A Christmas Blessing – Undocumented Jamaican Couple to Leave Church Sanctuary after US Federal Government Drops Case
Clive and Oneita Thompson, an undocumented Jamaican couple that has spent two years under sanctuary in a Philadelphia church, will be able to return to their home in South Jersey after the United States government dropped its deportation case against them. The Thompsons have been living at the Tabernacle United Church in University City since […]
2020 Christmas Message From The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, MP, Prime Minister
As a child, I so look forward to Christmas and I am certain that many Jamaican children are looking forward to Christmas, to grand market, to the toys, and the gifts that they will get. To see their relatives, their grandparents, to the family gatherings, but this Christmas season we will not be able to […]
2020 Christmas Message by the Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, MP
My fellow Jamaicans, I wish you a Merry Christmas, from my family to all Jamaicans, at home and abroad, and a happy and safe holiday season. I do so for the first time as Leader of the Opposition, an office to which I have ascended with a sense of humility and honour. Christmas, rooted in […]
Consulate General of Jamaica, Miami 2020 Christmas/New Year’s Message
My fellow Jamaicans and friends of the Diaspora as we celebrate the Christmas Season and welcome another year, let us look forward with hope and aspiration. This year has been one of the most challenging years in history. But after the long dark night, comes the bright morning. And we believe as our great Bob […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 25th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES OPPOSITION PARTY FAVORS EXTENDING TRAVEL BAN DUE TO EMERGENCE OF COVID-19 MUTATION Dr. Morais Guy, the Opposition spokesperson on Health and Wellness, believes that with the scientific confirmation of a new coronavirus strain first discovered in the United Kingdom expanded travel restrictions should be imposed by the Jamaican government. The […]
Happy Holidays from the Consulate General of Jamaica, NY
The staff at the Consulate General of Jamaica, New York, extends warmest greetings to you all on this holy Christmas season. This year, as we pause to reflect on the spirit and meaning of Christmas, we do so, in part, with an awareness of the mixed fortunes that have redefined the realities and circumstances of […]
Christmas Message From the Consulate General of Jamaica, Toronto
Celebrating safely together. My fellow Jamaicans and friends, as I reflect on the true meaning of Christmas I am reminded that it came at a most challenging time, yet it’s signaled hope for the future. Christmas represents happiness, joy, peace, and unity. It is a time to give thanks to the Almighty for his priceless […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – When the Facts Doesn’t Matter
Whenever I read the narrative as recorded in Luke 1, my sympathies go out to Zacharias, the priest. Of he and his wife Elisabeth we are told: “And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, […]
Seasons Greetings From H.E. Seth George Ramocan CD High Commissioner
The festive season is usually a time to gather together with family and loved ones, but for many of us this will not be possible this year due to the ongoing restrictions brought about by the global COVID-19 pandemic. I hope therefore, that this festive season will be a time for you to rest, relax […]
