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Jamaican Prime Minister Begins High-Level Talks in Washington, D.C.

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - June 6, 2011 - 12:29 pm

Prime Minister Bruce Golding Arrives at Washington’s Ronald Reagan Airport (JIS Photo)

Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding arrived in Washington, D.C. yesterday for high-level talks. The talks are part of a five-day visit for Golding. He was met by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks. He is set to meet with several officials, including Nayuki Shinohara, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund and Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank.

–Jamaica Information Service

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