By: Staff Writer April 18, 2023 The University of the West Undies Seismic Research Centre said that the Jamaica earthquake this past Saturday is as a result of the same…
Category: JAMAICA
A’Legends Boss Jenelle Alexia Hits #10 on Apple Books Kids Chart with 2nd Book,
Written by Lesley HaylesMarch 22, 2023 Philadelphia-based entrepreneur Jenelle Alexia is ecstatic after receiving word that her second book, a children’s book titled Keira Discovers Her Talent, made it to number 10 on the…
Mzs Quanny drops new music that will “Last Forever”
April 14, 2023 Philadelphia native, Mzs Quanny, has been silent on the music scene for a minute due to her taking some time off to finish school but she never…
The PJ Patterson Institute for Advocacy seeing importance in trading with Africa!
By: Staff Writer February 10, 2023 A former Prime Minister of Jamaica is high on facilitating trade with Africa and is more than willing to use his eponymous institute to…
IN CELEBRATION OF BOB MARLEY’S 78TH BIRTHDAY, THE MARLEY FAMILY TUFF GONG AND UME RELEASE BOB MARLEY LIMITED-EDITION VINYL SERIES PRESSED AT TUFF GONG INTERNATIONAL IN JAMAICA – AVAILABLE MARCH 24
February 7, 2023 The Marley Family, Tuff Gong, and UMe commemorate Bob Marley’s 78th birthday by honoring his life and musical heritage by announcing twelve limited-edition Bob Marley vinyl L.P.s, each numbered and pressed exclusively at…
Jamaica Seizing Ever-Larger Cocaine Shipments from Colombia
By: Gavin Voss, Insight Crime January 31, 2023 An increase in the size of cocaine seizures in Jamaica suggests that the island is playing a stronger role in international drug…
$12.8m vanished from Usain Bolt’s account in fraud
By: Staff Writer January 24, 2023 Lawyers for eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt say more than $12.8m is missing from his account with a Jamaican investment firm now under…
Jamaica: On the precipice of disaster, but saved by political will and averted destruction
By: Staff Writer November 22, 2022 Luminaries, including two former Jamaican Prime Ministers, came together to celebrate the latest work of University of the West Indies Professor Errol Miller on…
Xyclone’s Everything Red Out Birthday Bash a Successful Star-Studded Event
November 11, 2022 Billboard recording artiste, Xyclone, held his Everything Red Out birthday party in Jamaica for the first time on Saturday, November 5, 2022 to a resounding success with several celebrities making…
The Ananse Storytelling Festival enters its 24th year!
By: Staff Writer November 8, 2022 On the island of Jamaica, a rich tradition of storytelling holds firm with the now annual Ananse Storytelling Festival, going into its 24th year…
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) awards US$1.1M in grants for Caribbean conservation
September 23, 2022 The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) has awarded US$1.1million in grants to four civil society organisations working in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. The grants to the…
Civil society calls for role in forest budgeting in Jamaica
September 23, 2022 Civil society organisations in Jamaica are calling on government agencies to involve them in the budgeting process for the forest sector, given the important contribution that CSOs…