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Wednesday, March 18, 2015 5 Comments
OBAMA... arrives on April 9
JAMAICANS yesterday expressed delight at the planned State visit to the island of US President Barack Obama, saying that it was long overdue and hoping that he will enjoy his short stay.
News of Obama’s visit was broken by the Jamaica Observer on its website shortly after midday, creating a buzz locally and overseas as the story went viral within a minute of being posted, eventually racking up 51,722 page views by press time last night. It was also shared by 6,100 visitors to the Observer website, was tweeted 178.
times from the website, and reached 271,104 people on Facebook and was shared on Facebook 1,208 times. Approximately two hours later, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced the visit in Parliament, saying that Obama will arrive in Jamaica on April 9 and will hold bilateral discussions with her.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 5 Comments
OBAMA... arrives on April 9
JAMAICANS yesterday expressed delight at the planned State visit to the island of US President Barack Obama, saying that it was long overdue and hoping that he will enjoy his short stay.
News of Obama’s visit was broken by the Jamaica Observer on its website shortly after midday, creating a buzz locally and overseas as the story went viral within a minute of being posted, eventually racking up 51,722 page views by press time last night. It was also shared by 6,100 visitors to the Observer website, was tweeted 178.
times from the website, and reached 271,104 people on Facebook and was shared on Facebook 1,208 times. Approximately two hours later, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller announced the visit in Parliament, saying that Obama will arrive in Jamaica on April 9 and will hold bilateral discussions with her.
