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v. t. e. General elections were held in Jamaica on Thursday, 3 September 2020 [1] to elect 63 members of Parliament. As the constitution stipulates a five-year parliamentary term, [2] the next elections were not expected until between 25 February and 10 June 2021.
Events. Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica. 5 February – Drought, increases in local demand, and a drop in the number of farmers all contribute to a marijuana shortage. The COVID-19 pandemic and related curfew means that farmers have a difficult time in irrigating their fields. [1]
200 m. Merlene Joyce Ottey ON OJ OD [2] (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican - Slovenian former track and field sprinter. She began her career representing Jamaica in 1978, and continued to do so for 24 years, before representing Slovenia from 2002 to 2012. She is ranked fourth on the all-time list over 60 metres (indoor), eighth on the all-time ...
Kathryn Phipps is a Jamaican lawyer and diplomat currently serving as Jamaica Ambassador to Cuba. Career. Phipps practiced law for more than three decades specializing in international law, international trade and organisations with focus on the Caribbean region. In 2000, she participated in the US Department of States’ International Visitor ...
Digicel Group. Digicel is a Jamaican-based Caribbean mobile phone network and home entertainment provider operating in 25 markets worldwide. Digicel has operated in several countries, including Guyana, Fiji, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Samoa, St. Lucia, Suriname, and Jamaica.
Barbados became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966 [9] Governor-General of Barbados: Sandra Mason (since 2018) [9] President of Barbados: Sandra Mason (from November 30, 2021) [10] Prime minister of Barbados: Mia Mottley (since 2018) [9]
Marcia Gilbert-Roberts. Marcia Yvette Gilbert-Roberts DCSG CD is a Jamaican bureaucrat and diplomat who served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [1] and Jamaican Ambassador to several European countries including Germany, Spain and France.
A third theory is that the gang got its name from the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) election slogan 'Shower', which was a response to the PNP's 'Power' that was coined from Manley's 'Power for the people' slogan in the 1970s.