• Tue, 23 June 2026

IRS leaves Jamaica collecting J$84 Million from Accountant Pamela Watson

The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) left Jamaica with three checks that totaled US$700,000 (J$84 million), the result of a liquidation of assets and deposits made by convicted and imprisoned Jamaican accountant Pamela Watson. Watson is serving a 6.5-year sentence in the U.S. for fraud. The Jamaican Ministry of Finance Financial Investigations Division (FID) […]

USL Team of the Week Includes Jamaican Junior Flemmings

Junior Flemmings

Jamaica’s Junior Flemmings, forward for the New York Red Bulls II, was named to the USL Team of the Week for his one goal and assist against Louisville City FC. Flemmings, 20, was making his debut appearance for the Red Bulls II at the time. He made his only shot of the game in its […]

Private Sector Organization of Jamaica Calls for Boycott of Goods from Trinidad

Jamaica Calls for Boycott of Trinidad good

William Mahfood, the president of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), has urged Jamaicans to boycott goods coming from Trinidad and Tobago in response to reports of a growing number of Jamaicans being denied entry into that country. According to Mahfood, the boycott should remain in place until T&T honors the obligations it has […]

Jamaica Tenth in the World in Remittance Payments from U.S.

Remittance Jamaica

In response to a proposal by United States presidential candidate Donald Trump to make Mexico pay for his border wall by impounding remittance payments from undocumented Mexican workers in the U.S., News America compiled a list of the Top Ten remittance-receiving nations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Jamaica was in tenth place, receiving a […]

Satellite view of Negril, Blue Mountains, Norman Manley International Airport – This Week’s Picks for Best Jamaica Instagram Photos

Check out this week’s best photos of Jamaica and Jamaican culture on Instagram. Our favorites this week include images from Satellite view of Negril, Blue Mountains, Norman Manley International Airport. If you would like your photo featured on our site tag your shots with the hashtag #jamaicansphotos and follow us @jamaicans_com on Instagram. Satellite view, […]

This day in Jamaican history: Jamaica at the CARIFTA Games in St Kitts and Nevis

Christopher Taylor

Jamaica’s athletes swept the 4×400-meter relay at the 44th staging of the CARIFTA Games in St Kitts and Nevis. The total number of medals won by Jamaica in the competition was 85: 41 gold, 25 silver, and 19 bronze. The CARIFTA Games is an annual athletics competition founded by the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA). […]

Jamaica’s Past is the Future – Rockers Revived

Jordan Mais & the Rebelistic Band, fast rising rock steady / lovers’ rock collective has been hitting the stage ferociously with several outstanding performances. The Rebelistic Band has been on a local campaign titled “Rockers Revived”, promoting their latest releases “Pillow is Soaked”, “True Love” and “Come Home”. Performing at several live music venues across […]

Music Week Kicks Off Performing Arts National Champs, April 8, 2016, New York

Wind instruments, string instruments and voices rang true at the Little Theatre on Monday, at the official launch of the National Finals of the JCDC Festival of the Performing Arts. The annual festival was launched with the first area, Music, which will continue until Friday, April 8 at the Little Theatre. There is also a […]