Top 10 Jamaican News Stories of 2017

The year 2017 in Jamaica saw the enactment of new laws, including the legalization of medical marijuana, changes on the political stage, a focus on job creation, crime prevention, moves to improve education, a pardon for Marcus Garvey, and a big oil spill in Kingston Harbor. NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION BILL PASSES Jamaica’s House of […]

Did You Know Marilyn Monroe and her husband honeymooned in Montego Bay, Jamaica

On January 3, 1957, American actress Marilyn Monroe and her husband, the playwright Arthur Miller, traveled to Jamaica for a belated honeymoon. They arrived via Avianca Airlines accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Marion Miller, Arthur cousins. The actress had just completed filming “The Prince and the Showgirl” with British actor and director Sir Laurence Olivier, […]