Norman Manley Law School and Jamaican Bar Association are simultaneously celebrating 50th Anniversaries. So I attended a jointly produced forum on the current Constitutional Reform process. Three panellists were advertised but I was…
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Elga Salvador | Surviving domestic violence in Jamaica
Anna* is a survivor of domestic violence living in Jamaica. She said the father of her first child physically and verbally abused her for three of the five years of their relationship and…
The Top 6 Most Viral Ninja Man Memes
Jamaican Dancehall veteran Ninja Man, born Desmond Ballentine has a face that you’ll never forget. While the popularity of his songs have helped to cement his name among Dancehall elite class of artists,…
Test Your Jamaicanness: 20 Words or Phrases Only Jamaicans Understand
There are some phrases that Jamaicans use that only another Jamaican will understand. Words or phrases that a tourist may wonder how does that makes sense but that another Jamaican would respond to…
Top brass of St Elizabeth police reassigned
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth – Against the backdrop of Monday’s jailbreak here by eight inm ates, including a man charged with a quadruple murder, the police high command on Friday announced a major…
Joy as 86 per cent of PEP students get a school of choice
THEIR long hours of studying and attending extra classes have finally paid off. Now, the students who sat this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP), as well as their parents, couldn’t be more thrilled…
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending June 23 2023
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending June 23, 2023. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans dot com….
Viral Song On Tik Tok Lands Dancehall Artist Teejay Biggest Music Deal In His Career
Dancehall’s Uptop Boss Timoy “Teejay” Jones is the latest Jamaican Dancehall artist to sign to Manhattan-based record label, Warner Music Group. The signing, which took place in Manhattan, New York, was announced recently…
Jamaican Director in New York Gibrey Allen Takes Second Feature Film To Switzerland
“Raised by Goats,” a Jamaican drama directed by Gibrey Allen will be screened at the 76th edition of the Locarno Festival in Locarno, Switzerland. The festival was founded in 1946 and is held…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Come, see a man”
The narrative of Jesus’ meeting with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well (John 4:5-43) is one with which some of us are familiar. For some, the event culminated with the woman leaving her…