In April 2026, retired Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce—affectionately known as the “Pocket Rocket”—was named a Laureus Ambassador, joining a global network of elite athletes using sport to drive social change. The appointment…
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NCB Launches $2 Billion SME Growth Fund Facility
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre) in discussion with Interim Chief Executive Officer, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB), Sheree Martin (right) and Executive Vice President, Retail…
Jamaican-owned VLBPO Ready To Scale Operations
VLBPO, a Jamaican-owned back-office support and outsourcing provider, is ready to punch above its weight and scale operations after securing its first enterprise level client. Starting in 2019 with four agents and one…
Scotland in Jamaica: Facts That Raise Questions About Colonial Legacy and Reparations
As global conversations around reparations intensify, Scotland’s role in the Caribbean is coming under renewed scrutiny. On March 25, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution declaring the transatlantic slave…
On This Day in Jamaican History: Sir Solomon Hochoy, First Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago, Was Born
Chinese-Jamaican statesman Sir Solomon Hochoy was born on April 20, 1905, in Kingston (with some sources citing Spanish Town). He would go on to help guide Trinidad and Tobago through one of the…
Celebrating Xavier Murphy: Jamaicans.com Founder Reflects on 31 Years of Culture, Community and Connection
Today we take a moment to spotlight South Florida-based digital media pioneer Xavier Murphy, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica on April 18, 1968. Over the past three decades, Murphy has established himself…
Celebrating Xavier Murphy: Jamaicans.com Founder Reflects on 31 Years of Culture, Community and Connection
Today we take a moment to spotlight South Florida-based digital media pioneer Xavier Murphy, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica on April 18, 1968. Over the past three decades, Murphy has established himself…
Dennis Minott | The software of integrity
The Jamaican landscape is often described in the binary of “hardware” and “software”. We excel at the hardware, the construction of highways, the expansion of hotel room counts, hospital building, and the drafting…
Imani Tafari-Ama | Battlefields across borders
The ripple effects of war are rarely confined to the battlefield. They travel quietly but forcefully across oceans, seeping into economies, tightening household budgets and unsettling the fragile balance of small states like…
Mark Wignall | Why Jamaica’s BPO sector deserves a fairer narrative
A television feature some time ago reignited an all too familiar debate: are call centre workers in Jamaica being treated unfairly? The conversation struck a chord, as it often does. But, like many…