Yardy: Thank you! Happy Valentine's Day to you too. Hope it was a lovely day for you and yours. Happy Valentine's Day to all Mangoites! That includes Sis CV and her guy of the bully beef sandwiches. :D :D
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Who saw American Idol tonight? Oh, I can't stand those twin brothers! They are always pitching a fit! Ugh! Sick a dem! :rolleyes :rolleyes I hope the guy with the white hair makes it at least into the finals. I really like his voice.
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Sis Ann: Will you be at the diaspora conference this year? The Foundation plan sounds very good. But I see no mention of the vote among the issues to be discussed.

www.jamaicans.com/news/an...2006.shtml

In relation to the JADF, Senator Franklyn said the Foundation was intended to function as a limited liability non-profit organisation and should come on stream during the course of this year. Before the Foundation's formal establishment, he said, several elements had to be ironed out, such the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of the West Indies, which will be the site of the Foundation.

Additionally, a business plan estimated at $38 million has to be finalised to get the Foundation fully operational. According to Senator Franklyn, a commitment of $8 million each year, for two years, has already been received from a stakeholder.


This year's Jamaica Diaspora Conference, which will be held from June 15 to 16 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Downtown Kingston, will focus on issues identified by the Diaspora, such as business opportunities, globalisation and the movement of people, tourism and culture, and crime.

The PM will be visiting you Torontonians soon.


Jamaicas Prime Minister, The Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, ON, OC, QC, MP, will spend some time on February, 18, 2006, with the people of the Jamaican Diaspora in Canada.

The notice is short, but as you know, the PM is retiring as Jamaicas sixth national leader since Independence in 1962, and it this is likely our last chance to see him as chief executive.

So please, join him at the Jamaican Canadian Association, Arrow Rd., between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m.