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Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2015, 04:36 AM Apr 2015

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Obama lands in Jamaica in first US presidential visit since 1982

Source: France 24

KINGSTON (JAMAICA) (AFP) -

US President Barack Obama landed in Jamaica late Wednesday, becoming the first sitting US president to set foot on the island since 1982.

Obama is in the country to meet with a regional block of Caribbean nations and possibly offer them an alternative to cheap Venezuelan oil amid a spat with Caracas.

He heads late Thursday to Panama, where he may have a landmark meeting with Cuba's communist President Raul Castro.

Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20150409-obama-lands-jamaica-first-us-presidential-visit-1982/

Malaise? Are you there? Did you see this?

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Obama lands in Jamaica in first US presidential visit since 1982 (Original Post) Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 OP

I think malaise made a thread on this in GD... n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #1

I saw that. I think she was talking about Jamaicans' gleeful anticipation of this visit... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #2

Another thread has a pic of him at the Bob Marley museum. n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #5

Should have been his first stop! LOL! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #6

Was gettin' ready to say - Where's Malaise? BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #3

Paging Malaise, paging Malaise...We need your input! Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #4

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

1. I think malaise made a thread on this in GD... n/t

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 04:48 AM

Apr 2015

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

2. I saw that. I think she was talking about Jamaicans' gleeful anticipation of this visit...

Reply to freshwest (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 04:53 AM

Apr 2015

He's 'on the ground' now!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

5. Another thread has a pic of him at the Bob Marley museum. n/t

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 06:58 AM

Apr 2015

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

6. Should have been his first stop! LOL!

Reply to freshwest (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 07:02 AM

Apr 2015

BumRushDaShow

(129,277 posts)

3. Was gettin' ready to say - Where's Malaise?

Reply to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 05:46 AM

Apr 2015

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

4. Paging Malaise, paging Malaise...We need your input!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 05:51 AM

Apr 2015

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