OVER the last few decades, Grant’s Pen in St Andrew has experienced many vicious gun wars and according to some elderly residents, the community is under threat of returning to those dark days….
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What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Yemen?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Yemen? In our “Jamaicans to the World” series, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Francine Staple. She is a Jamaican living…
Jamaican Born Track Coach Mark Elliott Named USA Southeast Region Men’s Coach of the Year
Mark Elliott has been named the Southeast Region Men’s Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Elliott is the Program Director of Clemson University’s…
‘Horror and pain’
HAUGHTON COURT, Hanover — Nordia Edwards could not hold back the tears as she listened, Tuesday, to the agony her raped and murdered nine-year-old daughter had to endure at the hands of a…
‘No longer business as usual’
Declaring that the days of public officials routinely ignoring or breaching the various pieces of integrity legislation are no more, Integrity Commission Chairman Justice (retired) Seymour Panton has blasted some parliamentarians who, he…
Jamaica’s Scorching Reality
Jamaica is facing an increasingly urgent threat: the escalating heat waves brought about by climate change. As the world experiences the accelerating consequences of climate change, Jamaica is not immune to its effects….
Reggae Sumfest Brings Visitors to MoBay
Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says there is every indication that the tourism capital Montego Bay, St. James, should be seeing a huge influx of overseas visitors in the coming weeks. Minister Bartlett…
Jamaican Shericka Jackson’s Journey: From Slow Start to World Leading Sprinting Sensation
Jamaican female sprinter Shericka Jackson currently holds world leading times in both the 100m and 200m following her incredible sprinting showcase at the 2023 Jamaica National Junior & Senior Track and Field Championships….
Ocho Rios Set to Become Jamaica’s First Resort Town to Provide Free Public WiFi
The resort town of Ocho Rios, in the parish of St. Ann, is set to become the first destination in Jamaica to provide free, public Wi-Fi. This initiative is part of a larger…
‘Keep kids inside as much as possible’
WITH an anticipated increase in the number of patients, particularly children, turning up at health facilities to treat respiratory illnesses brought on by the plume of Sahara dust now affecting Jamaica, a medical…