Former Connecticut basketball star, Jamaican Canadian Aaliyah Edwards, the sixth player chosen in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft event held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 15, 2024. Edwards,…
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Jamaican Dancehall Artist Nigy Boy to Share Stage with Afrobeats Giant Burna Boy in Guyana
“Nigy Boy performing alongside Burna Boy in Guyana. It’s gonna be magical!” was how Nigy Boy described his upcoming gig billed “Unforgettable,” scheduled for Wednesday, May 1 at Guyana’s National Stadium in Georgetown….
The Best Marriages Hinge On 1 Single Word
The One who created marriage loves you and I so much that He gave His only Son as a ransom. The very first time I learned this truth I was puzzled over it….
Ransford Smith | Global Trade: Navigating a world of constricting trade policy space (Part I)
This article looks in two parts at the erosion of trade policy space in global trade. Part I focuses on the incompatibility with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules of GCT levied solely on…
Global Trade: Navigating a world of constricting trade policy space (Part I)
This article looks in two parts at the erosion of trade policy space in global trade. Part I focuses on the incompatibility with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules of GCT levied solely on…
Gordon Robinson | Governance cancer needs urgent surgery
It seems the human resources issue created by the Speaker’s appallingly callous treatment of former Clerk of the House isn’t going away soon. The Speaker’s distribution to MPs of her written reprimand reportedly…
Classic Jamaican Soft Drink Featured in 21 Savage Music Video
A recent music video from 21 Savage for the track entitled “Redrum” on his latest album, “American Dream,” includes shots of the artist and his crew enjoying the classic flavors of the Jamaican…
Jamaica Becomes First Country in the Caribbean to Provide Civil Registration Documents In Braille
On April 2, 2024, the CEO of Jamaica’s Registrar General Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane, announced that now provides equal access to essential civil registration documents by introducing Braille certificates for people with visual…
Groovy Reggae Vibes for Penn Relays 2024
The 128th staging of the Penn Relays will be special. 60 years after Jamaican teams first competed at the prestigious relay carnival in Philadelphia, the black, green and gold will again take the…
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: “What sayest thou?”
Some of us know her story. Caught in the act of adultery, she was brought before Jesus by “the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees” (John 8:3, NLT), who, intent on trapping…