Thursday, December 20, 2007

Connie Matthews - International Coordinator of the Black Panther Party

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In 1968, an articulate young Jamaican woman named Connie Matthews, who was employed to UNESCO in Copenhagen, Denmark, helped to sponsor Bobb...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Opal Palmer Adisa - Literary Critic, Prose Writer, and Storyteller

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Jamaican born, Opal Palmer Adisa is a literary critic, poet, prose writer, and storyteller. Her published works are: Caribbean Passion, poet...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

First Jamaica Restaurant Opens in China

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By Jason Walker Atlanta GA The official opening to the Cho-Cho Jamaican restaurant in Hangzhou China was held during the summer of 2007....
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Monday, December 17, 2007

Jamaica Dominates 2007 World Tourism Awards

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And the Oscar goes to Jamaica … Jamaica … Jamaica . Big up all the players in Jamaica ’s tourism industry. Congratulations to you all an...
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Friday, December 07, 2007

US Library of Congress Selects 'Burnin'

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Published on Friday December 7, 2007 in the Jamaica Gleaner Story by Mel Cooke, Freelance Writer 'Burnin' smokes in US Library of C...
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Friday, November 09, 2007

A Gift From Alison Hinds

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Dear Jamaica and Jamaicans worldwide, Soca Queen, Alison Hinds, wanted you to have this autographed photograph. Her first album, entitled S...
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Sergeant Jacob Thompson is the Recipient of the International Rugby Board Development Award (2007)

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Congratulations Sergeant Jacob Thompson. Please keep up the great work you are doing. Bim! Local Rugby Boss Cops International Award (Sou...
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Monday, November 05, 2007

Patrick Ewing - Basketball Player

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Patrick Ewing was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1962. His father, Carl, was a mechanic at the time, and his mother, Dorothy, was a homemaker....
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Joel Augustus Rogers - Humanist

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Joel Augustus Rogers (September 6, 1880 (some sources say 1883) — March 26, 1966) author, journalist, historian was born in Negril, Jamaica....
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Congratulations Dr. Zeromeh Campbell

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Story from The Jamaica Gleaner Dr. Zeromeh Campbell is now doing a paediatric residency programme at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas. Z...
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Thursday, October 18, 2007

Jamaican Heads NASA Team On Space Station Expansion Project

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When the “Discovery” space shuttle heads into space this month it will carry a special package ‘gift-wrapped’ by a Jamaican-born engineer an...
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Thursday, October 11, 2007

Alia Wedderburn Wins At the International Bronner Brothers Hair Show and Convention (Georgia, USA)

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Congratulations Alia Wedderburn and HEART/NTA. Please keep up the great work. September 04, 2007 Another Jamaican has brought home gold, th...
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Prime Minister of Jamaica Wins IOC World Women and Sport Trophy

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Congratulations Portia Simpson-Miller - Former Prime Minister of Jamaica. 08 March 2007 - Lausanne, Switzerland Today, joining in the world...
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UNICEF Jamaica Project Officer Wins Young Investigator Prize for AIDS Research

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Congratulations Penelope. Please keep up the great work. Penelope Campbell, Project Officer in the UNICEF office in Jamaica is the first w...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Jeanine McIntosh - 1st Black Female Aviator in the US Coast Guard

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Source: Jamaica Observer Reported: Thursday June 30, 2005 JAMAICAN-BORN Jeanine McIntosh, 26, last Friday became the first black female av...
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Thursday, September 20, 2007

The 2nd or 3rd Longest Running Film in US Cinema History is from Jamaica

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The movie, The Harder they Come , is the 2nd or 3rd longest running film in the history of American Cinema. This film was directed by Perry ...
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