Jamaica is taking out a loan against the health of its children. The down payment is being made now, in childhood overweight and obesity, rising blood pressure, disturbed blood sugar, fatty liver disease,…
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Ludrick Morris | Death on hire purchase
Jamaica is taking out a loan against the health of its children. The down payment is being made now, in childhood overweight and obesity, rising blood pressure, disturbed blood sugar, fatty liver disease,…
Gordon Robinson | Government by giveaways
In a brilliant move, PNP took its annual show on the road to Westmoreland. Apart from obvious political gimmickry, this was a salutary message of support to those most affected by Melissa as…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: The “Reckless” Love of God
There is nothing truly reckless about God. He is infinitely wise, purposeful, and sovereign in all that He does. Yet when we consider the extraordinary lengths to which God went to rescue sinful…
G Cole’s Black Green and Reggae Is a 47-Minute Story of Love and Gratitude
Jamaican recording artist Gregory “G Cole” Cole has released his fourth studio album, Black Green and Reggae, a 12-track project rooted in his connection to Jamaica and shaped by the people and experiences…
Jamaicans.com Live: Are You a ‘Real’ Jamaican If Yuh Bawn a Farrin?
Ask a Jamaican what makes someone Jamaican and you are likely to get plenty of answers. Maybe it is where you were born. Maybe it is who your parents are. Maybe it is…
A Jamaican Rom-Com Set in Jamaica? Why Not?
Jamaica is no stranger to the romantic comedy. The island has provided the backdrop for several love stories on screen, perhaps most famously How Stella Got Her Groove Back, which sent its American…
Travel Journalist With Jamaican Roots Named 2026 CMEx Leadership Laureate
For more than three decades, travel journalist Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon has built a career sharing the Caribbean with the world, from writing for some of the biggest names in travel media to championing the…
Trevor Hamilton | Myths about the Jamaican education policy imperatives
The newly installed president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), in her annual address to educators, parents, policymakers, and other stakeholders in the sector, used Singapore as a benchmark and implied that the…
Mickel Jackson | When Parliament sentences instead of the judge
Illegal firearms remain the principal instrument of murder, robbery and intimidation. That is not in dispute. What is in dispute is whether a 15-year mandatory minimum, applied indiscriminately to possession of a prohibited…