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Only a week after World 100m champion Veronica Campbell of Jamaica got married, Ethiopia's triple World and 2004 Olympic 10,000m champion Kenenisa Bekele has announced he will marry film actress Danawit ... via OromiaTimes

In this 2005 file photo, then outgoing CEO of Guardian Holdings Limited, Peter Ganteaume , introduces his designated replacement, Rory O'Brien, to investors in Kingston at a Guardian Life briefing. via Jamaica Gleaner

“We believe that this investment will further cement that relationship and will provide both companies with an opportunity to further explore this important market.”

Left: Douglas Orane, chairman and CEO of GrcaceKennedy, has a new 10-year agreement with Western Union as the company's Caribbean agent. via Jamaica Gleaner

“The presence of competent vectors such as mosquitoes, snails, and black flies allowed transmission and dispersal of the parasites.”

Although it has been speculated for more than a century that the slave trade was responsible for bringing many tropical diseases to the Americas, only recently has convincing evidence shown that lymphatic ... via MediLexicon

Flu shots available Block Island Health Services is offering flu vaccinations during business hours, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the medical center. via The Block Island Times

“He was approached by a lone gunman on foot who opened fire, hitting him”

A man who once stood on trial for manslaughter in Toronto's notorious Just Desserts shooting case has been murdered in Jamaica. via CTV.ca

“My father was a man of great stature and integrity,' said Chris Webb, one of the victim's three sons, who happens to be a candidate for the Mount Vernon City Council. He described his father as "a model father.”

As with so many aspects of democracy, elections are messy things. Lots of thoughtless things are said and done. via The Journal News

“Port Antonio is getting two main buildings, the new courthouse - along with the restoration of the old courthouse. We are hoping that both initiatives will catalyse citizens of Port Antonio to take charge of their own plot”

Spanish Ambassador Jesus Silva gets a spectacular view of Portland's Blue Lagoon aboard the helicopter on the return trip from Portland last Friday. via Jamaica Gleaner

Gateways Fort Lauderdale; add $89 for Orlando, Tampa; $124 for Boston, Chicago, New York City; additional cities available. via Budget Travel

KINGSTON, Jamaica - A Jamaican judge released Grammy winning musician Beenie Man on $21,100 bail Monday after he appeared in court on tax evasion charges. via Santa Maria Times

Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 10:30 am Press Release: US State Department John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State Remarks at the 2007 Athenagoras Human Rights Award Banquet Washington, DC October 27, 2007 ... via Scoop

“We realise that if you have a degree from an overseas university, you will get better paying jobs, as a degree from an overseas university is more highly recognised in Jamaica and on your resume”

Novia and her friend Michele stood out from the crowd of mostly fifth formers clamouring around recruiters from several overseas colleges at the Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, October 23. via Jamaica Gleaner

KINGSTON, Jamaica : Police investigating the death of a Danish citizen in Jamaica said Friday they have detained a man for questioning. via International Herald Tribune

“We are not simply promoting investment in Jamaica in terms of products. We are expanding that to include Jamaica as a brand”

The 2006 inflows of foreign direct investments to Jamaica, US$850 million , is the country's largest in any given year since 1985, a review of trade data indicates. via Jamaica Gleaner

Editor's note: Vincent Windrow is pastor of Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church, with locations on East Main Street in Murfreesboro and on Cane Ridge Road in Antioch. via The Daily News Journal

“It is not possible to say when they will be concluded.”

Alan Travis, home affairs editor Thursday October 25, 2007 The Guardian Gordon Brown yesterday held out the prospect that up to 3,000 foreign prisoners could be sent back home to finish their sentences as a ... via Guardian Unlimited

“There is a clause in his contract that permits him to leave and he exercised it”

Puerto Rico's governor has accused the FBI of politically motivated harassment as a corruption probe into his campaign finances appears to gather momentum a year before elections in the U.S. Caribbean ... via The Florida Times-Union

O ne swallow may not a summer make, but in the context of much recent criticism and lamentation over under-performance and lack of responsibility of Jamaican boys in academics, and men in the workplace, we find ... via Jamaica Gleaner

The chief executive of Air Jamaica has resigned after two years at the helm of the troubled government-owned carrier, the airline's board said Friday. via PR-inside.com

The appointment of Dr. Ken Baugh as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade continues a Jamaican tradition of giving responsibility for foreign affairs to the Prime Minister or his ... via Jamaica Gleaner