a tour of Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic and a visit to the United States, where she will meet with President George W. Bush, Chile's foreign ministry said. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: Heads of State and Governments of Haiti, Jamaica and Montserrat will be among the new faces when the 27th Conference of Caribbean Heads of Government convenes in St Kitts next month. read more.. |
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MANCHESTER, England (AFP):  Peter Crouch scored a hat-trick as England concluded their preparations for the World Cup by knocking six goals past a hopelessly outclassed Jamaica here on Saturday. The combination of Crouch and Michael Owen in attack was highly effective. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (Reuters): Jamaica striker Marlon King has been sent home from the squad for a breach of discipline, the team said in a statement on Thursday. read more.. |
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| LEICESTER, England (AFP): Ghana did much to put memories of their disappointing African Nations Cup campaign behind them as they continued their preparations for the World Cup with a morale-boosting 4-1 win over Jamaica here on Monday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Reggae legend Desmond Dekker has died suddenly from a heart attack at his home in Surrey, south-east England, just a week before his next concert, his manager said on Friday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: In response to passenger demand, Air Jamaica will increase the number of flights it operates out of select destinations this summer. read more.. |
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| Puerto Rico, SAN JUAN: Reciprocal visa arrangements between Caribbean neighbors, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands are working fine, says Charles Clifford, Cayman's Minister of Tourism Environment, Investment and Commerce. read more.. |
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| Wales, CARDIFF: Reggae Boyz striker Marlon King and his Watford team secured promotion to play Premiership football next season following an emphatic 3-0 win over Leeds in the English Championship play-off final. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell has confidently sent a message to the man who broke his world record in Doha, Qatar on Friday. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: After matching American Justin Gatlin's world-leading performance this season of 9.95 seconds at the Jamaica International last weekend, Jamaican world record holder Asafa Powell will now turn his attention to this Saturday's Felix Sanchez Invitational in the Dominican Republic. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: Bolton Wanderers left-back Ricardo Gardner will captain Jamaica's team when the Reggae Boyz face World Cup-bound sides Ghana and England in upcoming friendly international games. read more.. |
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| England, LONDON: Adrian Boothroyd, the manager of Watford, has hailed Jamaican striker Marlon King for his outstanding contribution that inspired his side to a 3-0 play-off semi-final first-leg win at Crystal Palace at the weekend. read more.. |
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| England, LONDON: Jamaican 100m world record holder and American world and Olympic champion Justin Gatlin, will meet at the Norwich Union British Grand Prix meeting in Gateshead on June 11. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: Jamaican Olympic 200 metre champion Veronica Campbell says she has no excuses after suffering her second defeat to countrywoman Sherone Simpson at the Jamaica International Invitational track and field meeting on Saturday. read more.. |
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| England, LONDON: Reggae Boy Ricardo Fuller, who ended his season’s campaign with Southampton on a productive note, said despite the early struggles he faced in the opening half of the league, he’s looking forward to playing for the Saints next season. read more.. |
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| Jamaica, KINGSTON: World record holder Asafa Powell finally broke the 10 seconds barrier for the 100-metre dash this season despite a poor start in front of his home supporters in Kingston, Jamaica on Saturday. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Journalists from all over the Caribbean, including Suriname, are gathering in Jamaica for an environmental journalism workshop in Kingston, Jamaica starting on Monday, May 8. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Eight English-based players are included in a 30-man Reggae Boyz squad to prepare for friendly internationals against Ghana, later this month, and England in June. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: When the starter's gun goes off to send the women's 200 metres runners on their way at the third edition of the Jamaica International Invitational on Saturday, a triangular rivalry between three of the world's rising sprinters will be the main highlight. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Following his world-leading half-lap time on Saturday in Martinique, Usain Bolt's coach Glen Mills said he would love to see the 2002 World Junior champion repeat the same performance at the Jamaica International Invitational. read more.. |
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| FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique: Jamaican World Junior 200 metre record holder Usain Bolt returned to the track in style, following his late withdrawal from Commonwealth Games in March, by winning the men's one lap event at the Meeting du Conseil General NACAC Area Permit Meet on Saturday, 29 April, in Martinique. read more.. |
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MICHIGAN, USA:  Nutrilite, one of the leading global nutritional brands, has signed Jamaican 100m world record holder Asafa Powell as a global spokesperson, a source told Caribbean Net News on Monday. Powell was introduced to the product by his older brother Donovan. read more.. |
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NEW YORK, USA:  Jamaican sprinters Veronica Campbell, Sheri-Ann Brooks and Omar Brown are among the list of international stars down to compete at the 2006 Reebok Grand Prix scheduled for June 3. Campbell was the most decorated female athlete at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: In the week of celebrating its fifth anniversary, Digicel, the telecommunications company that acquired Cingular’s Caribbean operations in June 2005, has recorded a growth rate of 69 percent and laid plans to build a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Kingston. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Caribbean strikers, Jamaican Reggae Boy Ricardo Fuller and Trinidad and Tobago's Soca Warrior Kenwyne Jones, each hit the back of the net as Southampton beat Millwall 2-0 in the English Championship on Monday. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA: Jamaican international Onandi Lowe has reportedly been released by United Soccer Leagues (USL) side Miami F.C. because of problems with his attitude. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica’s banana industry has rebounded to where it was before the devastation caused by several hurricanes in 2004/05, with a projection that some 30-35,000 tonnes of the produce will be exported this year. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA: Jamaican international Sean Fraser was on target for his new club, Miami FC, during their 8-1 hammering of a Hispanic Coalition All-Stars in their first pre-season game at East Naples Community Park last Sunday. read more.. |
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| FLORIDA, USA: Jamaican sprinter Sheri-Ann Brooks, the Commonwealth Games 100 metres champion from Melbourne, Australia, said she's honoured to be considered in the same class as her sprinting idol, the great Merlene Ottey. read more.. |
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| MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP): The Jamaican leg of India's tour to the West Indies later this year could be cancelled if renovations to the island's main cricket venue is not completed in time, officials said. read more.. |
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| CARY, USA (AFP): The United States settled for a 1-1 draw with Jamaica here Tuesday in their final tuneup match before the Americans name their final 23-man roster for June's World Cup in Germany. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica's National Security Minister, Dr Peter Phillips, has said the two-week Tradewinds military exercise, which concluded last Friday, represented the template, which will guide the region’s security preparations for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 and beyond. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, P.J. Patterson, has expressed his confidence in the ability of his successor, Portia Simpson-Miller, to steer the country to “new levels of economic growth and upward social mobility”. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England : Jamaican international Ricardo Fuller scored his sixth goal of the season to help his Southampton side beat bottom place Brighton 2-0 in the English Coca-Cola Championship on a heavily-sanded Withdean pitch on Saturday. read more.. |
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| CARSON, USA: Jamaican international Andy Williams was left disappointed after his Real Salt Lake side suffered a heart breaking 3-0 defeat to Chivas USA in front of 20,739 at the Home Depot Center in their opening round schedule of the U.S. Major League (MLS) on Sunday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Ryan Johnson, a rookie at US Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake City, has been drafted into Jamaica's team for their friendly international against USA in North Carolina next Tuesday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: West Indies pace bowler Daren Powell believes the regional side must concentrate on playing competitive sessions if they are going to improve their Test performances. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Reggae Boy Ricardo Fuller, who scored two goals on the weekend to help Southampton to an exciting 3-2 victory over Cardiff in the Coca-Cola Championship match, has vowed to prove his status as a Saints striker. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Experienced Jamaican referee Peter Prendergast is set to become the first offical from the Caribbean to officiate in two major football senior tournaments when he travels to Germany this summer to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Jamaican international Ricardo Fuller scored two second-half goals to help his Southampton team ease away from the Coca-Cola Championship relegation zone after they defeated Cardiff 3-2 on Saturday. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr Denzil Douglas, has hailed Jamaica’s former Prime Minister, P.J. Patterson, as one of the pre-eminent stalwarts of the Caribbean region, in a message to mark the Jamaican leader’s demitting office. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (UPI):  The Jamaican capital of Kingston was under heavy security Thursday as the country's first female prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller, was to be sworn in. Some 6,000 guests were invited to the ceremony on the lawn of the governor's King's House mansion, the Jamaica Gleaner reported. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica’s Meteorological Services are at optimal surveillance strength ahead of the upcoming hurricane season, following a multi-million dollar equipping and rehabilitation of its weather, rainfall and meteorological stations. read more.. |
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| ROAD TOWN, BVI: Thirteen Jamaican nationals are now in police custody in the British Virgin Islands after being arrested on Saturday for remaining in the Territory after the period granted by Immigration. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: High-profile Jamaican sprinter, Asafa Powell, who on Monday won his first major championships gold medal at the 18th Commonwealth Games in Australia, said he never intended to break the 10-second barrier during his flamboyant run to win the 100 metre finals in Melbourne. read more.. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia:  Individual men's and women's 100 metres champions Asafa Powell and Sheri-Ann Brooks ran scorching relay legs to help Jamaica complete a clean sweep of Commonwealth Games sprint titles at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia on Saturday. read more.. |
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| NEGRIL, Jamaica: Outraged tourists have united together to publicise an allegedly awful vacation experience during the week of March 11 through 18, 2006 at the Sandals resort in Negril, Jamaica. read more.. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia:  Caribbean athletes continued to dominate the sprinting events at the 18th Commonwealth Games now taking place in Melbourne Australia, by sweeping the men's and women's 200 metres finals on Thursday night. The region's best fulfilled their promise. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Global Research Center is conducting a Jamaica Wireless Feasibility survey on behalf of a wireless Internet services provider planning to penetrate Jamaica with low cost, reliable wireless Internet services. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: World and Olympic finallist Maurice Wignall of Jamaica qualified with the fastest time heading into the finals of the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Jamaican javelin thrower Olivia McKoy, who won Jamaica's first medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games at the weekend, said the cheering fans helped inspire her to produce her podium mark on the opening day of athletic competition. read more.. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia:  Jamaican 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell won his first major title on Monday at the 2006 Commonwealth Games on Melbourne, Australia. Powell's win made it a sprint sweep for Jamaica after countrywoman Sheri-Ann Brooks took home the women's crown. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Stephen Francis, the coach of high-profile Jamaican sprinter and 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell, believes that his pupil Sherone Simpson can upstage Olympic gold medallist Veronica Campbell in the women's 200m dash at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. read more.. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP):  World record holder Asafa Powell's bid to win his first major title was firmly on course here on Sunday as he made mincemeat of the opposition to progress into Monday's semi-finals. The 23-year-old Jamaican has yet to win an individual medal at a championships. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: World Indoor 800m gold and silver medallist Maria Mutola of Mozambique and Jamaica's Kenia Sinclair are set to renew their rivalry when they battle for the two-lap crown at the upcoming 2006 Commonwealth Games, which started on Wednesday in Melbourne, Australia. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  Festivities relating to cricket were in the air on Saturday March 11, at the launch of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup (CWC) West Indies 2007 Volunteer Programme and the introduction of the mascot, Mello. Peter McIntosh stated that he is more than satisfied. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (UPI): The Jamaican government will increase its pension rate for some 87,000 senior citizens by 66 percent beginning next month. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP): Jamaica's 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell received a huge boost in his bid to win the Commonwealth Games title on Thursday as defending champion Kim Collins withdrew because of injury. read more.. |
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| USA, NEW YORK: Citing the absence of communication and transparency about the government-led initiative to mobilize Jamaicans abroad, tri-state area Jamaicans convened Saturday at the Jamaican Consulate to craft a “New York position.” read more.. |
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| England, LONDON: Jamaican international Deon Burton scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in their 1-1 draw with Queens Park Rangers in a Coca-Cola Football League Championship match at Hillsborough on Saturday. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Prime Minister P.J. Patterson of Jamaica, speaking in Washington on Thursday, stressed that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will do “everything in its power” to ensure that Haiti is no longer isolated. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Secretary General of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) and chairman of the selection committee of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA), Neville 'Teddy' McCook, has expressed disappointment at the late withdrawal of Michelle Ballentine and Michael Blackwood from the upcoming Commonwealth Games. read more.. |
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 Jamaica should give lessons on attracting business investments to the Caribbean. That’s because 2005 has been a record year in Jamaica’s tourism sector, and investors from the United States, Spain, and China have flocked to the island. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Jamaican internationals Kevin Lisbie and Marlon King were on the score sheet as Watford and Derby County played to an exciting last minute 2-2 draw in an English Coca-Cola Championship match at Vicarage Road on Saturday. read more.. |
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| MELBOURNE, Australia: Jamaican world silver medallist Michael Frater blamed jet lag for his disappointing seventh place finish in the men's 100m dash at the Telstra A-Series meeting in Brisbane, Australia last Friday. read more.. |
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BRISBANE, Australia:  Australian and Oceania 100m record holder Patrick Johnson is keen to race Jamaica's World Outdoor 100m silver medallist Michael Frater at Friday night's Telstra A-Series meeting in Brisbane. Johnson was delighted to see Frater and his Jamaican training partner Asafa Powell. read more.. |
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| My mother always warned me about becoming an educated fool. Thanks to Portia Simpson-Miller’s recent victory as the first female prime minister of Jamaica, I have come to realize the potency of the oxymoronic pair of words. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Jamaica is poised to get its first female prime minister after Portia Simpson-Miller was named head of the Caribbean nation's ruling party. Simpson-Miller will be sworn-in to replace P.J. Patterson as prime minister in six weeks. Patterson has been prime minister since 1992. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: History was created on Saturday in the annals of the ruling People’s National Party (PNP) and in the history of Jamaica when Portia Simpson-Miller was elected the first female and fourth president of the PNP. This now clears the way for her to be the first female prime minister of Jamaica. read more.. |
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| MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP): Men's 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell and Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell headline the 47 athletes selected to represent Jamaica at the Commonwealth Games. read more.. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia:  Trinidad and Tobago men's 4x100m relay team has been tipped by track officials as favourites for the gold medal at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, despite the presence of Asafa Powell, the world's fastest man, in Jamaica's line up. Jamaica has collected four relay medals at these Games. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Reggae Boyz’ skillful striker Ricardo Fuller has returned to Southampton, following a delay in his work permit transfer to Ipswich Town on the weekend. read more.. |
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CESANA PARIOL, Italy (AFP):  Eighteen years after the "Cool Runnings" legend was born, a Jamaican bobsleigh athlete stood on an Olympic podium -- proving that the concept was not so crazy after all. Lascelles Brown, competing for Canada, was considered vital by pilot Pierre Lueders for his medal ambitions. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Ricardo Fuller, the unsettled Jamaican international at Southampton has had a proposed loan switch to Ipswich Town delayed due to work permit problems. read more.. |
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| BIRMINGHAM, England: Jamaican Lacena Golding-Clarke beat American Michelle Perry again as Bahamian World and Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling snatched her first win of the season at the 2006 Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix at National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on Saturday. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  After undertaking a major restructuring of its operations, the national airline of Jamaica has achieved its best reliability performance in years. For the past two months, Air Jamaica posted a schedule completion reliability rate of 99.3%. In addition, the carrier’s on-time performance also showed marked improvement. read more.. |
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| FAYETTEVILLE, USA: As predicted, Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell of Jamaica ran away with the women's 60-metre dash Invitational title at the Tyson Invitational, held at the Randal Tyson Track Complex on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. read more.. |
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| LEIPZIG, Germany: Jamaican Lacena Golding-Clarke recovered from a slow start to snatch the women's 60m hurdles in a world leading time over Helsinki World 100m Hurdles champion Michelle Perry of USA at the 3rd LE Athletics meeting in Leipzig on Sunday. read more.. |
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| LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP): A radical Jamaican university teacher, deported 18 years ago for his criticism of the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida, is currently in the country on a visit. read more.. |
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad:  Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, on Friday joined his other CARICOM Heads in paying tribute to Jamaica’s Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, who has indicated that he plans to retire from active politics during the first half of this year. Spencer said that Patterson’s decision to depart at his own timing. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Jamaican international Marlon King has won the Coca-Cola Championship Powerade Player of the Month award for January, while countryman Ricardo Gardner takes an FA Cup award. read more.. |
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| MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP): Theodore Whitmore, Jamaica's hero in the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals in France where he scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Japan, has hinted he is quitting international football. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  Jamaica's 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell will reap more reward for his stunning run in Athens, following a report that the country's government has compensated the sprint with a land grant. According reports from Kingston, Powell "will receive a lot and proper housing in recognition of his world record performance.” read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Glen Mills, the national senior team head coach of Jamaica for the past 17 years, is confident that world record holder Asafa Powell will run away with the men's 100 metre title at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, in March. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: State Minister in Jamaica's Education, Youth and Culture Ministry, Senator Noel Monteith has said that the Ministry is aiming to provide 14,000 new school spaces by September 2007. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Come December 31, 2008, when the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is fully implemented, there will be no need for CARICOM nationals to have permits or skills certificates to work in members states. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK , USA: US national retail chain Macy’s has joined forces with the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) to celebrate the genius of the island’s cuisine. The activities at the retail giant are being held to coincide with Black History Month, observed during the month of February. read more.. |
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| PARIS, France (AFP): The Jamaican bobsleigh team, the inspiration behind the Cool Runnings film of the 1990s after their 1988 debut at Calgary, have already got a feel for the Cesana track at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (JIS): As celebration activities for Black History Month (February) get underway, Jamaica’s Consul General to the Southeast United States, Ricardo Allicock, has reminded students of the significant contributions, which Caribbean nationals continue to play in the development of the US. read more.. |
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| SAMARA, Russia: Trecia Smith of Jamaica, the world champion in Helsinki, Finland, last summer, set a new national record on her way to winning the women's triple jump event at the Governor's Cup meeting in Samara, Russia on Saturday. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell of Jamaica brought the delighted Jamaican fans in the crowd of 14,851 to their feet in the women's 60 metres, shaking off her defeat at the Norwich Union International last weekend to edge US 100m champion Me'Lisa Barber at the 99th Millrose Games on Friday night. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Jamaica's Commissioner of Police, Lucius Thomas, on Tuesday unveiled an eight-point action plan designed to reduce the country’s murder rate by five per cent by the end of the calendar year. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  Jamaican Prime Minister Percival J. Patterson’s leaving of active politics later this year will leave a void, said CARICOM secretary general Edwin Carrington. “I fear it will be a gap that will be very difficult to fill if ever possible. He has been a virtual titan and hero of the Caribbean integration process”. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  The establishment of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the way forward for meetings of the Committee established by CARICOM Heads of Government and Leaders of the Parliamentary Opposition were discussed in Jamaica on Monday. The meeting facilitated an informative exchange of views. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  It’s now official. The bold step towards the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) and eventually CARICOM Single Market & Economy (CSME) was taken at the bastion of Caribbean unity, UWI Mona, on Monday January 30 with the signing of the protocol to the implementation of the single market. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica's Minister of State for Industry and Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill has said that the annual Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues festival has a tremendous impact on the hospitality industry, as it helps to boost visitor arrivals. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Governor General of Jamaica, Sir Howard Cooke, has said that the government was committed to a foreign policy that promoted international peace, security, human rights, justice and development. read more.. |
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