Au revoir, Monsieur Ambassador

published: Sunday | July 20, 2008 Chester Francis-Jackson, Contributor Catherine Chicate-Moibert from Guadeloupe brings a Caribbean style to the reception. And so, after nearly four years here as France's first citizen, Ambassador Francis Hurtut demitted office on Friday, and left our shores, for his new assignment in Ghana, West Africa, but not before hosting a simply fabulous Bastille Day celebration last Monday to mark the anniversary of the beginning of the French Revolution that saw the end of the French royal family, and the beginning of the new French republic. Jamaica was Ambassador Hurtut's maiden assignment in the capacity of ambassador, and coming on the heels of his predecessor, the very popular Ambassador Pierre-Antoine Berniard, there were concerns that he might have been found wanting. Capable first citizen... [read full story]