Jamaican film, The Gift Everlasting, wins at the Florida Movie Festival 2015
The Jamaican film, The Gift Everlasting, is the winner in the category women faith feature films at the Florida Movie Festival 2015. The Gift Everlasting is set in Jamaica and produced by a small independent, family-owned film company, BarriVision Films. Based in Florida and Jamaica, BarriVision Films are the producers of the award-winning film, Just […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL- Redeeming the Time
For a while, I loved watching the introduction; the imagery and sounds of which come readily to mind over twenty years later. Still probably showing in some areas over 50 years after it first came to television screens, the title sequence of the then popular soap opera “Days of our Lives” featured an hourglass, with […]
JAMAICAN WEEKLY NEWS: April 24th – May 1st, 2015
ATKINSON FAVORS RESORT STATUS FOR FALMOUTH—04/25/15 Patrick Atkinson, Jamaican Member of Parliament for Northern Trelawny, plans to initiate actions to have Falmouth designated a resort town following the completion of infrastructure and social development currently in progress. This would allow Falmouth to be the fifth resort town in Jamaica, joining Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Negril, […]
Jamaican Diaspora News: April 25th – May 1st, 2015
OAS SHOULD RECOGNIZE BLACK HEROES, SAYS VASCIANNIE—04/25/15 Stephen Vasciannie, the Jamaican Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) believes the organization should show more sensitivity to the contributions made by people of African descent in the Western hemisphere. He noted that the OAS member states should ask why there are so few symbols of […]
Caribbean News: April 25th – May 1st, 2015
T&T NAMED HAPPIEST CARIBBEAN COUNTRY—04/25/15 The World Happiness Report published by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network has named Trinidad and Tobago as the happiest country in the Caribbean. The nation was ranked 41st happiest among countries of the world. The happiest country overall was Switzerland, and Ireland came in at second place. The […]
Jamaica Business News: April 25th – May 1st, 2015
HENRY APPOINTED HEAD OF MONTEGO BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE—04/25/15 Gloria Henry, the assistant vice-president of operations at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), has been nominated to lead the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Henry will replace Nathan Robb, attorney, as president of the agency. Henry is currently in charge of the Montego […]
Jamaica Arts and Entertainment News: April 25th – May 1st, 2015
TIKEN JAH FAKOLY CONTINUES REGGAE TRADITION —04/28/15 Tiken Jah Fakoly of Francophone Africa has been compared to the legendary Bob Marley for his music and philosophy. He has been living in Mali since being exiled from his native Ivory Coast in 2003, receiving death threats in regard to his lyrics. He notes that reggae music […]
Jamaica Sports News: April 25th – May 1st, 2015
JAMAICA’S ATHLETES WIN BIG ON LAST DAY AT PENN RELAYS—04/25/15 Senior athletes from Jamaica, college students and high school boys from the island all had a big final day at the 121st staging of the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The seniors took two USA vs Rest of the World titles. The high school boys […]
Jobs in Jamaica: Dean – The College Of Education & Leadership
JOB TITLE: Dean – The College Of Education & Leadership LOCATION: Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester DESCRIPTION: Plan, direct, coordinate research, manage instructional and student administration and services; Manage the budget and guide the strategic direction of the College; Provide quality learning opportunities to assist students in meeting their educational goals and career aspirations on […]
Jobs in Jamaica: Manager – Legal Services (Level 8)
JOB TITLE: Manager – Legal Services (Level 8) LOCATION: National Works Agency, Kingston DESCRIPTION: Advise on the general law and in particular on all matters relating to the work of the Agency (inclusive of the Main Roads Act, Land Clauses Act, Road Protection Act, among others); Prepare legal opinions for the agency and advise on […]
