JamaicaPressRelease.com » queens http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com Jamaica’s Window to News Directly from the Source Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:40:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 LOCAL NEW YORKERS TEAM UP FOR CHANGE WITH SCHOOL SUPPLY AND TOY DRIVE FOR CHILDREN IN JAMAICA http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/09/25/local-new-yorkers-team-up-for-change-with-school-supply-and-toy-drive-for-children-in-jamaica/ http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/09/25/local-new-yorkers-team-up-for-change-with-school-supply-and-toy-drive-for-children-in-jamaica/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:05:33 +0000 Publisher - J.P.R http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/?p=1182 jampactlogoNew York, New York, September 18, 2009 – Jamaica Impact, Inc. (JAMPACT) officially launches its Annual School Supply and Toy Drive at The Door Restaurant, 163-07 Baisely Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens NY on Saturday, October 19th at 1:00pm.

The supplies raised will be distributed in December to JAMPACT’s four adopted basic schools in Kingston, Jamaica: Crescent Road, Coles, St. Steven’s and Maxfield Park. Distribution will also be made to other local schools. Since 1999 JAMPACT has successfully coordinated its school

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]]> http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/09/25/local-new-yorkers-team-up-for-change-with-school-supply-and-toy-drive-for-children-in-jamaica/feed/ 0 The United Black Men of Queens Hosts Annual Scholarship Awards Gala Benefiting Local Youth http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/09/23/the-united-black-men-of-queens-hosts-annual-scholarship-awards-gala-benefiting-local-youth/ http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/09/23/the-united-black-men-of-queens-hosts-annual-scholarship-awards-gala-benefiting-local-youth/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Publisher - J.P.R http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/?p=1173 Jamaica, New York – September 23, 2009 – Local civic group The United Black Men of Queens (UBMQ) hosts their annual Awards Dinner Dance on Friday, October 16th to benefit their Scholarship and Mentoring Programs. The 34th Anniversary and Scholarship Awards Gala will honor “The Doctors in Our Community” at 7:30PM at Antun’s, 96-42 Springfield Blvd, Queens Village, NY. To purchase tickets, call Donald Vernon at 718-206-2411. Contribution is $100 per person.

“The United Black Men of Queens Mentoring Program is near and dear to my heart,”

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]]> http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/09/23/the-united-black-men-of-queens-hosts-annual-scholarship-awards-gala-benefiting-local-youth/feed/ 0 JAMAICAN SCHOOLBOYS OF YESTERYEAR TO REUNITE AT SPRINGFIELD GARDENS SOCCER FESTIVAL http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/07/08/jamaican-schoolboys-of-yesteryear-to-reunite-at-springfield-gardens-soccer-festival/ http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/07/08/jamaican-schoolboys-of-yesteryear-to-reunite-at-springfield-gardens-soccer-festival/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:32:38 +0000 Publisher - J.P.R http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/?p=1058 jasoccernycNEW YORK, NY. Monday, July 07, 2009–New York City residents will get another opportunity this Summer to reminisce about the glory days of the recent past when sports and academics fuelled enough pride and prejudice to last a lifetime beyond the high school classrooms and soccer fields in Jamaica, West Indies.

The Springfield Gardens High School field at the Springfield Gardens Education Complex at 143 Avenue & Springfield Blvd., (near the North Conduit Avenue), in Springfield Gardens, Queens, NY,

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]]> http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/07/08/jamaican-schoolboys-of-yesteryear-to-reunite-at-springfield-gardens-soccer-festival/feed/ 0 SENATOR RONALD ROBINSON TO ATTEND SPECIAL ALUMNI WORSHIP SERVICE DURING NEW YORK VISIT http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/04/16/senator-ronald-robinson-to-attend-special-alumni-worship-service-during-new-york-visit/ http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/04/16/senator-ronald-robinson-to-attend-special-alumni-worship-service-during-new-york-visit/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:18:42 +0000 Publisher - J.P.R http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/?p=764 ronaldNEW YORK (JIS) Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - Senator Dr, the Hon. Ronald A. Robinson will spend Sunday morning at a special worship service at the Bronx Westchester Community Church, at 358 South Ninth Avenue, Mt. Vernon, New York.

The 11:00 am worship service will be the first annual for the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (UJAA) and will be a fixed part of the calendar of events for new president, Karlene Largie.

The worship service is perfect

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]]> http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/04/16/senator-ronald-robinson-to-attend-special-alumni-worship-service-during-new-york-visit/feed/ 0 GRACEKENNEDY LIMITED TO RECEIVE CORPORATE SPORTS AWARD IN NYC http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/03/23/gracekennedy-limited-to-receive-corporate-sports-award-in-nyc/ http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/03/23/gracekennedy-limited-to-receive-corporate-sports-award-in-nyc/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:23:44 +0000 Publisher - J.P.R http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/?p=703 NEW YORK (JIS) Monday, March 23, 2009 - The Comets Club International (CCI) Corporate Partnership Award for 2009 will be presented to GraceKennedy Limited for their outstanding contribution and exemplary leadership in the development of Track & Field Athletics in Jamaica.

The awards presentation ceremony will be the highlight of the Annual Charity Dinner & Reunion for the Comets Club International which takes place on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 9:30 pm., at La Bella Vita Banquet Hall, in the Ozone Park section, Borough of Queens, NY.

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]]> http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/03/23/gracekennedy-limited-to-receive-corporate-sports-award-in-nyc/feed/ 0 CONSUL GENERAL TO MEET AND GREET JAMAICANS IN QUEENS, NY http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/03/16/consul-general-to-meet-and-greet-jamaicans-in-queens-ny/ http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/2009/03/16/consul-general-to-meet-and-greet-jamaicans-in-queens-ny/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:39:28 +0000 Publisher - J.P.R http://www.jamaicapressrelease.com/?p=677 NEW YORK (JIS) Friday, March 13, 2009 – The next stop on the Consul General’s ambitious community outreach initiative will be in the Borough of Queens, NY on Friday, March 20, 2009 at Clippers 11 Lounge, 234-36 Merrick Blvd, in the Laurenton township, just off the Belt Parkway.

The scheduled 3 hour ‘meet & greet’ which starts at 7:00 pm., will give Queens’ residents an opportunity to go ‘one on one’ with Mrs. Geneive Brown Metzger, Consul General of Jamaica, in what promises to be an engaging

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This year’s festival, as in the past, promises a momentous event, which as always, includes a stellar line-up of performances. Sets by legendary Grammy award winner Lee “Scratch” Perry, who has been an innovator

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