The Hon. Dalton McGuinty's Speech at the Jamaican 50 Gala

SDM t.v. follows the premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty as he addresses the celebration of the Historic Milestone of JAMAICA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE being presented on Saturday August 11, 2012 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Proceeds are in support of the Jamaica Canadian Association Legacy Endowment Fund for youth education.

Montreal INTL Reggae Festival

Montreal INTL Reggae Festival
FRIDAY AUG 17 - 19 @ THE OLD PORT

@MTLReggaeFest @vieuxportmtl 
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JAMAICA LAND WE LOVE GALA

JAMAICA LAND WE LOVE GALA

#ja50gala #jamaica50 @jamaica50
Jamaica 50 Celebration Inc. & Jamaican Canadian Association
Celebrating Jamaica’s 50th Year of Independence
*DATE/TIME*: Saturday, August 11
5:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. – Red Carpet
5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. – The ’62 Reception
6:45 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Dinner in Hope Gardens + performances
9:30 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Jubilee
11:45 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. – The After Party

Find The Flag" (In Your Heart) Jamaica's 50th Independence Theme Song

On A Mission" [ Jamaica 50 theme song

Olympics: Jamaica crash out in 4x400m relay

Olympics: Jamaica crash out in 4x400m relay
London: Jamaica's bid for the men's 4x400 metre relay gold was cut short by injury on Thursday when Jermaine Gonzales pulled up in qualifying, while South Africa went through on appeal after their race ended in a collision with Kenya.

JAMAICA's 50th CELEBRATION SPECIAL SHOW w/ RULA BROWN. Usain Bolt. Fifty years of Festival

Festival songs 1962-2012 Usain Bolt, Shelly Ann Fraser, Ruel Lowe, Rula Brown PALAS, PALVSon www.RulaBrownNetwork, CaribbeanRadioShow & Rhythm365 - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rulabrownmusic. Jamaica's Independence, SHAGGY-"On A Mission", Mr. VEGAS- "Sweet Jamaica", BUSY SIGNAL- "Love Sweet Jamaica", GAYLADS- "My Jamaican Girl". BOLT wins 100m in 9.63 secs at LONDON OLYMPICS. LUKIE D. - "Jamaica National Anthem". Jamaica National Pledge. MIKEY BENNETT- "Find The Flag In Your Heart".

Bolt, Blake, electrify Ottawa’s Jamaican community

 

By KAREN CHEN, The Ottawa Citizen August 5, 2012

 

OTTAWA -- There were thunderstorm warnings acros Ottawa on Sunday afternoon, but all the lightning came from Jamaican-Canadians as they watched their men’s sprinting heroes Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake streak to a gold and silver finish at in the 100-metre sprint at the London Olympics.
Groovy’s Roti Hut in Ottawa’s east end was electrified with pride as Bolt roasted the Olympic record, clocking in at 9.63, with teammate Blake just 0.12 seconds behind.

Join CBC Celebrating 50 Years of Jamaican Independence

Join CBC Celebrating 50 Years of Jamaican Independence
 As the official media partner of Jamaica 50, CBC Toronto will have special programming to celebrate Jamaica's 50 years of independence. Starting this weekend, it will all culminate with the Jamaica Land We Love Gala on Saturday, August 11 (for which you can win tickets).

Obama sends delegation for Ja 50 celebrations

Friday, August 03, 2012

FORMER United Secretary of State, Jamaican-born General Colin Powell, will lead a presidential delegation to Kingston on Monday for celebrations to mark Jamaica's 50th year of Independence.

The announcement was made yesterday by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for President Barack Obama.

THE JUMP FOR JAMAICA TALENT CONTEST

Jamaica 50 Celebration Inc., Jambana & G98.7 Present
THE JUMP FOR JAMAICA TALENT CONTEST
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Jamaica 50 Festival

Jamaica 50 Festival

@indigO2atTheO2 @aeglive @Jamaica50_ @MeetJamaica #jamaica50

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence in spectacular style, indigO2 will play host to the Jamaica 50 Festival with some of the most iconic reggae, ska and dub artists appearing together on stage.

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen

#MissJamaicaFestivalQueen  #FestivalQueen2012
@JAMAICA_50

JCDC NATIONAL FESTIVAL QUEEN 2012
MISS ST ANN- KEMESHA KELLY!
Congratulations!! Our Golden Jubilee Winner!

Organized by: Jamaica Cultural Development Commission ( JCDC)

The culmination of the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition with the coronation of Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2012.

jamaica olympics

Toronto carnival scotia bank

Celebrating Jamaica’s 50th Year new location for " Hope Gardens"

Celebrating Jamaica’s 50th Year of Independence
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building)
#jamaica50     @jamica50      www.jamaica50.ca

On Saturday, August 11, celebrate Jamaica’s 50 years of independence at the Jamaica Land We Love GALA – an evening dedicated to the splendour, rhythms, heart and soul that is Jamaica. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., this star-studded celebration will be taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building), 255 Front St W.

Contemporary Jamaican Art, circa1962 | circa2012

Contemporary Jamaican Art, circa1962 | circa2012
The Art Gallery of Mississauga  National Gallery of Jamaica

#jamaica50
July 12 - September 8, 2012
www.jamaica50.ca
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 12 – 6 p.m.
All are invited to attend! There will be a FREE bus from The Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. W., Toronto) at 6 p.m. and returns at 8 p.m.

JAMAICAN RHYTHMS | Marcia Griffiths - Electric Slide

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Jamaican Rhythms july28, 2012

Toronto was Ready for the Reggae
June 28th, was one of the greatest day, where the Jamaican met to celebrate the 50th independence day with the top Reggae artists at Sony Centre
http://www.jamaica50.ca/ 
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@maxipriest   @MarciaGriffiths

A two-hour rocumentary created in a multi-media format, will feature Jamaica's performance arts in its finest forms and answer that question. From 1492, the arrival of the first European, to the 1500s when Africans first arrived in Jamaica, the foundation was laid that has created a small nation with a performance arts fraternity that has impacted the planet 
Presented by JAMAICA 50 Celebration Inc. and produced by Jones & Jones Productions – under the auspices of Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada Sheila Sealy Monteith, Jamaica’s Consul General to Toronto Seth George Ramocan, Canadian Senator The Honourable Reverend Don Meredith, The Honourable Margarett Best and Councillor Michael Thompson –this celebration assembles international, Grammy, and 2012 JUNO Award-nominated reggae artists from each decade, linked with dance and talk from 1962 to 2012. JAMAICAN RHYTHMS: ROOTS, ROCK, REGGAE