The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida (JCOBAFL) emerged victorious at the True Blue Weekend Soccer Fest 2024, securing wins in both the Ziadie Cup and the Davy Cup. The event, held…
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What to Expect from the Caribbean’s Top Tourist Destination, Jamaica
The Jamaica Tourist Board had extraordinary success in 2023 and is planning for even better results in the future. Tourism experienced exceptional growth in 2023 with more than four million tourists visiting the…
Don Robotham | Is the issue simply productivity?
The debate about the failings of the Jamaican economy has largely focused on productivity. The argument has been that our productivity is low and the task is to increase productivity. But, is low…
Gordon Robinson | CARICOM, US and the Haiti conundrum
Having dropped the ball on Haiti, apparently shameless CARICOM leaders are huffing and puffing in an inelegant scramble to appear to retrieve it. I TOLD YOU three months ago the situation in Haiti…
Jamaican Born Doctor Inspires to Fix the Everyone: The Amazing Journey of Dr. James Frater
James Frater grew up in Portland, Jamaica, and overcame significant obstacles on his journey to becoming a doctor. Along the way, Frater realized that he would have to learn about public health systems…
Jamaican Lenworth “Lenny” Hyde Receives Atlanta Caribbean Community Lifetime Achievement Award
Jamaican mentor and coach, Lenworth “Lenny” Hyde, was presented with the Atlanta Caribbean Community Lifetime Achievement Award on March 9, 2024, at the Third Annual Atlanta Caribbean Community Awards ceremony in Lithonia, Georgia….
Jamaican American Suzan McDowell Honored by Cox Media Group during Women’s History Month
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Hot105FM, one of the 49 radio stations operated by Cox Media Group (CMG) founded in 2008 with a mission to connect and inspire diverse audiences and voices,…
Grammy Winner Producer EchoSlim Teams Up with EyeGen: Rocking Away Troubles and Spreading Positive Vibes with ‘All Right’ and ‘Rockaway’
It was destiny that connected reggae artist EyeGen with producer EchoSlim, to encourage everyone to Rockaway their troubles because everything will be All Right. EchoSlim, a multi Grammy award nominated producer, and a Grammy-award winner as one of…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: Feeding the Spiritual Man
Scientists and nutritionists have tried to find the ways of eating that are supposedly best for us. One way to accomplish this goal is to eat routinely rather than only when we want…
Vybz Kartel Conviction Overturned: Did the Privy Council Get it Right?
A decade after being convicted for murder and sentenced to 32 years in prison, Jamaican dancehall star, Vybz Kartel, won an appeal from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London that…