In 2006 this Caribbean country made history by swearing in its first wo-mon prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller
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Portia Simpson-Miller - Wikipedia  Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller, ON, MP (born 12 December 1945), is a Jamaican politician who was Prime Minister of Jamaica from March 2006 .... Simpson-Miller lost to Andrew Holness by a two-seat majority on 25 February 2016. ... term in office, Simpson-Miller became the first head of government in Jamaican history to...
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1000+ ideas about Portia Simpson Miller on Pinterest | Jamaica ...  Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller and the president shares a happy moment ... made by Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, right, during their bilateral ... Postcards from Prince Harry's Diamond Jubilee tour of the Caribbean ..... First woman prime minister of Jamaica, twice prime minister, first Jamaican to be...
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Portia Simpson Miller | prime minister of Jamaica | Britannica.com  Mar 14, 2016 ... Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller at her first inauguration, ... (19782006) and heading its Women's Movement (19832006).
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african ancestral island makes heads-up history with woman head of ...  Apr 5, 2006 ... Posted on Sun May 21 2006 13:07:37 GMT-0700 (PDT) by Harry Belafonte ... said "The swearing in of the Honorable Portia Simpson-Miller as the ... Simpson-Miller's Jamaica is the third largest island in the West ... a much younger country inaugurating its first woman Prime Minister ... They're high, mon.
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jeopardy/1116_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  FEMALE FIRSTS | In 2006 this Caribbean country made history by swearing in its first wo-mon prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller | Jamaica. right: David.
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History of the Bahamas - Wikipedia  The history of the Bahamas, begins with the earliest arrival of humans in the islands in the first millennium AD. The first inhabitants of the islands now known as The Bahamas were the Lucayans, an Arawakan-speaking Taino people, who arrived between about 500 and 800 from the islands of the Caribbean. .... From this time the pirates increasingly made Nassau, the Bahamian capital...
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P J Patterson facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  Get information, facts, and pictures about P J Patterson at Encyclopedia.com. ... of Jamaica, is the first son of two black parents ever elected to the top position in the ... in his own right after years as a protege of longtime party leader Michael Manley. ... from that of his principal opponent, former prime minister Edward Seaga.
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Free Flashcards about WORLD LEADERS - StudyStack  IN 1984 HIS GRANDSON SUCCEEDED HIS DAUGHTER TO BECOME THIS ... THE FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF HIS COUNTRY TO BE BORN IN THAT LAND...
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Independence Day - National Library  INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS, 1962 ... Trinidad and Tobago's independence from Great Britain. ... Trinidad and Tobago as their first Prime Minister. ... nations, some small, some medium size, some large. ... influence on your neighbours with all of whom we are...
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Yakko's New World - Plato's Animaniacs Stuff  EDU (Robert Livingston Eichberger) writes: > there are a few countries that are ... Spanish word order), Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago), both Yemens (merged in ... Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Singapore,...
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History of Trinidad and Tobago - Wikipedia  The documented history of Trinidad and Tobago begins with the settlements of the islands by ... In 1889 the two islands were incorporated into a single crown colony. ... In 1658, 500 Frenchmen joined the Dutch colony but formed their own ..... and History of Trinidad including Tobago, Granada, and St. Vincent; also a trip up...
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Jeopary Questions page 1711 - ON THE "SPIT" - TriviaBistro.com  BEEN THERE: In the 1700s Vientiane, now capital of this Asian country, was capital of its own kingdom  "BOR"-ING: Last name of the ruthless Italian seen here.
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People Power Revolution | Open Access articles | Open Access ...  Several groups sang Bayan Ko (My Homeland), which, since 1980, had become a .... The Bible on which Aquino swore her oath was held by Aurora Aquino, the .... Isabelo T. Crisostomo (1987), Coryprofile of a president, Branden Books, p.
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Santo Domingo de Guzman, The Dominican Republic (1496- ) | The ...  Santo Domingo de Guzman, the capital of the Dominican Republic and the cultural, ... nation, was founded in 1496 by Bartholomew Columbus, the younger brother of ... the oldest European-founded city and political capital in the Americas. ... of Fortaleza Ozama (1503) may be the oldest colonial building in the new world.
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Quia - United States and World Geography Challenge II  Cuba, This island country, capital city Havanna, occupies the largest island in ... Jamaica, If you want to travel to Kingston, swim in Montego Bay, and dance ... Islam, Primary religion of Mali, a landlocked counrty in West Africa ... It shares part of its name with a country that is known for its game parks and coffee production.
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike | The Economist  Oct 19, 2000 ... FAME came suddenly to Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka in 1960 when she was made the world's first female prime minister. Newspapers...
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Our Community Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat  The richness and diversity of the use of English in the Caribbean have been captured .... Liam Teague of Trinidad and Tobago is a leading graduate of pan studies from .... of the Bahamas for the 200 metre, 2000; sprint queen, Merlene Ottey of Jamaica ... Netball is a very popular sport among the women in our Community.
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Port Moresby - Wikipedia  Port Moresby also referred to as Moresby and Pom Town, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the south-eastern coast of the Papuan Peninsula of the island of New Guinea. .... Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, represented the Queen of Papua New Guinea at...
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All These Countries Have Had a Female Head of State (Before the ...  Jul 9, 2016 ... Over 70 countries have had a female head of state or government. ... soon be led by a woman, its first female prime minister since Margaret Thatcher left office in 1990. ... the first modern female president of any country in the world. ... Turkey (Tansu iller), Bangladesh (Sheikh Hasina, Khaleda Zia), New...
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Cambodia profile - Timeline - BBC News - BBC.com  Sep 23, 2016 ... French colonial rule lasts for 90 years. Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk prays with monks after ... Cambodia is occupied by Japan during World War II. ... His father becomes king and Sihanouk becomes prime minister. ... Former Khmer Rouge leader of Cambodia, Pol Pot, seen speaking to a...
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Patterson, Percival James "P. J." - Dictionary definition of Patterson ...  Oct 7, 2016 ... Home History Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps ... Percival James "P. J." Patterson, the prime minister of Jamaica, was born in Dias, Hanover, Jamaica. He was educated at Calabar High School in Kingston; graduated from ... He began his political career in 1958 when he joined the People's...