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JIIC: Committed to Authentic Jamaican Culture

Publisher - J.P.R — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:25:27 +0000

JIIC has once again underlined its commitment to preserving the social fabric of Jamaica, by assuming the enviable position of being the title sponsor of the 2010 Poetry in Motion GOLDEN TONGUE AWARDS.

JIIC has been a leading sponsor of Poetry in Motion, a seven (7) year-old event that has showcased some of http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2010/02/05/jiic-committed-to-authentic-jamaican-culture/

CONSUL GENERAL BROWN METZGER SALUTES CARIBBEAN CULTURE AT CSA DINNER

Publisher - J.P.R — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:29:13 +0000

NEW YORK (JIS) Friday, May 01, 2009 - “I’m actually nervous,” said Jamaica’s Consul General Geneive Brown Metzger as she started her speech at Thursday night’s Caribbean Students Association’s (CSA) Alumni Dinner at City College. Mrs. Brown Metzger explained that while she was used to addressing stodgy 50-somethings, being in front of a http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/05/11/consul-general-brown-metzger-salutes-caribbean-culture-at-csa-dinner/

JAMAICAN ATHLETES TO BE FETED AT PENN RELAYS 2009 THIS WEEKEND

Publisher - J.P.R — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:29:27 +0000

NEW YORK (JIS) Monday, April 20, 2009 - Directors of Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB) say they are ready to roll out the red carpet for the full contingent of athletes, coaches and other officials attending the 115th staging of the Penn Relays Carnival in Track & Field Athletics in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this weekend. http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/04/20/jamaican-athletes-to-be-feted-at-penn-relays-2009-this-weekend/

Celebrating 21 Years of Academic and Artistic Excellence

Publisher - J.P.R — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:01:33 +0000

“Celebrating 21 Years of Academic & Artistic Excellence”

Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics of the Mind

NEW YORK (JIS) Friday, April 17, 2009 - The New York City ACT-SO program, an academic enrichment initiative targeting minority city students, turns 21, and on Saturday April 18, 2009, the academic and artistic prowess http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/04/17/celebrating-21-years-of-academic-and-artistic-excellence/

UN Urged to Examine Assistance Protocol to Vulnerable States

Publisher - J.P.R — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:22:30 +0000

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Faith Innerarity, has appealed to the United Nations, to re-examine its assistance protocol to member states deemed most vulnerable as a result of the global financial crisis.

She said that within the context of the current global crisis, and the challenges to http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/02/24/un-urged-to-examine-assistance-protocol-to-vulnerable-states/

DONNA-MARIE ROWE IS THE NEW HEAD OF THE JAMAICA INFORMATION SERVICE

Publisher - J.P.R — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:30:34 +0000

The Honourable Olivia “Babsy” Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, has announced that Mrs. Donna-Marie Rowe has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS).

Mrs. Rowe, who was the candidate selected by the Services Commission from a number of persons who had applied for http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/01/07/donna-marie-rowe-is-the-new-head-of-the-jamaica-information-service/

ACTOR DANNY GLOVER AMONG HONOREES AT AFUWI GALA 2009

Publisher - J.P.R — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:26:10 +0000

Friday, December 05, 2008 – Actor and Humanitarian Danny Glover, Bermuda Premier Dr. Ewart Brown and Macy’s Department Store are among the list of honorees for the 12th Annual Fundraising Gala of the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) to be held on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2008/12/06/actor-danny-glover-among-honorees-at-afuwi-gala-2009/

Doggone it! Respect due to turn cornmeal

JamaicanEats — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:49:28 +0000

Doggone it! Respect due to turn cornmeal

Jamaica’s ‘shameful’ culinary secret comes to light in delicious new ways

“Old habits die hard.

Take the case of my friend Paulette who now lives in New York City. Ever since she has http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2008/06/04/doggone-it-respect-due-to-turn-cornmeal-2/