From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Au revoir, Monsieur Ambassador
published: Sunday July 20, 2008
Chester Francis-Jackson, Contributor
Catherine Chicate-Moibert from Guadeloupe brings a Caribbean style to the reception.
And so, after nearly four years here as France's first citizen, Ambassador Francis Hurtut demitted office on Friday, and left our shores, for his new assignment in Ghana, West Africa, but not before hosting a simply fabulous Bastille Day celebration last Monday to mark the anniversary of the beginning of the French Revolution that saw the end of the French royal family, and the beginning of the new French republic.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Jamaica was Ambassador Hurtut's maiden assignment in the capacity of ambassador, and coming on the heels of his predecessor, the very popular Ambassador Pierre-Antoine Berniard, there were concerns that he might have been found wanting."
"(W)hen the French celebrate Bastille Day here, it is a shindig to remember, as successive French ambassadors have made it a truly grand occasion.
Dears, we are talking pomp and ceremony, but none of that offensive or crass security screening that others have employed.
To be sure, there is a security check, with guests producing their invitations, with VIPs and other notables being waived through."
"Leading the notables out were Prime Minister Bruce Golding; Senate President Dr Oswald Harding; Security Minister Trevor MacMillan and wife, Dr Olivia McDonald; Transport Minister Mike Henry and his fab wife, Dawn; His Worship The Mayor of Kingston Desmond McKenzie; Director of Protocol Sandra Grant-Griffiths; Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Douglas Saunders; Ambassador Madge Barrett; Ambassador Maxine Roberts; Head of Immigration Joy Charlton; Head of the European Union Delegation Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi-Alemanni; US Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson and husband, Howard; Belgian Ambassador Herman Portocarero and wife, Myriam; Mexican Ambassador Leonora Rueda."
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"Also present were Canadian High Commissioner Denis Kingsley; Venezuelan Ambassador Noel Martinez-Ochoa; Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia Ventura Emilio Díaz Mejía; Ambassador of the Dominican Republic Filomena Navarro; Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority Ambassador Satya Nandan; Deputy Chief of Mission, Venezuelan Embassy, Madai Hernández and husband, Marcelo Muñoz; US Embassy Consul General Ed Wehrli and his charmingly fab wife, Rose, and UNICEF's Bertrand Bainvel."
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
JG - Venezuelans celebrate
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Venezuelans celebrate
published: Sunday July 13, 2008
Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
Venezuelan Ambassador Noel Martinez-Ochoa (left) welcomes Japanese Ambassador Masahiro Obata and wife Hiroko to the National Day shindig.
Chester Francis-Jackson, Contributor
My dears, it may have taken Jamaica qualifying for the World Cup in 1998 to bring out our sense of nationalism and patriotism. However, this was always evident in the nationals of other countries, particularly so in our Central and South American neighbours.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"(A)s Venezuelans the world over celebrate the 197th anniversary of their independence, marking that anniversary is done with all the pomp and circumstance befitting a fiercely independent people and a great nation.
My dears, this signature calendar event on Kingston's social register is easily one of the most respected and anticipated social events of the season, steeped as it is in a history that once saw the great liberator Simon Bolivar taking refuge in Jamaica."
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"Among the notables out were: Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall and Lady Hall; Senate President, Dr Oswald Harding and Marigold Harding; Speaker of the House Delroy Chuck; Mayor of Kingston Desmond McKenzie; Security Minister Colonel Trevor MacMillan and wife Dr Olivia McDonald; Energy Minister Clive Mullings; Ambassador Dr Matthew Beaubrun; Ambassador Douglas Saunders; Ambassador Lorne McDonnough; Ambassador Maxine Roberts; Chief of Protocol Sandra Grant-Griffiths; Dr Simon Clarke; head of the European Union delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi-Alemanni; Spanish Ambassador Jesús Silva; US Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson and Howard Johnson; British High Commissioner Jeremy Cresswell and Dr Barbara Munske. Canadian High Commissioner Denis Kingsley and wife Jo-Ann; Dr Ventura Díaz Mejia, Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia; Ambassador of the Dominican Republic Filomena Navarro; Chilean Ambassador Alfredo Garcia and wife Luz Santamaria; Senegalese Ambassador Dr Nafissatou Diagne; Ambassador Cedric Harper and Dr Barbara Harper; US Embassy Consul General Ed Wehrli and his fab wife Rose Wehrli; minister and charge d'affaires in the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Hosung Lee; UNICEF's Bertrand Bainvel; Honorary Consul of Iceland Robert MacMillan; Honorary Consul of Lithuania Lois Lake Sherwood; Earl Levy and wife Beverly Junor Levy; Yvon and Cynthia DeSulme; Rear Admiral (retired) Peter and Carol Brady. Dr Adolfo and Sara Lou Mena; Frank Rosheuvel; Dr Ruth Potopsingh; Dr Jonathan Greenland; Andrea Bickhoff-Benjamin; the charming Jennifer Stanigar; David Fernandez and Carol Portillo; Candy DePass; Betty Valiente McKenzie; and Deputy Chief of Mission, Venezuelan embassy, Madai Hernandez and husband Marcelo Muñoz; and Professor Ulises Franco of the Venezuelan Institute of Culture and Cooperation; plus a number of others."
Jamaica Gleaner
Venezuelans celebrate
published: Sunday July 13, 2008
Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
Venezuelan Ambassador Noel Martinez-Ochoa (left) welcomes Japanese Ambassador Masahiro Obata and wife Hiroko to the National Day shindig.
Chester Francis-Jackson, Contributor
My dears, it may have taken Jamaica qualifying for the World Cup in 1998 to bring out our sense of nationalism and patriotism. However, this was always evident in the nationals of other countries, particularly so in our Central and South American neighbours.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"(A)s Venezuelans the world over celebrate the 197th anniversary of their independence, marking that anniversary is done with all the pomp and circumstance befitting a fiercely independent people and a great nation.
My dears, this signature calendar event on Kingston's social register is easily one of the most respected and anticipated social events of the season, steeped as it is in a history that once saw the great liberator Simon Bolivar taking refuge in Jamaica."
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"Among the notables out were: Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall and Lady Hall; Senate President, Dr Oswald Harding and Marigold Harding; Speaker of the House Delroy Chuck; Mayor of Kingston Desmond McKenzie; Security Minister Colonel Trevor MacMillan and wife Dr Olivia McDonald; Energy Minister Clive Mullings; Ambassador Dr Matthew Beaubrun; Ambassador Douglas Saunders; Ambassador Lorne McDonnough; Ambassador Maxine Roberts; Chief of Protocol Sandra Grant-Griffiths; Dr Simon Clarke; head of the European Union delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi-Alemanni; Spanish Ambassador Jesús Silva; US Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson and Howard Johnson; British High Commissioner Jeremy Cresswell and Dr Barbara Munske. Canadian High Commissioner Denis Kingsley and wife Jo-Ann; Dr Ventura Díaz Mejia, Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia; Ambassador of the Dominican Republic Filomena Navarro; Chilean Ambassador Alfredo Garcia and wife Luz Santamaria; Senegalese Ambassador Dr Nafissatou Diagne; Ambassador Cedric Harper and Dr Barbara Harper; US Embassy Consul General Ed Wehrli and his fab wife Rose Wehrli; minister and charge d'affaires in the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Hosung Lee; UNICEF's Bertrand Bainvel; Honorary Consul of Iceland Robert MacMillan; Honorary Consul of Lithuania Lois Lake Sherwood; Earl Levy and wife Beverly Junor Levy; Yvon and Cynthia DeSulme; Rear Admiral (retired) Peter and Carol Brady. Dr Adolfo and Sara Lou Mena; Frank Rosheuvel; Dr Ruth Potopsingh; Dr Jonathan Greenland; Andrea Bickhoff-Benjamin; the charming Jennifer Stanigar; David Fernandez and Carol Portillo; Candy DePass; Betty Valiente McKenzie; and Deputy Chief of Mission, Venezuelan embassy, Madai Hernandez and husband Marcelo Muñoz; and Professor Ulises Franco of the Venezuelan Institute of Culture and Cooperation; plus a number of others."
Sunday, January 25, 2009
JG - Brenda LaGrange Johnson - 'The best job in the world'
Jamaica Gleaner
Brenda LaGrange Johnson - 'The best job in the world'
Published: Sunday January 11, 2009
Barbara Ellington, Lifestyle Editor
Brenda LaGrange Johnson admires the patriotism of Jamaicans, especially the fact that the national anthem is played and sung so many times. - Colin Hamilton/Freelance Photographer
Many said she had big shoes to fill following the departure of her predecessor, the petite dynamo, Ambassador Sue Cobb. But outgoing Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson has proved herself up to the task of carrying out the diplomatic responsibilities on behalf of her government since she arrived in 2006.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"She has made many new friends, seen many places and cemented new memories, so it's not surprising that she describes hers as, "the best job in the world".
When she returns to the United States, Ambassador Johnson will retire from the State Department, but will continue with the Council of American Ambassadors, a group of Republican and Democratic presidential appointees who are involved in all the activities they carried out when they were ambassadors, under the umbrella of the State Department, after their tours of duty."
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"An area of concern for me is to see our people in long lines in the sun outside the embassy. Are there plans in place to get a facility to house them in the shade while they wait?
Yes, there are plans, it's all a matter of budget and approvals, but we will definitely change that. We have architectural plans done already and we are awaiting funding. It's not just here in Jamaica, but also in Barbados and Haiti. When the designs are being done in Washington, they don't understand how the sun and rain can be crippling in the tropics, but we are going to change that."
Brenda LaGrange Johnson - 'The best job in the world'
Published: Sunday January 11, 2009
Barbara Ellington, Lifestyle Editor
Brenda LaGrange Johnson admires the patriotism of Jamaicans, especially the fact that the national anthem is played and sung so many times. - Colin Hamilton/Freelance Photographer
Many said she had big shoes to fill following the departure of her predecessor, the petite dynamo, Ambassador Sue Cobb. But outgoing Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson has proved herself up to the task of carrying out the diplomatic responsibilities on behalf of her government since she arrived in 2006.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"She has made many new friends, seen many places and cemented new memories, so it's not surprising that she describes hers as, "the best job in the world".
When she returns to the United States, Ambassador Johnson will retire from the State Department, but will continue with the Council of American Ambassadors, a group of Republican and Democratic presidential appointees who are involved in all the activities they carried out when they were ambassadors, under the umbrella of the State Department, after their tours of duty."
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"An area of concern for me is to see our people in long lines in the sun outside the embassy. Are there plans in place to get a facility to house them in the shade while they wait?
Yes, there are plans, it's all a matter of budget and approvals, but we will definitely change that. We have architectural plans done already and we are awaiting funding. It's not just here in Jamaica, but also in Barbados and Haiti. When the designs are being done in Washington, they don't understand how the sun and rain can be crippling in the tropics, but we are going to change that."
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
JG - It's silver for the Hills
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
It's silver for the Hills
published: Sunday June 1, 2008
United States Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson (second left) with Aubyn Hill and his children Alana and Alexander.
photos by Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer
They came from near and far, as far away as Florida and as near as just across the fence, to celebrate a beautiful silver wedding anniversary with Aubyn and Tamara Hill on Monday, May 26, in a perfect setting created by Michelle Lee and Dawn Woodstock at their Cherry Gardens, St Andrew, residence.
Read the whole article here.
Jamaica Gleaner
It's silver for the Hills
published: Sunday June 1, 2008
United States Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson (second left) with Aubyn Hill and his children Alana and Alexander.
photos by Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer
They came from near and far, as far away as Florida and as near as just across the fence, to celebrate a beautiful silver wedding anniversary with Aubyn and Tamara Hill on Monday, May 26, in a perfect setting created by Michelle Lee and Dawn Woodstock at their Cherry Gardens, St Andrew, residence.
Read the whole article here.
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