• Tue, 23 June 2026

Border Patrol in Florida Stops 11 Jamaican, Chinese Migrants in Hobe Sound

Border Patrol in Florida Stops Jamaican

A total of 11 individuals were detained by United States Border Patrol Agents in Hobe Sound as they came ashore illegally near the area’s wild life refuge on August 10, 2016. Initially finding four Chinese nationals and one Jamaican national, the agents from the Miami Division of the Border Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard learned […]

Jamaican-Born Actress, Stacy Rose, Returning in Second Season of HBO’s “Ballers”

Stacy Rose - Jamaican Born Actress

Jamaican-born Stacy Rose, who comes from Kingston and performed throughout the island in her church’s drama group as a child and a student at St. Hugh High School, is returning for the second season of HBO’s original comedy-drama series “Baller,” which also stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Spencer Strasmore, a retired star player for […]

US Embassy in Kingston Confirms Heavy Demand for Visas

USA visas application up

The Jamaican Observer is reporting that the United States Embassy in Kingston is busily scheduling some 1,000 appointments every day for interview dates to apply for non-immigrant visas. In fact, all interview dates for the remainder of 2016 have been filled. Nonimmigrant visas are issued to individuals who live outside of the US but who […]

Crossing Boundaries, August 18 – 27, 2016, New York

Banana Boat Productions in association with New Perspectives Theatre Company (NPTC) is pleased to announce Crossing Boundaries, two short plays from Trinidadian writers, produced and directed by Merlina Rich, is part of OFF THE BOAT, a summer Caribbean Theatre Festival. Dueling Voices, by the prolific Zeno Obi Constance, author of Banana Boat and NPTC’s acclaimed […]

World Bank and Caribbean Export Partner to Strengthen Early-Stage Investment in the Caribbean

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) is partnering with the World Bank Group to bring greater access to finance for Caribbean entrepreneurs and develop the region’s angel investment ecosystem. The new program,  LINK-CARIBBEAN, aims to stimulate private investment into early-stage enterprises by providing funding products that help entrepreneurs raise capital. The program will also […]