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JMA / JEA Expo Jamaica 2010 Information

Kelroy Brown — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:55:13 +0000

The Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) and the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA) is teaming up and with the support f JAMPRO will be presenting Expo Jamaica 2010 at the National Arena in Kingston from June 17-20 2010.

Evolution of Trade Expo

Expo Jamaica is a re-branding of the Trade Expo that was last held in Kingston in 2008. Over 2000 products and services by Jamaican businesses are expected to be on show at the expo covering 15 industries.

Expo Jamaica 2010 will be held under the theme “Brand Jamaica to the World!” to promote the world class quality products and services that Jamaica has to offer, in an effort to expand sales and stir interest from buyers all over the world and locally.

Past event and Official Website

Click here to take a look pictures taken by the Jamaicapage.com team during the 2008 Trade Expo and visit the official Expo Jamaica 2010 website for more information about the 4 day event.

Online Exhibit on Sam Sharpe Rebellion

Kelroy Brown — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:23:18 +0000

The National Library of Jamaica is now displaying an online exhibit on it’s website showcasing books, photographs, maps, official documents, prints, newspapers and more related to the Sam Sharpe Rebellion of 1831. The exhibit on the Sam Sharp Rebellion Rebellion along with exhibits of the Morant Bay Rebellion of 1865 and the 1938 Labour Riots all form part of the “Jamaica Unshackled” online exhibit.

To view the online exhibit please navigate the website of the National Library of Jamaica which is located at www.nlj.gov.jm and click on the “Online Exhibits” button to see a list of the exhibits current being displayed and accessible to the public over the internet.

About the National Library

The National Library of Jamaica was established in 1979 under the Institute of Jamaica Act of 1978. It originated from the collection of the West India Reference Library (WIRL) which was founded in 1894 as a section of the Public Library of the Institute of Jamaica. This public library was the first of its kind in Jamaica.

CARIFTA Games 2010 Results

Kelroy Brown — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:06:05 +0000

The 39th staging of the CARIFTA Games was a successful one. The annual CARIFTA Games which acts as a regional showpiece of young and upcoming athletes from the Caribbean region took place at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands from April 3-5 2010.

Participating Countries

25 countries from the region including Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Guyana, Grenada, Haiti, Suriname, St Lucia, Bermuda, Dominica, Aruba and many others participated.

Dominant Jamaica

Jamaica topped the table with 72 medals which included 37 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 13 bronze medals. Record performances by Chad Wright in the male under 20 discuss, doubles by Odane Skeen in the under 17 100 and 200 meters and jaw dropping performances by Natoya Goule and Kemoy Campbell in the under 20 male and female middle distance races accentuated a good dominant performance from Jamaica.

Live Stream and Full Results

The event was broadcast live across the region and to the world via the internet through a partnership between the Caribbean Media Corporation, and the Games’ main sponsor, LIME. For the full medal table and results from each event please visit the official CARIFTA Games 2010 website at Carifta2010.ky.

HELP Jamaica 2010 Charity Calendar

Kelroy Brown — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:23:22 +0000

HELP Jamaica is a charity organization serving Jamaica that is based in Germany. It’s main goals according to it’s website is to raise funds in order to support and establish library- and education projects in Jamaica, they aim to build libraries and education projects in deprived Jamaican communities and aspire to provide free education – especially for children and youths who otherwise don’t have access to books and computers and do not have the means to provide adequately for their education.

HELP Jamaica which stands for Help Establish Library Projects in Jamaica has created a limited quantity 2010 calendar which will be sold for a small fee with the proceeds going to the projects the organization supports.

Calendar Description

Put Jamaica in sight! Be reminded on the beautiful island everyday by some exceptional photos displaying the many facets of Jamaica. Great shots from eight parishes – different countryside, Kingston, charismatic people, promising school kids, fishermen, churches and more photos from international photographers.

To get your copy of the calendar and support a worthy cause visit Help Jamaica’s Charity shop and order yours while stocks last.

World Champs Domination for Jamaica

Kelroy Brown — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:56:52 +0000

Jamaica enjoyed it’s best ever showing at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics with a record setting 13 medals in the German capital of Berlin. Usain Bolt followed up his amazing performance at the Olympic Games in Beijing last year with record setting runs ins the 100m and 200m sprints again. Other members of the Jamaica team showed that their performances in China was not a fluke as Shelly-Ann Fraser and Melaine Walker added the world championship crown to the Olympic gold medals.

Usain Bolt lowered his 100m and 200m metre records

Jamaica’s Medals at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Berlin Germany

Gold Medals
Usain Bolt 100 Metres Men – new world record 9.58 seconds – video
Shelly-Ann Fraser 100 Metres Women – video
Brigitte Foster-Hylton 100 Metre Hurdles Women – video
Usain Bolt 200 Metres Men – new world record 19.19 seconds – video
Melaine Walker 400 Metre Hurdles Women – video
Jamaica Team 4×100 Metres Relay Men – video
Jamaica Team 4×100 Metres Relay Women – video

Silver Medals
Kerron Stewart 100 Metres Women
Shericka Williams 400 Metres Women
Veronica Campbell-Brown 200 Metres Women
Jamaica Team 4×400 Metres Relay Women

Bronze Medals
Asafa Powell 100 Metres Men
Delloreen Ennis-London 100 Metres Hurdles Women

Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show Pictures

Kelroy Brown — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:26:22 +0000

From the turn out it is safe to say that the 57th staging of the annual Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show was a success in 2009. Denbigh 2009 took place from July 31st to August 2rd at the Denbigh show ground in Clarendon under the same theme as last year “Grow What We Eat…Eat What We Grow”. Below are a selection of images taken at the show this year.

For more images visit the Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show 2009 section of the events category of the Jamaicapage.com gallery.

Denbigh 2009 official site

2009 Festival Song Contest Winner

Kelroy Brown — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:08:50 +0000

Winston Hussey is a happy man after winning the 2009 Festival Song Contest with his entry ‘Take Back Jamaica’ and taking home the $1 million dollar cash prize, a cellular phone from Digicel Jamaica Ltd, the Stages Records Trophy and a gift certificate from fashion house, Cooyah.

The competition was organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). The winning entry will be a theme song for the 2009 Independence Celebrations. Entries should invoke a spirit of celebration, have international appeal and be relevant beyond the festive period.

2009 Festival Song Finalists and awards

Nathan – “The Vibes”
Chris Christy – “Jamrock Land of the King”
Oba Simba – “Pressure” – Most Disciplined Finalist
CC Blake – “Love A Little Island Yah”
Tinga Stewart – “Make the Best of Today”
Lester Lewis and Singing Rose – “Love You Jamaica”
Stacia – “Love Jamaica” – Most Improved
Winston Hussey – “Take Back Jamaica” – Winner
Calvin McFarlane – “Jamaica Nuff Niceness” – Best Performer
Pretty Rebel – “Persistent”

Biographies of 2009 Jamaica Festival Song Finalists

World Championships Team Announced

Kelroy Brown — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:23:29 +0000

The Jamaica Athletic Association as announced the members of the Jamaica team that will take part at the World Championships this year. The World Championships in athletics will be held in Berlin, Germany from August 15-23, 2009. The Jamaica Team will be looking to better their performance at the last World Champs 2 years ago in Osaka Japan. The team finished 8th in the medal table with 10 medals which included 1 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze.

Female Team Members

Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly Ann Fraser, Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Kerron Stewart, SheriAnn Brooks, Shericka Williams, Bobby-gaye Wilkins, Aileen Bailey, Shereefa Lloyd, Simone Facey, Anniesha McLaughlin, Novelene, Williams-Mills, Christine Day, Nickiesha Wilson, Jovanee Jarrett, Trecia Smith, Kimberly Williams, Rosemarie Whyte, Kenia Sinclair, Delloreen Ennis-London, Lacena Golding-Clarke, Melanie Walker and Kaliese Spencer.

Male Team Members

Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Isa Phillips, Michael Frater, Maurice Wignall, Steve Mullings, Marvin Anderson, Dwight Thomas, Maurice Smith, Dorian Scott, Dane Hyatt, Jermaine Gonzales, Yohan Blake, Leford Green, Richard Phillips Ricardo Chambers, Allodin Fothergill, Lansford Spence, Danny McFarlane, Josef Robertson, Alain Bailey, Nicholas Gordon and Julian Reid.

Alternates and Reserves

Markino Buckley, Vonette Dixon, Ramone McKenzie, Samantha Henry, Lerone Clarke and Anastasia Le-Roy

The management team will be headed by team leader Trevor Campbell and include head coach Glen Mills, Technical Leader Donald Quarrie and Team Doctor Dr. Winston Dawes among others.

Team list source – JAAA

Second Annual Small Business Expo

Kelroy Brown — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:29:20 +0000

The second annual staging of the well supported Small Business Expo by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation was held today at the Hilton Ballroom in Kingston. The expo is aimed at micro and small business owners especially entrepreneurs and takes an even more important role in this curent fragile global economic climate.

This year’s expo was held under the theme under the theme “Your Business, Our Business … How can we help you?” and interested personas indending to start a business or improve an existing one had a weath of information and assistance available.

A separate section of the ballroom had a well supported
seminar that went on all day with various presentations

There was a visible increase in the number of booths and the quality of this year’s expo over the one held last year. Companies or organizations with booths included the Technology Inovation Center, Jamaica Wellness Cluster, COK, OBF Finance, NCB, the Tax Administration, the Companies Office of Jamaica, Jamaica Customs Dept and many others.

For more images visit the Small Business Expo 2009 section in the events section of the Jamaicapage.com gallery.

E10 Gasoline Official Launch Photos

Kelroy Brown — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:15:04 +0000

The official launch of E10 gasoline made from a blend of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline went well yesterday at the national stadium ring road and car park. Thousands of Jamaicans came out to learn about E10 as well as enjoy entertainment at the exciting launch event. Jamaicapage.com invites your to view the following photographs from the event.

For more images visit the E10 Gasoline Launch section of the events section of the Jamaicapage.com gallery.