Jamaican-owned production company in New York, Braata Productions will host its annual Bankra Caribbean Culture Festival. In addition to celebrating Jamaican culture, this year’s theme will also place special focus on celebrating the…
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Driving force
CABINET member Daryl Vaz, who recently had transport added to his ministerial portfolio, is planning a retreat with major players in the sector next week as part of his drive to devise a…
No classroom crisis
EDUCATION Minister Fayval Williams has moved to allay fears of a shortage of teachers in the classrooms come September the start of the new school year. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica…
What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Grenada?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Grenada? In our “Jamaicans to the World” series, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Tamara Afflick. She is a Jamaican living…
Island SPACE To Honor Everyday Exceptional Women at “HERS” Event
Paying homage to a group that represents half the population yet is still considered a disadvantaged and underserved community, Mother’s Day and Women’s History Month only scratch the surface in recognizing the contributions…
Widow recounts horror when told missionary husband murdered
CRIES and screams from members of a search party in the streets outside her Tower Isle, St Mary, home on Sunday May 1, 2016 was the crippling confirmation for Teri Nichols that her…
Scamming cases crumble
DUNCANS, Trelawny – Chief Justice Bryan Sykes on Tuesday disclosed that more that 30 lottery scamming cases had to be disposed since the start of the Trelawny Circuit Court last month due to…
Beaches Negril reads with Westmoreland’s blossoming minds
Beaches Negril, in collaboration with the Blossoming Minds c hildcare facility in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, has assumed the mandate of exposing early childhood learners to the love of literature. This recent initiative was undertaken…
‘Use AI as a teaching tool rather than a cheating tool,’ says UWI professor
A university lecturer is suggesting that one tactic to ease the apprehension in academic circles that students will use artificial intelligence (AI) to cheat is to incorporate it in the teaching process. Professor…
Live It Up in Jamaica Like Kerry Washington, Five Best Ways
Hollywood actress born to Jamaican parents, Kerry Washington, has been sojourning in Jamaica. Her social media posts are highlighting the many activities and attractions available to visitors and sparking an even greater interest…