10,000 Jobs to Be Created at Spanish Town Motor Vehicle Assembly Plant

A motor vehicle assembly facility is slated for construction in Spanish Town. Spurred by investments totaling US$350 million, the plant is expected to create some 10,000 jobs within three years. The project results from the partnering of Gulfray Americas and China National Automotive Industry International Corporation (CNAICO), which is a subsidiary of China National Machinery […]

Minnesota Celebrates Marlon James Day

  The governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton, and the mayor of Minneapolis, Betsy Hodges, were on hand at Macalester College to recognize Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James with a celebration marking Marlon James Day. James, a Jamaican-born writer who currently lives in Minneapolis and teaches at Macalester, received the highly regarded literary prize for […]

7 Things Jamaican Parents Say to Scare Their Kids

Jamaican parents are among the strictest in the world, known for their unorthodox style of instilling fear into their children. It is not uncommon to hear them utter phrases that in other countries would be interpreted as serious threats to a child’s welfare and attract a swift call to the authorities. In Jamaica though, it […]

Jamaica Gets Boost for Medical Tourism

Jamaica’s ability to tap into the medical-tourism sector has been significantly boosted under a multilateral arrangement signed recently between the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) and the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation. Through this agreement, JANAAC’s signatory scope with the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) will be extended to include Medical Laboratory Accreditation to the International […]