YES! HE DID - Obama makes history
WASHINGTON (AP): Democrat Barack Obama wrote his name indelibly into the pages of United States history Tuesday night, engineering a social and political upheaval to become the country's first black president-elect in a...
The legend passes on - Soca community mourns Byron Lee's death
Legendary bandleader Byron Lee lost his battle with cancer yesterday. The soca icon died at the University Hospital of the West Indies at the age of 73. Lee, fondly referred to as 'The Dragon', had been fighting transitional cell cancer and was being treated in Miami, Florida...
LANDSLIDE
WASHINGTON (AP):Amid euphoric celebrations after claiming a historic electoral victory, United States President-elect Barack Obama this morning cautioned Americans that "the road ahead will be long". "Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term...
Floridians link Obama with Manley socialism
Miami, Florida: Jamaican Republicans in Florida are equating United States President-elect Barack Obama's redistribution of wealth by the hands of government to policies of the late Michael Manley, former prime minister of Jamaica...
Jamaicans push for Obama in battleground states
Confident Jamaicans were among anxious Americans who braved long queues outside polling stations in battleground states yesterday to ensure victory for Democratic candidate Barack Obama in the historic presidential contest against Republican John...
Signed, sealed ...
It was a cold Monday night, November 3, 2008. Here I was at a few minutes after ten o'clock, perched at the top of a row of bleachers next to a football field that overlooked the fairgrounds of Manassas in Virginia, USA. I was just one person in a sea of some 10,000 people...
VOX POP
While most Americans anxiously awaited the results of yesterday's election, Jamaicans who were at the United States Embassy here say they would have voted for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, if they had the opportunity....
'Everyone can benefit from change'
WESTERN BUREAU: Several residents of the United States travelled to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday, in a last-minute effort to cast votes in that nation's historic presidential election.
Obama gives Jamaicans a new option
Jamaicans here and in the United States are welcoming Barack Obama showing in the Us presidential election as a fillip for all persons of African descent."It gives us one more option and places one more thing within our grasp and all of us can see that...
Woman pleads guilty to murder conspiracy
The woman who was charged jointly with three men for the murder of Assistant Commissioner of Police Gilbert Kameka pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to murder.The murder charge against her has been withdrawn.She is 18-year-old Tina Gaye McGowan...
The Gleaner Honour Awards - Building a legacy
Today, we continue to spotlight those who have been nominated to receive the 2008 Gleaner Honour Award next week at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. In the business category, the nominee is Tank-Weld Group....
Analysts react
With this comprehensive victory by Barack Obama, the world has experienced a paradigm shift with respect to how people of colour (usually read black people) are viewed. This is significant given the profile of the United States of America ...
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