WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Only For A Season
Elijah had just delivered God’s judgment to King Ahab that there would be no rain in Israel until he (Elijah) said so, right after which God told him: “Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of […]
New Moves for the Candice Buchanan Show
We are pleased to announce that The Candice Buchanan Show and its host winner of the 2014 Best of Jamaica Radio Personality in Orlando Award Candice Buchanan are moving to CBS Sports and Entertainment Radio. The Show will broadcast simultaneously on 93.1fm, 810am, and 94.1fm during the highly anticipated radio block titled “Island Fever”. “I […]
JAMAICAN NEWS: April 4th – 10th, 2015
OPPOSITION LEADER “CONCERNED” THAT OBAMA WILL NOT MEET WITH JLP—04/04/15 Edmund Bartlett, the leader of the Opposition Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) is concerned that the party’s representatives will not be given a chance to meet with United States President Barack Obama during his visit to the country. According to Bartlett, the JLP has received no […]
Little Theatre Comes Alive with Music, Drama, Dance, Speech and Traditional Folk, May 14, 2015, Kingston
The Little Theatre in Kingston will come alive on Tuesday, April 14 when the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) kick-starts the National Finals of the Annual Festival of the Performing Arts. The anticipated Festival will run until Thursday, May 14, 2015 at the Little Theatre, 20 Tom Redcam Drive, Kingston 5 beginning 10:00 a.m. daily […]
Jamaican Diaspora News: April 4th – 10th, 2015
FLORIDA MAN RECEIVES SENTENCE FOR INVOLVEMENT IN LOTTERY SCAM—04/04/15 Mikhail Williams, 26, of Broward, Florida, admitted taking part in a Jamaican lottery scam targeting senior citizens in the United States. The Jamaica was sentenced to almost six years in a federal prison. According to Williams, he handled over US$87 thousand in cash and wire transfers […]
Caribbean News: April 4th – 10th, 2015
FAMILY SICKENED BY PESTICIDE USE IN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—04/04/15 A family of four from Delaware became seriously ill after being exposed to a banned substance, allegedly used by exterminators at a luxury resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Steven Esmond, his wife and two sons were stricken with illnesses that ranged from paralysis, coma, and […]
Jamaica Arts and Entertainment News: April 4th – 10th, 2015
KARTEL STILL HAS STRONG IMPACT ON DANCEHALL MUSIC—04/04/15 Despite serving a life sentence in prison on a murder charge, Vybz Kartel remains a force to be reckoned with in the dancehall world. He will not be eligible for parole until he has served 35 years, but he has filed an appeal in the case. His […]
Jamaica Business News: April 4th – 10th, 2015
NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST SAYS IT DOES NOT LEND LESS TO DEVELOPERS—04/05/15 Jamaica’s National Housing Trust (NHT) has stated that is lending more to developers, contrary to the perception of contractors. According to the NHT, it does not use a quota on loans to developers, and as long as a developer can meet the requirements for […]
Jamaica Sports News: April 4th – 10th, 2015
JAMAICA ENDS CARIFTA COMPETITION WITH SWEEP IN 4X400 METER RELAY—04/07/15 Jamaica’s athletes ended their stint at the 44th Carifta Games by winning gold medals in all of the 4×400-meter relays in the Basseterre, St. Kitts, Silver Jubilee Athletic Stadium. Jamaica ended the competition with 85 medals in total, including 41 gold, 25 silver, and 19 […]
Jobs in Jamaica: Court Officer
JOB TITLE: Court Officer LOCATION: Transport Authority, Kingston, Mandeville, St. Mary and Montego Bay Offices DESCRIPTION: Responsible for coordinating organizing recording, booking summonses in court for all prosecutions effected; Creating and maintaining data base of court proceedings, including outcome of matters of all; Public Passenger Vehicles (PPV) related summonses /submissions tickets effected by the Transport […]