2009 April 23. by admin.

The Star - Thursday, 2009 April 23 

Prime Minister Bruce Golding last night called on Jamaicans not to riot following the possible announcement of a gas tax today.

The prime minister, who was making an address to the country, was responding to rumours that disruptions are being planned in anticipation of Finance Minister Audley Shaw’s presentation today. Golding pleaded with citizens to consider such actions carefully.

“What purpose would that serve? Would it close the Budget gap? No! Would it force us to restructure the budget by reducing the grants we give to our basic schools, or the provision of medical supplies to our hospitals, or by laying off thousands of public sector workers? Absolutely not,” the prime minister declared. read more

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2009 April 22. by admin.

The Gleaner - Wednesday, 2009 April 22 

As accolades continued to pour in for the security forces, the men who carried out the mission in which 21-year-old hijacker Stephen Fray was apprehended and his hostages rescued without injury said yesterday the merit of their training in a situation which had the potential of going awfully wrong was tested.

“My first concern was that he (Fray) might try to harm the passengers and crew and the detrimental effect that would have on Jamaica….read more

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2009 April 21. by admin.

The Star, Tuesday 2009 April 21. 

Friends and former schoolmates of Stephen Fray, the man now in police custody after Sunday’s hijacking of a CanJet plane at the Sangster International Airport, have expressed shock at his involvement in the event.

Several comments on the 20-year-old’s hi5 and Facebook pages described him as handsome, sweet and nice. In fact, on his hi5 page, Stephen, a graduate of Cornwall College and the Montego Bay Community College, described himself as a “cool, laid-back kinda person … suh dem seh! I’m very easy to talk to, trustworthy.”

One female, who has known Fray since high school, …read more

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2009 April 20. by admin.

The Star-Monday 2009 April 20. 

A hostage stand-off at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James that lasted over nine and a half hours, ended after 6 a.m. this morning when members of the military and police stormed the aircraft and overpowered the hijacker.

A 20-year-old Montego Bay resident, Stephen Fray took over the CanJet Airlines charter flight shortly after 10 p.m. after evading several checkpoints and boarding the aircraft.

Armed man

A statement last night from Kent Woodside, the vice president and general manager of CanJet Airlines, said “An armed man boarded CanJet Flight 918 which had landed at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.”

The statement added, “Flight 918 had departed from Halifax at 7:15 p.m. The flight was due to travel from Montego Bay to Santa Clara, in Cuba. There were 174 passengers and eight crew scheduled to leave Montego Bay on Flight 918.”

Fray who spent most of the time on the aircraft in the back cabin reportedly demanded fuel, and a cellular phone…read full story

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2009 April 20. by admin.

One year old as a blog yet conceptualised as a mailing list four years ago, GFFB will be moving from strength to strength. Yes, you will see some changes over the coming months which will make this blog addictive for the Jamaican Diaspora and friends all over the world. Nuff said - onward, forward !

Later. 

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2009 April 18. by admin.

The first anniversary of the GFFB Blog will be celebrated on 2009 April 20. It was therefore decided that this blog will be given a new shot in the arm (a rebirth), recognizing that things have been dormant here for a while. The new name is GFFB-JAMAICAmade. We have come a long way since our first email Bulletin went out nearly 4 years ago. The evolution to a Web site and a Blog has been remarkable.

Many of our members/contributors have pledged to become active again over the next year and therefore this will propel GFFB JAMAICAmade to new levels of success.

Thank you for visiting and commenting on the activities of GFFB-JAMAICAmade and remember your comments can be as short as one word…or as long as the Island of Jamaica…LOL.

Keep in touch.

Admin.

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2008 October 12. by admin.

Please note that an area of tropical disturbance designated by the National
Hurricane Centre as Invest 98 was formed in the Caribbean on Saturday 2008 October 11

Please see the location below.
Time             Lat   Lon    Wind(mph)    Pressure      Storm type
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18 GMT 10/11/08  12.5N  64.9W     20        1006       Invest
00 GMT 10/12/08  13.3N  65.0W     20        1007       Invest

Moving North West at 9 mph.
On this track the storm could cross Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
If it does not die before this then Jamaica could also be affected.

It is still a bit early to be sure so I will keep you informed with another
bulletin on Monday evening.

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2008 May 19. by admin.

 Sunday Gleaner Front Page: Portia stands firm: Plans to lead PNP back to victory:

Simpson Miller who turns 63 in December, says she is working towards  taking the PNP back into state power and returning to Jamaics House  as prime minister.

Sunday Observer Front Page: Horrible fiery deaths!
10-year-old girl, senior citizens die in blaze set by arsonists

Sunday Herald Front Page: Elections draw closer:

A Court of Appeal ruling last Friday, cleared the way for People’s National Party (PNP) candidate, Phyllis Mitchell, to ask the court to unseat North East St. Catherine Member of Parliament (MP), Gregory Mair, and other party figures to go after four of Mair’s colleagues who are said to be holding dual citizenship.
 

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2008 May 12. by admin.

Monday Gleaner Front Page: The job’s mine! - MacMillan says he’s taking charge as security minister in Jamaica.
 

Monday Observer Front Page:Bartlett scolds casino critics
Objections irrational and illogical, says tourism minister.

Montego Bay, St James - In his most scathing remarks yet against the detractors of casino gambling, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, on the weekend described their objections as irrational and illogical and maintained that the attraction would be controlled.

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2008 May 5. by admin.

Monday Gleaner Front Page: USAIN Bolt rocketed to number two on the all-time 100 metres list when he produced a fantastic 9.76 seconds run on Saturday night to blow away his rivals in the men’s 100 metres, and stun more than 12,000 spectators who turned up at the National Stadium for the fifth running of the Jamaica International Invitational meet.

Monday Observer Front Page:

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2008 April 30. by admin.

There are projections that tourism arrivals this summer will be more than that of last year despite the economic downturn in the United States.

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2008 April 27. by admin.

Sunday Gleaner Front Page: A new dispute over the leadership of the People’s National Party (PNP) is threatening to open old wounds and cause more bloodletting.

Sunday Observer Front Page: A mysterious construction plan which was signed, stamped … but did not go through the established channels is being used to build an unapproved fourth floor on the multi-million dollar RIU Montego Bay Hotel in St James.

Sunday Herald Front Page: Traditionally, females overwhelmingly dominate the number of rape victims.  But reports emerging from the homosexual community are that members of that community are being ravished by sex-hungry homosexual and even heterosexual men

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2008 April 27. by admin.

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THREE children - Tyrese Johnson, 5; Moesha Davis, 3; and Daysha Davis, who was said to be less than one year-old - were unable to escape and reportedly hugged each other closely as fire burnt the three-room house where they were left without adult supervision yesterday.

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2008 April 26. by admin.

Please click on the following to read the news story. To leave a comment just click on the topic or on the word “Comments” below to voice your opinion on what’s happening in Jamaica today.

FOUR schoolboys have been seriously injured after two days of violent clashes among students of St George’s College and Kingston College (KC) in downtown Kingston, which has reportedly spilled over into neighbouring schools.

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2008 April 21. by admin.

Please click on the text below to get to our favourite weather site…please remember to return here when we send you on these excursions

Let us talk about the weather. In fact let us talk about the climate in general. We will post resources which will help readers prepare for adverse climatic conditions such as Hurricanes and Storms. This category will be updated regularly.

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