The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is set to challenge the dismissal of the case against four executives of Symbiote Investments Limited, which operates as telecommunications brand Caricel. The company…
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TEACHING JOBS DRAMA
MONTEGO BAY, St James — There is more to come, those in the industry have said, but already 272 teaching positions have been advertised across 23 high schools in the print media alone,…
Imani Tafari-Ama | Reflections on Primary Exit Profile results
It was shocking to hear the minister of education’s assessment of the results of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination results. The notion that boys are underperforming vis-à-vis their female counterparts in mathematics…
Imani Duncan-Price | Protect domestic workers from sexual harassment
On July 3, Jamaica will enforce the Sexual Harassment Act, which is primarily aimed at ensuring that environments for work, institutions, and accommodation are free from sexual harassment. Notably, thanks to the strong…
Dancehall Songs You Hid & Listened | Best Erotic Dancehall Songs Released 1990 – 1999
If you grew up in Jamaica in the 90s you were possibly one of the teenagers who would bravely bellow the lyrics of these erotic Dancehall songs when no adult was in sight….
Grammy Academy Recognizes These Jamaican Women as Essential to Reggae and Dancehall
The Recording Academy, which presents the prestigious Grammy music awards, has named some of the women who were instrumental in shaping the sounds of reggae and dancehall music. Most people think of Bob…
Reggae 101 – Schooling Stoneboy and Jamaicans
In honor of International Reggae Day 2023, we share an informative commentary on the foundation of Reggae music, written by our esteemed entertainment and sports contributor, Richard Blackford…over to you Richard! In a…
Five doctors in hot water
FIVE doctors assigned to the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) are now in trouble with the Integrity Commission for their failure to file statutory declarations. In investigation reports tabled in the Senate…
Integrity Commission shocker
FORMER Jamaica Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Leslie Campbell has expressed surprise at the decision by the director of corruption prosecution at the Integrity Commission (IC) Keisha Prince-Kameka that he be charged…
Jamaican-Canadian Company Acquires Production Facility in Malta
Jamaican Medical Cannabis Corporation (JMCC) has acquired several assets held by Materia Ventures in Malta. Materia Ventures is a cannabis and CBD products supply and distribution firm focused on Europe. Among the assets…