On 30 August 2023, speaking at a Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House, Jamaica’s Minister of Education and Youth (MOEY), Fayval Williams, sought to ease concerns about the number of teacher resignations…
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What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in The Netherlands?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in The Netherlands? In this episode of “Jamaicans to the World”, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Alek Gerring. She is a…
Relatively smooth start for JUTC
THE real test will come next week when all schools resume classes. But with only a handful of schools in the Corporate Area open on Monday the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) treated…
School sorrow
A heavy cloud of grief hovered over staff and students at Jack’s Hill Primary School in St Andrew on Monday as they started the new academic year without their principal, Donnette Witter, who…
Dictionary of the Jamaican Language Takes You Bak Tu Skuul
Contributed – Joseph T. Farquharson and the DJL team The Jamaican language, popularly referred to as (Jamaican) Patwa, is a significant component of brand Jamaica. However, despite its high international visibility and mounting…
Jamaican-born Surgeon Dr. Camelia Lawrence Becomes First Black Woman Ringmaster at P.T. Barnum Festival
Jamaican-born breast surgeon Dr. Camelia Lawrence etched her name in history as the first Jamaican woman to be appointed as the ringmaster of Bridgeport’s P.T. Barnum Festival. The announcement was made recently at…
Paedophilia worry
WITH children being the complainants in 36 of the 46 sex offence cases heard by the Trelawny Circuit Court last term, commander of the police division for that parish, Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Winston…
Paulwell extorted
FORMER Cabinet member Phillip Paulwell is urging Jamaicans to pay keen attention to their cybersecurity after his phone was cloned and his bank accounts hacked by scammers who are demanding US$50,000 from him…
Real Estate Boom Transforms Rural Parish of St. Thomas
The rural parish of St. Thomas in Jamaica is experiencing a transformative wave of real estate development, marking its evolution from a tranquil countryside to an urbanized hub. Leading this transformation is the…
Your Marriage Teaches Your Children These Important Lessons
Washing dishes was a part of my daily chore growing up. My grandparents didn’t have a lot of money but we got a lot of love. Lots of make shifting had happened and…