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	Prime Minister of Jamaica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Portia Simpson-Miller was elected as the new leader of the governing PNP and succeeded P. Patterson to become Jamaica's first female Prime Minister on 30 March 2006.
		As is the case with most democratic nations that follow the Westminster system of the parliamentary system, the Prime Minister is usually the leader of the majority party in the lower house of parliament, the House of Representatives.
		The Prime Minister is formally appointed into office by the Governor General of Jamaica, who represents Elizabeth II, the Queen of Jamaica (Jamaica's Head of State).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Jamaica (250 words)

	Michael Manley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Michael Norman Manley (December 10, 1924 – March 6, 1997) was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972 – 1980, 1989 – 1992).
		The second son of Jamaica's Premier Norman Manley, Michael Manley was a charismatic figure who became the leader of the Jamaican People's National Party a few months before his father's death in 1969.
		Supporters of his opponent Edward Seaga and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and Manley's People's National Party (PNP) engaged in a bloody struggle which began before the 1976 election and ended when Seaga was installed as Prime Minister in 1980.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Manley (1188 words)

	Jamaica - MSN Encarta
		During the final decades of the 17th century, growing numbers of English immigrants arrived; the sugar, cacao, and other agricultural and forest industries were rapidly expanded; and the consequent demand for plantation labor led to large-scale importation of fl slaves.
		Jamaica was made a crown colony, thus losing the large degree of self-government it had enjoyed since the late 17th century.
		Jamaica was one of the British colonies that, on January 3, 1958, was united in the Federation of the West Indies.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561054_6/Jamaica.html (793 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner News - Prime Minister of Jamaica eyes LNG deal - Wednesday \| May 3, 2006
		Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi are all smiles during a joint press briefing at Jamaica House last night.
		PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller is on the verge of securing additional supplies of liquefied natural gas for the nation through a deal with the Malaysian Government.
		Simpson Miller made the disclosure last night at a press briefing staged in the lobby of the Office of the Prime Minister at Jamaica House after concluding bilateral discussions with Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and government officials from both countries.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20060503/lead/lead2.html (206 words)

	Jamaica Historical Information
		Jamaica's withdrawal was urged by Sir Alexander Bustamante, a labor leader who became prime minister when Jamaica became an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1962.
		Executive power within Jamaica's government lies with a cabinet headed by a prime minister responsible to the parliament.Michael Manley, leader of the People's National party (PNP), became prime minister in 1972 and instituted wide-ranging socialist changes.
		He was succeeded as party head and prime minister by Percival J. Patterson, who led the PNP to a landslide victory in 1993 elections.
	www.jamaicatravelnet.com /info/history.html (331 words)

	SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA AT THE OFFICIAL DINNER IN HONOUR OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA - Jamaica ...
		Prime Minister, your visit holds a special meaning for me for two reasons: it is the first official visit to Jamaica by a Malaysian Head of Government.
		Prime Minister, we have keenly followed the strategic and purposeful manner in which you, and your predecessor, have nurtured and implemented the vision of a developed Malaysia.
		Prime Minister, I am particularly, pleased that tomorrow you will be able to see, first- hand, the fruits of our partnership when you tour the first corridor of 80 kilometers of highway 2000.
	www.jis.gov.jm /PMspeeches/html/20060502T120000-0500_8744_JIS_SPEECH_BY_THE_PRIME_MINISTER_OF_JAMAICA_AT_THE_OFFICIAL_DINNER_IN_HONOUR_OF__THE_PRIME_MINISTER_OF_MALAYSIA.asp (1664 words)

	Jamaica to get first female leader - Boston.com
		A Cabinet minister was positioned to become Jamaica's next prime minister and first female head of government Saturday after narrowly beating a former Rastafarian in internal elections to head the country's ruling party.
		Portia Simpson Miller,a local government minister, is running in an internal People's National Party election to replace Jamaica's prime minister, P.J. Patterson, who said he would resign by April after 14 years on the job.
		KINGSTON, Jamaica --A Cabinet minister was positioned to become Jamaica's next prime minister and first female head of government Saturday after narrowly beating a former Rastafarian in internal elections to head the country's ruling party.
	www.boston.com /news/world/latinamerica/articles/2006/02/25/jamaica_to_get_first_female_leader?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News (297 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner News - Prime Minister of Jamaica unveils Ottey statue - Thursday \| December 29, 2005
		THE STATUE of Jamaica's most decorated female sprinter, Merlene Ottey, was unveiled by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson at Independence Park, St. Andrew, yesterday.
		In a 90-minute ceremony, which was attended by Portia Simpson Miller, the Minister of Local Government, Community Develop-ment and Sport, past and present Olympians and several dignitaries, the Prime Minister pulled the gold covering from the 700lb statue at approximately 4:30 p.m.
		Prime Minister Patterson made the presentation to Powell in the presence of the IAAF area representative Neville 'Teddy' McCook.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20051229/lead/lead3.html (411 words)

	Prime Minister
		The Prime Minister was educated at All Saints' Boys' School, Coleridge and Parry School on a Government Scholarship, Harrison College and the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill and Mona Campuses, the latter on a U.W.I. postgraduate scholarship.
		He represented Jamaica on UNCTAD's Inter-Governmental Group of Exports on the Transfer of Technology in 1975 and 1976, was a member of the OAS Task Force on Technology Transfer in the Caribbean and a member of the Caribbean Technology Policy Studies Project between 1977 and 1978.
		In 1981, the Prime Minister returned to Barbados and took up the post of Chief Project Analyst in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, where he assisted with the preparation and review of pre-feasibility and feasibility studies in relation to Barbados' public investment programme.
	www.primeminister.gov.bb /pm.html (653 words)

	Caribbean Net News: Jamaica's prime minister calls for dropping Queen
		The prime minister yesterday called for the creation of a republican form of government and dropping of the Queen of England as the country's head of state, the Associated Press reported.
		Jamaica's main opposition party has expressed its support, but has differed on the role of the future president.
		It prefers retaining the prime minister as chief policy-maker while appointing a largely ceremonial president similar to the governor general, Queen Elizabeth II's representative in the government.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2003/09/22/queen.htm (320 words)

	Jamaica's female prime minister struggling - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		When Portia Simpson Miller became their first female prime minister Jamaicans celebrated in the streets, hailing "Sista P" as a warmhearted champion of the poor.
		Jamaica's Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller waves to the crowd after being sworn in by Governor General Kenneth Hall, right, at King's House in Kingston, Jamaica, in this March 30, 2006 file photo.
		She became prime minister by winning a vote among ruling party delegates to succeed P.J. Patterson, who stepped down in February after 14 years as premier, and quickly gained 70 percent approval ratings by pledging to root out corruption and transform crime-ridden slums.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/12/13/jamaicas_female_prime_minister_struggling (734 words)

	The Nassau Guardian - Haiti talks move to Jamaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Prime Minister Perry Christie is expected to travel to Kingston, Jamaica today to participate in a meeting on Haiti, as CARICOM continues its mission to find a solution to the crisis in that politically torn republic.
		Prime Minister Christie's trip to Jamaica follows a trip to Haiti by CARICOM's Assistant Secretary General Colin Granderson for a meeting with Roman Catholic bishops.
		The prime minister referred to his most recent meeting with Aristide in Haiti as "fruitful and constructive" and said Aristide agreed with the substance of CARICOM's proposals.
	www.thenassauguardian.com /national_local/115009074280133.php (229 words)

	WTC Featured Speakers - Rt. Hon. P.J. Patterson
		Jamaica is an important gateway to the Caribbean Basin countries and our strategic importance will deepen even further with the creation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).
		Jamaica is already a major transshipment port, boasting the seventh largest natural harbor in the world and in close proximity to the major sea-lanes passing through the region.
		Jamaica has made substantial investments in upgrading its port facilities and today has one of the modern, sophisticated ports, which compares favorably with the most modern ports anywhere in the world.
	www.wtc-no.org /speakers/2001/patterson.htm (968 words)

	Wanted - Prime Minister Of Jamaica (Jamaica)
		Seaga, who served as prime minister between 1980 and 1989, still has the unenviable record of four consecutive general election defeats under his leadership.
		Jamaica’s last remaining wilderness, Cockpit Country is a rugged, natural paradise located in the heart of the island.
		For Jamaica the 6th August 1962 represents the date of the cutting of the political umbilical cord from our colonial mother Great Britain.
	www.jamaicans.com /articles/primecomments/1003_pmwanted.shtml (965 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner News - Prime Minister of Jamaica orders blackout probe - Monday \| July 17, 2006
		She made that disclosure yesterday while speaking at the 81st Annual National Convention for the New Testament Church of God held at the church's conference centre in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.
		According to the Prime Minister, "I have mandated an investigation into the matter as I think it is an issue that the Jamaican public needs to know why the whole island was plunged into darkness.
		A loss of power from the independent power companies, the Jamaica Private Power Company and Jamaica Energy Partners from whom the JPS would normally get back-up supply caused from a trip on their system also played a part in the electricity disruption.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20060717/lead/lead1.html (267 words)

	Woman to become Jamaica's next prime minister - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Cabinet minister Portia Simpson Miller is set to become Jamaica's first woman prime minister after being elected president of the nation's ruling political party.
		KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Cabinet minister Portia Simpson Miller is set to become Jamaica's first woman prime minister after being elected president of the nation's ruling political party.
		Simpson Miller, the minister of local government, community development and sport, will be appointed prime minister when incumbent P.J. Patterson retires.
	www.boston.com /news/world/latinamerica/articles/2006/02/26/woman_to_become_jamaicas_next_prime_minister (385 words)

	Challenges Face Simpson-Miller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		She is Jamaica's first female head of government and is by many measures Jamaica's most popular politician.
		Jamaica's enormous debt is a major obstacle to achieving renewed growth, he added.
		Jamaica's long and deeply-rooted history of democratic politics-manifested in the recent peaceful transfer of power, widely-practiced freedom of speech, and a professionalized civil service-is the foundation of institutional capacity for good government, Shirley said.
	www.iadialog.org /summaries/june06/wilson.asp (470 words)

	Brainboost - Who is the first prime minister of jamaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Sir Alexander Bustamante, National Hero and first Prime Minister of Jamaica, used to boast that he was 50 per cent Irish, 50 per cent Jamaican and 10 per cent Arawak..
		1962: The Jamaica Labour Party won the general elections to the House of Representatives and Sir Alexander Bustamante became the first Prime Minister of Jamaica.
		Front: William Alexander Bustamante (1884 - 1977), first prime minister of Jamaica Bustamante was born William Alexander Clarke, son of an Irish planter and a fl Jamaican woman.
	www.brainboost.com /search.asp?Q=Who+is+the+first+prime+minister+of+jamaica&lfmq=1 (290 words)

	Toasts at the Luncheon Honoring Prime Minister Edward Philip George Seaga of Jamaica
		It's an honor of great significance to be host to the leader of a nation that is not only a close friend and a good neighbor of the United States but, with recent struggles to remain free of foreign interference, is an inspiration to the world.
		Prime Minister, you are the first head of state to be our guest since I have taken office, and this tells me a great deal, because it speaks to the bond between our two countries.
		The Prime Minister shares that belief, and his country's greatest need is the development of business and industry to provide a sound private-sector economic base in his country.
	www.reagan.utexas.edu /archives/speeches/1981/12881c.htm (1384 words)

	Glowing tributes for Jamaica’s Prime Minister P.J. Patterson
		The Jamaica Prime Minister explained that the committee was established prior to a number of initiatives which had drastically, dramatically and constantly changed the global international scenario over the period of his chairmanship.
		He said Prime Minister Patterson over the years “has displayed a level of political acumen and diplomacy that we can only aspire to” and has been an inspiration to all who work in that position on behalf of the Caribbean.
		Ken Valley said the Caribbean owed Prime Minister Patterson a debt of gratitude for a wide array of service to the Region including the establishment of LIAT as a regional airline.
	www.caricom.org /jsp/pressreleases/pres35_06.jsp (656 words)

	Thank you, prime minister - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		As the person who has become the harshest critic of the prime minister after being one of her most ardent admirers and supporters in the days leading up to her installation as prime minister, I found myself in a quandary as I stood outside the church.
		I can think of at least two prime ministers who would have milked the ceremony for all it was worth in an effort to demonstrate that, national differences aside, they attended the wedding ceremony of the son of the columnist who had been mounting the harshest criticisms of the prime minister.
		This column says thanks to the prime minister for her graciousness, her charm and waiting the one hour during which she could easily have left and attended to matters of state.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /columns/html/20061202T220000-0500_116139_OBS_THANK_YOU__PRIME_MINISTER_.asp (1794 words)

	Joint Statement By The Prime Minister Of St. Lucia And The Prime Minister Of Jamaica
		Kenny D. Anthony and the Prime Minister of Jamaica held discussions on matters of mutual interest between their two countries including bilateral relations as well as recent regional and international developments.
		The Prime Ministers pledged their support for the growth and development of the regional integration process of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and in that regard agreed to work assiduously with the other member states of Caricom to bring the Caribbean Single Market and Economy to fruition by the target date of 2005.
		The Prime Ministers also discussed matters for deliberation at the forthcoming Twenty-fifth meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community in St Georges, Grenada 4 – 7 July, 2004.
	www.stlucia.gov.lc /addresses_and_speeches/2004/pj_patterson/joint_statement_by_the_prime_minister_of_st_lucia_and_the_prime_minister_of_jamaica.htm (404 words)

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		Jamaica's Female Prime Minister StrugglingTimes Daily (subscription), AL - Dec 13, 2006When Portia Simpson Miller became their first female prime minister Jamaicans celebrated in the streets, hailing "Sista P" as a warmhearted champion of the...
		Jamaica's first female prime minister struggles in first term in...International Herald Tribune, France - Dec 12, 2006KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaicans celebrated in the streets when Portia Simpson Miller became their first female prime minister, hailing "Sista P" as a...
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	Feminist Daily News 3/31/2006: Portia Simpson-Miller Takes Over as Jamaica's First Woman Prime Minister
		Jamaica's first woman prime minister was sworn in yesterday at a ceremony in Kingston, the nation's capital.
		"The swearing-in of the honorable Portia Simpson-Miller as the seventh prime minister of Jamaica must certainly rank among the defining moments in the history of this country," said Jamaican Governor-General Kenneth Hall, speaking to a crowd of 6,000.
		Simpson-Miller, Jamaica's Minister of Local Government and Sport since 2002, takes the reins from Percival James Patterson, who defeated Simpson-Miller in her first bid for the position in 1992.
	www.feminist.org /news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9594 (452 words)

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