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  • Panic ' but no deaths ' in jet accident in Jamaica 24 Dec 2009 06:37 GMT
    ... KINGSTON, Jamaica – Passengers on American Airlines Flight 331 ... considered to be life-threatening, said Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz. One woman had surgery for ... were assisting an investigation led by Jamaica’s government, but there was no immediate explanation for ...

  • Panic, but no deaths, as plane overshoots Jamaica runway 23 Dec 2009 22:02 GMT
    ... Panic, but no deaths, as plane overshoots Jamaica runway KINGSTON, Jamaica – Passengers on American ... considered to be life-threatening, said Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz. One woman had surgery for ... were assisting an investigation led by Jamaica’s government, but there was no immediate explanation for ...

  • Women political power 20 Dec 2009 03:16 GMT
    ... parliamentary party or, to become Head of Government or Head of State. This may explain ... there are lively public discussions and much political excitement currently in Trinidad and Tobago over ... few exceptions would be Guyana, Dominica and Jamaica, in that order. In the case of ...

  • "I want to tell my Government tonight that the tax I pay, I marking meh money. And it is to buy medicine for the hospital, chalk for the schools and to pay old age pension..." 20 Dec 2009 03:16 GMT
    ... Rowley makes notes during the sitting of Parliament at the Red House, Port of Spain, ... involvement or purchase of cash-strapped, indebted Air Jamaica. Rowley thundered: ’It would be a kind ... Said Rowley: ’I want to tell my Government tonight that the tax I pay, I ...

  • Jamaica plane pilot: 'Just so happy to be home' 26 Dec 2009 21:31 GMT
    ... Jamaica plane pilot: 'Just so happy to be ... when a businessman boldly walked into the government office here hoping to cash in on ... the JLP retains a 32-28 advantage in Parliament and eases pressure on Prime Minister Bruce ...

  • New Romanian government sworn in 23 Dec 2009 16:57 GMT
    ... parliament in Bucharest. The new Romanian centre-right government has been sworn in at the parliament, ending a two-month political crisis, lawmakers announced. "It is a moment ... in snow-hit Cornwall Passenger plane crashes in Jamaica injuring 40 ...

  • Venezuelan Government Does Not Recognize Electoral Farce Conducted by Honduran Dictatorship 24 Dec 2009 18:56 GMT
    ... Venezuelan Government Does Not Recognize Electoral Farce Conducted by ... the Group of Rio on Montego Bay, Jamaica, which stated: &The return of President José ... impose by force their model of economic, political and social domination. The administration of President ...

  • Jamaicans welcome tax reversal 28 Dec 2009 21:13 GMT
    ... Expressing relief, Jamaicans here have welcomed news that increase tax ... increase tax measures announced by their country's Government last week have been reversed. "They had ... have argued for changes, especially in the political culture, to ensure economic and social improvements. ...

  • MAJ accuses Government of hypocrisy 21 Dec 2009 09:44 GMT
    ... renewal and for promoting positive behaviour among Jamaican citizens. In November, the MAJ wrote the ... Human Resources and Social Development Committee of Parliament that the MAJ is willing, ready and ... uncertain as it is not known if government support for it will continue. These are ...

  • 2 154 Lucky to Be Alive After American Airlines Jet Crashes at Jamaica Airport > 27 Dec 2009 05:30 GMT
    ... KINGSTON, Jamaica - More than 150 people onboard an ... four were seriously hurt, airport and Jamaican government officials said. American Airlines said two people ... Jamaicans coming home for Christmas, Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz said. Smith said there were ...

  • Politics hampering Portmore beautification 22 Dec 2009 11:57 GMT
    ... Portmore, St Catherine, are being hampered by political differences, Portmore Mayor Keith Hinds has disclosed. ... holds seven divisions in Portmore to the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP's) four. This means that ... counterpart George Lee in the 2007 municipal election, had said he was confident the superior ...

  • Italian firm no longer interested in buying Jamaican sugar estates 21 Dec 2009 16:46 GMT
    ... 19, 2009 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) -- KINGSTON,Jamaica CMC - The Italian company, Eridania, is ... Eridania, is no longer interested in buyingthe government-owned estates, Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said.Hetold ... estates, Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said.Hetold Parliament Friday that the company is asking his ...

  • Miami flight overshoots runway in Jamaica; dozens hurt 24 Dec 2009 04:35 GMT
    ... Miami flight overshoots runway in Jamaica; dozens hurt This video frame grab image ... four were seriously hurt, airport and Jamaican government officials said. American Airlines said two people ... Jamaicans coming home for Christmas, Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz said. Smith said there were ...

  • Jamaica reshapes tax package linked to IMF deal 24 Dec 2009 15:54 GMT
    ... KINGSTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Jamaica's prime minister, citing "public anger," has reshaped a tax ... Golding spelled out significant revisions to the government's week-old tax package in response to what ...

  • Officials investigate after plane overshoots runway in Jamaica 24 Dec 2009 02:34 GMT
    ... people, including three Canadians, skidded across a Jamaican runway in heavy rain, bouncing across the ... four were seriously hurt, airport and Jamaican government officials said. American Airlines said two people ... Jamaicans coming home for Christmas, Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz said. Mr. Smith said there ...


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