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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller said there will be a year-long series of activities in 2007 to highlight the contribution of our African ancestors in ending the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Mrs. Simpson Miller said the abolition of the slave trade marked the start of a new Jamaican identity and that the celebrations were a fitting tribute to...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has described her talks with Haitian President H.E. Rene Preval as a further step in deepening the diplomatic relations between Jamaica and Haiti. She said both leaders applauded the establishment of the Caribbean Single Market (CSM) and that the Haitian President has indicated that his country was now proceeding with technical preparations...

Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill and Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Gordon Shirley, represented the country at yesterday's (January 2) State funeral for the 38th President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford, at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The service was attended by over 3,000 persons, headed by President George W. Bush...

The complement of nurses in the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has been bolstered with the addition of some 47 graduate nurses since the beginning of January. One Public Health Inspector has also been employed. A two-day orientation exercise for the new nurses began at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) on Tuesday, January 2. Presenters at the orientation included Acting...

Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill and Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Gordon Shirley, represented the country at yesterday's (January 2) State funeral for the 38th President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford, at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The service was attended by over 3,000 persons, headed by President George W. Bush...

The complement of nurses in the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has been bolstered with the addition of some 47 graduate nurses since the beginning of January. One Public Health Inspector has also been employed. A two-day orientation exercise for the new nurses began at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) on Tuesday, January 2. Presenters at the orientation included Acting...

President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Ren

President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Ren

Twenty-eight year old Jamaican, Muna Haven, will appear on season six of the popular NBC reality show, 'The Apprentice,' which will premier on January 7. During the show, which is hosted by billionaire real estate tycoon, Donald Trump, Muna, along with 17 other professionals, will compete for a chance to be hired by the Trump organization, earning a six-figure salary....

Twenty-eight year old Jamaican, Muna Haven, will appear on season six of the popular NBC reality show, 'The Apprentice,' which will premier on January 7. During the show, which is hosted by billionaire real estate tycoon, Donald Trump, Muna, along with 17 other professionals, will compete for a chance to be hired by the Trump organization, earning a six-figure salary....

Noted Nigerian author, Professor Chinua Achebe, is expected to headline a cultural event slated for January 2 at Emancipation Park in Kingston, as part of activities to mark the Bicentenary Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Trade of enslaved Africans to Jamaica. Spearheaded by the Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee (JNBC) and the Haiti-Jamaica Society, the event will recognize Haiti's...

Noted Nigerian author, Professor Chinua Achebe, is expected to headline a cultural event slated for January 2 at Emancipation Park in Kingston, as part of activities to mark the Bicentenary Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Trade of enslaved Africans to Jamaica. Spearheaded by the Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee (JNBC) and the Haiti-Jamaica Society, the event will recognize Haiti's...