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IT IS OFFICIAL – BRITAIN HAS VOTED TO LEAVE THE EUROPEAN UNION!

June 24th, 2016 | Add a Comment

 London, United Kingdom (AFP) – Britain has voted to break out of the European Union, striking a thunderous blow against the bloc and spreading panic through world markets Friday as sterling collapsed to a 31-year low. Investors scrambled to sell the pound, oil and stocks as Britain took a lurch into the unknown, becoming the first country to quit in the EU’s 60-year history, a culmination of decades of suspicion over European aims of creating an ever-closer political union. Voters decided 52 percent to 48 percent in favour of quitting the bloc with 374 out of 382 regional results declared.   With 16.8 million votes for “Leave” and 15.7 million for “Remain”, it is now mathematically impossible for “Remain” to win, the BBC reported.”Let June 23 go down in our history as our independence day,” … Read entire article »

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THE UK TO BUILD A £25-m PRISON IN JAMAICA!

September 30th, 2015 | Add a Comment

The United Kingdom is expected to construct a prison in the country to house foreign criminals being deported to live out their sentences in Jamaica. The BBC said £25-million is expected to be spent on the facility. British Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed this at Jamaica House a short while ago. The project, the BBC said, is in an effort to break the impasse in negotiations over a prisoner transfer deal between Jamaica and the UK. It is estimated that more than 600 Jamaican nationals are currently serving sentences in UK jails. The deal is expected to save taxpayers £10m a year when transfers begin in 2020. More than 300 prisoners are expected to be sent back.   … Read entire article »

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BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON ARRIVES IN JAMAICA!

September 29th, 2015 | Add a Comment

 British Prime Minister David Cameron (Photo: Anika Richards) British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in the island a short while ago at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Cameron is accompanied by Justine Greening, from the Department for International Development. Cameron was greeted by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and British High Commissioner to Jamaica David Fittion. Opposition Leader Andrew Holness, Justice Minister Mark Golding and Minister of Transport and Works Omar Davies are also among those gathered. Cameron is on a one-day official visit to the island where he is expected to address a joint sitting of the houses of Parliament on Wednesday.   … Read entire article »

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BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES IN JAMAICA TODAY (SEPT 29) WHILE THE JAPANESE PM ARRIVES THE NEXT DAY!

September 29th, 2015 | Add a Comment

   CAMERON… to address House on Wednedsay. Bottom: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe– BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron is scheduled to arrive in the island this afternoon for a one-day official visit during which he will engage in a flurry of State-planned activities in the nation’s capital, Kingston. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will hold bilateral talks with Cameron at Jamaica House shortly after his arrival, following which a joint press statement will be issued. Simpson Miller will also host the British prime minister at a reception at Vale Royal later in the evening. Tomorrow Prime Minister Cameron will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the cenotaph at the National Heroes Park, followed by a special joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament, where he will make a statement, after which he will depart the … Read entire article »

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BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON, TO ADDRESS JAMAICA’S PARLIAMENT NEXT WEDNESDAY!

September 26th, 2015 | Add a Comment

   David Cameron (file photo)—- Britain’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, will address a joint meeting of both houses of Jamaica’s Parliament at Gordon house on Wednesday at 8:25 am. This was confirmed this evening in a release from parliament outlining next week’s schedule for the House of Representatives and the Senate and their committees. Speculation is that Cameron will announce some bilateral initiatives on national security and justice when he visits. OBSERVER ONLINE has learnt that the visit has been in the making for several months, and that the trip to Jamaica last month by the British Minister for the Caribbean, Grant Shapps, was in preparation for this. During his visit, Shapps discussed “strong” links between the UK and Jamaica and explored further co-operation, in areas such as the promotion of bilateral trade and investment, … Read entire article »

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