Jamaica and related links

The Rochester Jamaican Organization, providing a platform for the dissemination of information on available resources to address the social and economic needs of Jamaicans living in the community.

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PRIME MINISTER

GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister

House of Parliament –

▪ House of Representatives: 60 members

Senate: 21 members

INDEPENDENCE: August 6, 1962

MAJOR AIRPORTS: Norman Manley International (Kingston)

Donald Sangster International (Montego Bay)

CURRENCY: Jamaican Dollar – J$

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JAMAICA’S LEADERS SINCE 1962

· The Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley, M.M., Q.C., B.C.L., LLD (Hon.) - FIRST AND ONLY PREMIER: July 1959 – July 1962

· The Right Excellent Sir William Alexander Bustamante, G.B.E., LL.D (Hon.) - FIRST PRIME MINISTER: Aug. 6, l962 – Feb. 27, 1967

· The Hon. Sir Donald Sangster, Knight Commander of the Victorian Order (KCVO) - SECOND PRIME MINISTER: Feb. 22, 1967 – April 11, 1967

· The Rt. Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer, LL.D - THIRD PRIME MINISTER: April 11, 1967 – March 2, 1972

· The Rt. Hon. Michael Norman Manley, O.M., P.C., B.Sc. (Econ,), LL.D. (Hon.) - FOURTH PRIME MINISTER: March 2, 1972 – November 4, 1980, and February 13, 1989 – March 30, 1992

· The Most Hon. Edward Phillip George Seaga, ON, P.C., M.P., B.A., Y.B.A., LL.D. (Hon.) - FIFTH PRIME MINISTER: November 4- 1980 – Feb. 13, 1989

· The Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, ON, PC, QC, MP, B.A. (Hon.), LL.B. - SIXTH PRIME MINISTER: March 30, 1992 to March 30, 2006

· The Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, ON, MP – SEVENTH PRIME MINISTER: March 30, 2006 - 2007

· The Most Hon.-Bruce Golding -EIGHTH PRIME MINISTER 2007-