VIDEO: Richie Stephens & Lisa Hanna Take Issue with Rolling Stone’s View of “Work”
Jamaica’s Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna criticized Rolling Stone magazine on social media for not giving the dancehall music genre the credit it deserves. Stemming from an article that discussed Rihanna’s popular track “Work,” Hanna called on the magazine to “check your facts,” noting that the singer had sampled a 1998 classic Jamaican […]
Lisa Hanna, Jamaica’s Minister of Youth and Culture, Appears to be Engaged
Jamaican’s Youth and Culture Minister and People’s National Party Member of Parliament for South East St. Ann, Lisa Hanna, announced that she had accepted a proposal of marriage on Valentine’s Day. Hanna’s engagement was implied by a post to her Instagram account saying “I Said Yes,” which prompted many of her followers to send messages […]
Jamaican, Ann-Marie Campbell, Named to Head Home Depot in U.S.
Ann-Marie Campbell, 50, has been appointed as the top executive in charge of all Home Depot stores in the United States. Campbell, a native of Jamaica, was born in Kingston. Before being named to her new position, she was in charge of the company’s southern division, which comprises some 690 Home Depot stores in 15 […]
Jamaican Credit Rating Rises as General Election Approaches
On February 11, 2016, Fitch Ratings upgraded Jamaica’s long-term foreign and local currency International Depository Receipts (IDRs) from a rating of B- to B, which revised its Rating Outlook from “positive” to “stable.” Fitch stated that one of the key reasons contributing to its decision was the assumption that the nation’s fiscal policy position will […]
Day 47 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Go Underground at Cave Valley
The Cave Valley is located along the Cave River and is near a large interconnected system of limestone caves that run through the north and west parts of the island. The village located here has an historic district and is close to the Vera Ma Hollis Savannah, a major base of activity for the first […]
Jamaican Ambassador Urges Maryland Investors to Explore Opportunities in Jamaica
On Monday, February 1, Jamaican Ambassador to the United States of America created history by becoming the first Jamaican Ambassador to the United States to address a formal sitting of the Senate Chamber, where he was well received. With the kind facilitation of Jamaican-born Maryland State Senator Shirley Nathan Pulliam, His Excellency Ralph Thomas, along […]