Who knew how much Jamaicans love Barack Obama? I didn’t until he arrived yesterday and the country went into full One Love mode. “So the real world boss land” commented Colin Channer referring to the local self-titled Worl’ Boss, Vybz Kartel, languishing in jail. Meanwhile “We welcome the President on this hysterical moment” a newscaster is reputed to have babbled in his excitement. People congregated at key sections of the road from the airport to New Kingston but were disappointed when Obama was transported by helicopter instead of the Beast. Nevertheless as @wayneprawl tweeted: Marine One just frigging passed over my house. The entire Port Royal just erupted in waves and screams. Others noted that POTUS’s arrival had displaced the live draw of Cashpot, a national lottery, that never yields its airtime not even for the Olympics. Obama has managed to stop Cashpot and NOTHING stops Cashpot tweeted @jomariemalcolm in awe while Alison Stuart said: What! He stopped Cashpot!!!!! He mus really be a powerful man!!!!!!!
Meanwhile my neighbour Deborah Anzinger told me her daughter Zoe, 6, had asked if her parents could take her to talk to Obama. What do you want to talk to him about? her mother asked. Her answer: she wants to ask him “why are you here?”
#outofthemouthsofbabes
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“I have the traffic guidance for the Obama visit: ON Thursday April 9, Kingston is CANCELLED. Park accordingly.” Thus spake @AstleyHenry 🙂 -
“@sashsolomon: LOL RT @prchong: Two twos Digicel a go Mek Obama brand ambassador!!!!!!! Da country ya”<<*rolls into grave* -
Boss…👏 “@TerriKarelle: Very smooth 😉 (where is the poster child for @redstripe @deikamorrison ? LOL) pic.twitter.com/AQYF1AE9nt” -
Huge crowd at harbour view roundabout as persons queue to see Obama. #ObamaVisit # http://nationwideradiojm.com
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There are people lined off on the Kingston waterfront waiting to see the Presidents plane land #BarackInJamrock
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PHOTO: One of the helicopters at the Norman Manley Airport on which US President Barack Obama will travel. #ObamaJa pic.twitter.com/1Qw5GFPPUW -
Obama will condemn the psychiatric practice aimed at “repairing” gay and transgender youth http://nyti.ms/1FjsKKM pic.twitter.com/reCsJTQETD -
Family squeezed in the bedroom watching #ObamainJa pic.twitter.com/0TkYa4LFiG -
Rt @BarackObama waves from the steps of Air Force One at NMIA #historic #ObamaVisit #ObamainJamaica pic.twitter.com/OEy7zNpYMV -
It was great to see Congresswoman @YvetteClarke leading the delegation with President @BarackObama #ObamainJamaica pic.twitter.com/kIH83XVpBk -
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Me seh! Pear plane a fly inna di sky now like taxi!!! #ObamaDehYa
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President @BarackObama arrived in Kingston, Jamaica, on first leg of journey to the Summit of the Americas in Panama. http://cnn.it/1GqDffP -
Marine One just frigging passed over my house. The entire Port Royal just erupted in waves and screams. #ObamainJamaica @tvj @emilymshields -
Excitment builds for Cubans awaiting a face-to-face meeting between Obama and Castro http://aje.io/amxs pic.twitter.com/wLrxHKNOgP -
So FYI 3 sitting US Presidents have visited Jamaica. Harry Truman was first in 48; Ronald Regan 2nd in 1982 & now Barack Obama. #NewsUCanUse
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So according to #TVJ Obama will be discussing “several aspects of many things” lololol #notanexactquote #WellDone
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14 minutes after arriving in #Jamaica and kissing @PSimpsonMiller on cheeks @BarackObama departed in a chopper. #ObamainJamaica -
“so the real world boss land” says Colin Channer….#ObamainJamaica
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My timeline is too real. Obama has managed to stop Cashpot and NOTHING stops Cashpot 😂😭#ObamaInJa #ObamainJamaica -
President Obama arrives in Jamaica, seeks to reassert U.S. leadership in Caribbean.|@Reuters| http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0N002K20150409 … -
“@Wooptyfuckingdo: The Gully Queens gon come out in New Kingston tomorrow like… pic.twitter.com/XjNa971suF”LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 -
Jamaica celebrates Pres. Obama’s arrival, even as U.S is complicit in the IMF programme undermining its development http://bit.ly/1yeB1O0
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When d lady behind Obama start wave pic.twitter.com/J03wyBHN1C -
Dem couldn’t even give di President locks…. pic.twitter.com/3Uuz5jBaDK·
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