- Barack Obama became the first sitting US
president to set foot in Jamaica since 1982 -- and made some time for
the late reggae legend Bob Marley Wednesday - April 8,2015. Very few would have previously known that he was a fan of The late Robert Nesta Marley but he still has albums of Bob's songs from way back in his youthful high school age.
. .President Barack Obama visited the Bob Marley Museum with tour guide Natasha Clark, on April 8, 2015, as .he managed to squeeze in some fun in between meetings with Jamaican and Caribbean leaders on his trip to Jamaica this week -- from paying homage to reggae star Bob Marley to practicing his own Jamaican accent. He showed how much he had mastered some of the Jamaica language and accent when he greeted the Young Jamaicans who gathered at the University Of the West Indies to have a dialogue with him. using the well-known Jamaican slang" Wha a gawn" (What is going on).( what is happen)to a roar of applause from the young minds who felt as if he was a son of the soil and one of them.
There is a lot of speculation as to why the President of the United States is visiting Jamaica on his ways to the Summit of the Americas. It has no strategic position of any interest nor is it of any economic value.The conclusion is that Since China is investing so much in Jamaica it behooves the USA to make its presence be more dominant in the country and the region at large
Whatever the reasons are for President Obama's visits he now knows that he is loved in Jamaica and this was conveyed to him by Jamaica's Prime minister Portia Simpson Miller. He enjoyed his visit to the island and he showed his gratitude to the many who had lost their lives in world wars fighting for freedom by laying a wreath at the cenotaph
.President Obama spent approximately 20 hours on Jamaica soil and boarded Air force I at approximately 5:27 PM with Air Force 2 winging its way into the sky at approximately 5:30 pm.
Goodbye, President Barack Obama . Jamaica Loves you." ONE LOVE"
There is a lot of speculation as to why the President of the United States is visiting Jamaica on his ways to the Summit of the Americas. It has no strategic position of any interest nor is it of any economic value.The conclusion is that Since China is investing so much in Jamaica it behooves the USA to make its presence be more dominant in the country and the region at large
President Obama In Jamaica
Could the USA see the opportunity to benefit economically from Chinese productions in the region? Benjamin Rhodes a White House deputy national security adviser said, "We, in looking at the region, saw that a number of the (Caribbean) countries had significant energy needs, . "At the same time, the United States has significant resources, not just in terms of our own energy production, but also in our energy infrastructure, in our ability to work with countries that have formed cooperative solutions to promote energy security."Or could it be said that it was covering it;s back..President Obama spent approximately 20 hours on Jamaica soil and boarded Air force I at approximately 5:27 PM with Air Force 2 winging its way into the sky at approximately 5:30 pm.
Goodbye, President Barack Obama . Jamaica Loves you." ONE LOVE"
