100 Memorable Moments In Jamaica In 2012
What a year it was! A change of government, electrifying jazz, JDIP, JEEP, Jamaica 50, London 2012, devastating Hurricane Sandy, marriages and more, 2012 was a year to remember. See below 100...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – July 30, 2013
ECJ To Decide If Campaign Funds Soar – Commission To Review Proposal To Double Contribution Limits. The full membership of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) will tomorrow consider a proposal to...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – August 9, 2013
Power Trinity – Companies Collaborate To Offer Best Bid In The Megawatt Project. As the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) opened bids yesterday for the much-anticipated 360-megawatt...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – August 12, 2013
Huge Chinese Investment Coming For Seaport. The Government last night announced that it was in negotiations with a major Chinese corporation that wants to invest US$1.5 billion in Jamaica… Read more at...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 24, 2013
Cops Grapple With Changing Pattern In Human Trafficking. With 24 children reported as victims of human trafficking since the start of the year, the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) has...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – May 2, 2014
Break Silence, EWI – Energy Consultant Urges Hong Kong-Based Company To Show Public Its Ability To Implement Project. Stephen Wedderburn, the man who coordinated the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – May 21, 2014
Tariff Suspensions To Make Smartphones Cheaper For Jamaicans. The Council of Trade and Economic Development of CARICOM has granted approval for Jamaica to suspend the Common External Tariff (CET) now...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – July 2, 2014
Death Squad Holes: DPP To Reassess Clarendon Police Murder Cases. The country’s top prosecutor has raised questions about the strength of all but two of the 11 alleged police ‘death squad’ cases and...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – December 10, 2014
No Gay Takeover – Church Member Says Homosexuals Should Form Own Church. Some members of the Christ Church in Vineyard Town, St Andrew, have vowed not to yield any more of their physical or spiritual...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – November 23, 2015
No 2015 Poll – Portia Opts Not To Call Election This Year. Jamaicans will definitely not be called upon to vote for a government before Christmas. After being on the road for five weeks, People’s...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – December 9, 2015
Wards Treated Like ‘Animals’ – Children’s Advocate Slams CDA For Rushed, Callous Relocation. Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison has issued a rebuke to the Child Development Agency (CDA) for...
View ArticleWho Will Be The RJR Sportsman & Sportswoman Of The Year For 2015?
The RJR Sports Foundation is gearing up for the 55th staging of its annual Sportsman And Sportswoman Of The Year Awards, to be held on Friday, January 15. The awards honour outstanding achievements in...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – February 16, 2016
Holness Open House – JLP Leader Says He Funded Beverly Hills Home – From Savings, Salary, Suppliers’ Credit And Loans. Opposition Leader Andrew Holness has provided details on the funding of his...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – May 5, 2016
Samuda: Gov’t Will Support Sugar Sector. Karl Samuda, minister of industry, commerce, and agriculture, has promised to continue to assist the sugar sector but remains emphatic that the Government will...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – August 3, 2016
Storm Relief – Jamaicans Rejoice At Escaping Earl. Jamaicans, surprised by the suddenness of warnings to prepare for a major weather system, are breathing a sigh of relief after the country escaped the...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – August 17, 2016
Brilliant! – History Made As McLeod Mines Olympics Gold In 110m Hurdles. Omar McLeod created history, becoming the first Jamaican to win the 110m hurdles at any major championships after an imperious...
View ArticleFilmed in Jamaica
Sports, food, music and language are some of the many aspects of Jamaican culture that have made the little Caribbean island an international juggernaut. However, how many people think of movies when...
View ArticleCSEC & CAPE Study Tips
The exam period can be a nerve wracking time for Jamaican students, as everyone aims to do their best in their CSEC and CAPE exams. Too often students aren’t even sure where or how to begin studying,...
View ArticleJamaican Folklore
Folklore is the traditional stories and beliefs that are passed down in a society from generation to generation, mostly through word of mouth. Jamaican folklore involves many spirits or mythical...
View Article6 Things To Know About The Jamaica Social Stock Exchange
In early 2019, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) launched an initiative called the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE). We’ve got the basics about what it is, why it was launched, who is it for, how...
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