What is known in Jamaica as a “pear’ is known in other regions as an “alligator pear:” or “avocado.” The Jamaican or alligator pear has been growing in the Caribbean since about 1200 BCE, hundreds of…
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Cameras alone are not enough
With the abduction and murder of eight-year-old Gabrielle Rowe still fresh in the minds of Jamaicans, principal of St Andrew Preparatory School Dr Carol Blanchard says that institution will be introducing stakeholder identification…
Nationwide defiant
Nationwide News Network (NNN) CEO Cliff Hughes remained fearless on Friday, declaring that he and his staff will not be unnerved by a mid-afternoon gun attack on the station that has been widely…
17-year-old burn victim showing signs of recovery
WAKING up after a very long surgery at Shriners Hospital for Children in Texas in the United States, just in time to give her stepmother Julian Mendez a birthday gift, was a big…
7 Signs You Attended School in Jamaica in 1980 – 1989
The decade 1980 – 1989 was an important time in Jamaica’s history. Many Jamaicans remember this decade because things were changing a lot. Instead of following the old colonial way of doing things,…
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending September 8 2023
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending September 8 2023 JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Awesome God! Amazing Grace!
When King David got up from his bed to walk around on the roof of the palace on that cool spring morning, I do not believe he expected to see what he saw….
Westmoreland police to get new divisional HQ
LITTLE LONDON, Westmoreland — Ground is expected to be broken for the construction of the long-awaited Westmoreland Police Divisional Headquarters in this parish by the end of the year. National Security Minister Dr…
Fired up, ready to go!
The local tourism sector is champing at the bit days before the start of Jamaica Product Exchange (Japex), the premier trade fair staged by the industry that last year earned the country US$3.64…
Five Soft Marriage Answers To Diffuse Harsh Words
It is a very common thing to have brush fires here in Florida. They spread so quickly because of so much empty land filled with bushes. It’s usually almost impossible to put out…