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  2. Nation Media Group - Wikipedia

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    Products. Newspapers, magazines, radio stations, television stations. Number of employees. 1,400 (2004) Website. www .nationmedia .com. Nation Media Group ( NMG ), formerly East African Newspapers (Nation Series) Ltd, is an East African media group listed based in Kenya and listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. It is owned by Aga Khan IV.

  3. Indo-Jamaicans - Wikipedia

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    In 1995, the Government of Jamaica proclaimed May 10 Indian Heritage Day in recognition of the Indians' contribution to the social and economic development of the country. The arrival of the Indians more than 170 years ago is commemorated in stamps. On March 1, 1998, the National Council for Indian Culture in Jamaica was formed.

  4. List of companies of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Union Bank of Jamaica. Financials. Banks. Kingston. 2000. Bank, defunct 2001. Downtown Kingston, Scotia Bank and the Bank of Jamaica. A beach in Negril with a hotel and restaurant. A Fly Jamaica Airways Boeing 757-200.

  5. Michael Lee-Chin - Wikipedia

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    Spouses. Vera (divorced) [4] [5] Sonya Lee-Chin [6] Children. 5. Michael Lee-Chin, OJ, OOnt (born 3 January 1951) is a Jamaican-Canadian billionaire businessman, philanthropist and the chairman and CEO of Portland Holdings Inc, a privately held investment company in Ontario, Canada. Lee-Chin was appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2017.

  6. Andrew Holness - Wikipedia

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    Alma mater. University of the West Indies. Andrew Michael Holness, ON PC (born 22 July 1972) is a Jamaican politician, who has been the prime minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016, following the 2016 Jamaican general election. [1] He is leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Holness previously served as prime minister from 23 October 2011 ...

  7. Colorism in the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    Colorism is defined as "Prejudice or discrimination against individuals based on the shade of brown skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group. This discrimination can be towards both light and dark shades of brown. " [1] The coining of the term "colorism" is commonly attributed to American Alice Walker in her 1983 ...

  8. Joseph John Issa - Wikipedia

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    Joseph John Issa, known as Joe or Joey Issa (born 1 December 1965), is a Jamaican businessman and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of Cool Group, which comprises over 50 companies. [1] At age 30, Issa's first business venture was a petrol station named Cool Oasis, which was the catalyst for the Group becoming the largest Jamaican ...

  9. Akan people - Wikipedia

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    Some notable Akan descendants include the Coromantees sold from and around Anomabo (Fantelands) in Jamaica, the Akwamu in St. John, and Coffy, who was the leader of the 1763 Berbice slave uprising in Guyana. Fante war lord Chief Takyi also led a slave rebellion in Jamaica. [citation needed] Akan polity. The Akans consider themselves one nation.