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Welcome to Jamaican High Commission in Pretoria
Welcome to the Jamaican High Commission in Pretoria News section. This section will carry news from Jamaica and on events, people and future developments.
We hope you will find it useful and encourage you to join the mail list and sign up to the news site. This will allow you to make comments and participate and will help to build a strong online community here.
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Reggae Seminar in South Africa
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February has been declared as Reggae Month by the Government of Jamaica and since 2008 the month has been used to highlight the role of reggae music and the impact of its philosophy on Jamaican culture, industry and society as well as the global impact of reggae.
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Prime Minister Expresses regret at the Passing of Prof Nettleford
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I am deeply saddened at the news, just received, of the passing of Vice Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, Professor Rex Nettleford O.M.
Jamaica and the entire world have lost an intellectual and creative genius, a man whose contribution to shaping and projecting the cultural landscape of the entire Caribbean region is unquestionable.
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Professor Nettleford Passes Away
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The Jamaican High Commission regrets to announce the passing of Professor the Honourable Ralston ‘Rex’ Nettleford on Tuesday, 2nd February 2010.
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Think Tank on Jamaican Diaspora Matters
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. the Hon. Ronald Robinson, will address a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (February 2) on issues relating to the Diaspora, including plans for the upcoming Diaspora Conference.
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National Broadcast by the Prime Minister of Jamaica regarding the Country's Econ
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In recent broadcasts, I have spoken about the problems facing us as a country, problems that have been so terribly aggravated by the global recession but problems which existed and had accumulated long before the recession.
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The Opposition Leader's New Year's Message
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My Fellow Jamaicans,As we begin yet another New Year, and as we step tentatively; perhaps even haltingly, across the threshold of this calendar demarcation, no doubt, many of us are contemplating what lies in store for us this year.
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The Prime Minister's New Year's Message
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My fellow Jamaicans. This past year was a tough one - tough for many of you, tough for the government, tough for Jamaica.
It was a year in which we felt the full-blown effect of the global crisis with the closure of three of our four alumina plants, significant job losses and downturn in the economy.
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The Governor General's New Year's Message
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Fellow Jamaicans!
Happy New Year!
As we begin a new year and a new decade, I shall address you from my heart, with the hope that I can connect with the heart of ALL who still believe in Jamaica.
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The Opposition Leader's Christmas Message
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My fellow Jamaicans,
I address you today with mixed emotions - sensing the need to celebrate the Good News of what this Christmas season means to so many of us, but cognizant of the undue pressure that has been brought to bear on the people of this great country.
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The Prime Minister's Christmas Message
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"Christmas has come at a time when our country continues to endure the pain and stress that have afflicted the entire world for most of the last two years. It has affected Jamaicans both at home and abroad.
Yet, Christmas has such powerful significance that it is able, at least for the moment, to transcend the hardship we are undergoing and bring us together as a family to share and celebrate with friends and loved ones.
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There isn't a Biggest Story for Today, yet.
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| Tuesday, December 29 | | · | The Governor General's Christmas Message |
| Tuesday, December 08 | | · | Diaspora Body to Address Board in January |
| Friday, November 27 | | · | JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE VISIT TO JAMAICA BY H. E. J |
| Thursday, November 26 | | · | President Kikwete Want Closer Jamaica-Tanzania Ties |
| Tuesday, November 17 | | · | Tanzanian President Visits Jamaica |
| Thursday, November 12 | | · | Jamaica v South Africa Friendly International |
| · | New Passport Fees in Jamaica |
| Thursday, October 22 | | · | Jamaica Participates at UP's International Day |
| Thursday, September 17 | | · | OJ for Usain Among Other Honours |
| · | USAIN BOLT DESCRIBED AS NATIONAL INSPIRATION |
| Wednesday, August 05 | | · | Independence Celebrations Begin |
| · | Emancipation Day Message by the Leader of the Opposition |
| · | Prime Minister's Emancipation Day Message |
| · | Emancipation Day Message by The Governor-General |
| Friday, May 22 | | · | Reparations Commission launched in Jamaica |
| Thursday, April 09 | | · | Cabinet Changes |
| Tuesday, April 07 | | · | Prime Minister's Pre-budget Address |
| Wednesday, February 18 | | · | Career Opportunity - Forensic Pathologist |
| Tuesday, February 10 | | · | Jamaica, An Exciting Investment Destination |
| Thursday, January 22 | | · | STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT BY PRIME MINISTER HON. BRUCE GOLDING ON THE ASSUMPTION O |
| Friday, January 02 | | · | New Year's Message from the Governor-General |
| · | Prime Minister's New Year's Message |
| · | Opposition Leader's New Year's Message |
| Wednesday, December 31 | | · | Opposition Leader's Christmas Message |
| · | GOVERNOR‐GENERAL’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2008 “A TIME FOR REFLECTION” |
| · | Prime Minister's Christmas Message |
| Monday, August 25 | | · | Jamaican Athletes: Why do they run so fast? |
| · | Message by the Prime Minister on Jamaica's Olympic Performance |
| Monday, August 04 | | · | Prime Minister's Independence Day Message 2008 |
| · | Emancipation Day Message - Leader of the Opposition |
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