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Miss Jamaica, Evelyn Andrade, Marries Dancing Partner Tony Verity
– Jet Magazine May 26, 1955
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Those who remember these shouldn’t still be working!!!!
— As a Jamaican you know you are getting old if:
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You had an exercise book with Queen Elizabeth and her husband on it
(instead of a ring binder).
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You used to listen to Redifussion.
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You wore Bata crepe to school, and bought Asham at the gate..
(Extra credit if you know what Asham was made of)
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You remember that the Lou and Ranny show used to come on at 7:00 PM
On a Sunday.
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You know what the initials T. A. D. P. Stand for.
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You know who Tony Verity was.
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You can name more than two of the characters in a Jonkanoo band.
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You know what boxing title Bunny Grant held.
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise", "LOVE is LOVELY", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM", Inspirationals.
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After 60 years, dedicated worker receives Medal of Appreciation
Published: Saturday | May 23, 2009
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After over 60 years of ardent and dedicated service to both primary and adult education in Jamaica, 87-year-old Yolande Jackson still finds time to teach.
Although Jackson said goodbye to the classroom many years ago, she has not been able to turn her back on the numerous students who still look to her for knowledge.
She admits that having been the child of two educators and the widow of a vice-principal, teaching was undoubtedly in her blood.
“They always find me and I can’t say no, I still assist them,” she said. “Parents will often come to me and ask me to help their children in certain areas and I will have classes with them at my home,” she told The Gleaner.
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May 23 2009
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Tags: business, Canada, community, country, development, health, investment, island, Jamaican, opportunities, partner, president, prime minister, project, relationship, skills, smiles, tourism
Published: Sunday | April 19, 2009
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Many Jamaicans living in Canada are looking for new investment opportunities on the island, in a bid to help strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
“What Jamaicans want to do is own some of Jamaica, so Jamaicans who have lived abroad are thinking now of being owners and collaborating with Jamaicans on new projects,” said Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, president of the Canadian Diaspora Association.
One of the areas being targeted, Ffolkes Abrahams said, is tourism, which, in her opinion, needs diversification. Possible areas of expansion are health tourism and ecotourism.
Contingent in island
Ffolkes Abrahams disclosed that a contingent had arrived in the island ahead of Canadian
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Apr 23 2009
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Tags: children, decision, focus, government, happiness, holidays, invitation, Jamaica House, Jamaican, letters, link, meeting, nation, prayer, prime minister, smiles, system
Published: Friday | April 17, 2009
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Tyrone Reid, Staff Reporter
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Prime Minister Bruce Golding ’suffered’ three little children to come unto him and he received them at Jamaica House yesterday.
The prime minister extended the invitation to the three primary-school students after the heart-tugging letters they wrote to him were the focus of The Gleaner’s lead story on Saturday, April 11.
The tear-jerking missives were penned by two third-grade students and a sixth-grader. The letters were published earlier this month in The Gleaner’s weekly publication, the Children’s Own, which is distributed to primary, all-age and preparatory schools across the country.
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Apr 17 2009
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Tags: America, attention, Britain, cheers, conference, convention, economy, fashion, first lady, humility, leaders, London, nation, photos, politics, president, prime minister, profile, queen, smiles, star, summit, White House, wife, world
US President Barack Obama and his wife first lady Michelle Obama, walk hand in hand as they leave Downing Street…
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LONDON — Maybe it should have been called the O-20.
Just over two months into his presidency, Barack Obama commanded center stage at this high-wattage gathering of the world’s industrialized nations, vacuuming up attention both inside the summit and throughout a sophisticated city not easily star-struck.
Obama proclaimed at the end of the conference that his country would be more humble in the world, but there was nothing modest about the attention he received.
His profile was so immense that it threatened to diminish both the global summit itself and the protests taking place on the streets of London.
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Apr 03 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: affection, America, beauty, Britain, charm, first lady, hug, inauguration, leaders, London, love, opportunities, performance, photos, president, prime minister, Queen Elizabeth, smiles, spouse, wife, world
Michelle Obama, wife of U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II at the reception at Buckingham Palace in London Wednesday, April 1, 2009.
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LONDON – Michelle Obama’s meeting with Queen Elizabeth II began with a handshake and ended in a hug.The first lady arrived Wednesday with President Barack Obama. After separate meetings on the eve of the G-20 summit, the couple attended an evening reception for world leaders hosted by the queen.Mrs. Obama clearly made an impression with the 82-year-old monarch — so much that the smiling queen strayed slightly from protocol and briefly wrapped her arm around the first lady in a rare public show of affection. Read More
Apr 03 2009