Yale Assistant Professor of Jamaican Descent Fighting to Narrow Digital Health Divide for People of Color
Terika McCall, an assistant professor of Health Informatics at the Yale School of Public Health, is focusing attention on one of the most important aspects of mental health care: access to care. She believes that mental health apps offer significant opportunities to address the issue, but notes that many of the mental health apps available […]
Sangster International Airport to Become World-Class Through Upgrades
Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, which has been named the Leading Airport in the Caribbean by World Travel Awards for 14 years, is about to become a world-class facility via a major modernization and upgrading project. Stakeholders and business interests expect the airport’s transformation will result in providing features on par with those in […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending March 10th, 2023
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES SUPREME COURT OF JAMAICA ISSUES LANDMARK RULING IN GANG CASE The Supreme Court of Jamaica issued a conviction in the case of Andre “Blackman” Bryan in a decision described as a “landmark” ruling that represented a victory for the country’s recent reform of its anti-gang laws. The well known crime […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “But Where Are the Nine?”
There were ten of them, and they were lepers. According to the narrative, they “stood afar off” from Jesus as they lifted up their voices and said, “‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.’ And when He saw them, He said unto them, yourselves unto the priests.’ And it came to pass that as they went, […]
Jamaica to See Reduction in Cost of Netflix Subscriptions
Netflix, the American media company, plans to reduce the costs to its subscription customer in over 30 countries around the world as it attempts to attract more subscribers. Netflix has cut prices in areas of Asia, Europe, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East that apply to specific price plans. In some cases, the […]
Jamaican Restaurant in UK Named One of Top Places to Eat
A takeaway restaurant in Croydon, London, has been named one of the best places to eat by The Observer, which listed it as one of the “30 things we love in the world of food right now” in February. The Original Tasty Jerk LTD is located near Selhurst Park stadium, the home of the Crystal […]
Queen Ifrica, Spice, Bunji Garlin, and Fay Ann Lyons honored at YGB Awards in New York
The popular soca recording artists Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons were honored at the Young, Gifted and Black (YGB) Awards ceremony on February 22, 2023, in New York. There were two of the four artists from the Caribbean to be recognized as “Caribbean Music Icons” at the ceremony. Garlin and Lyons were honored individually: […]
Worthy Park Estate Win Gold Medals at The Spirits Business Rum & Cachaça Masters 2023
Multi-award-winning Worthy Park Estate, a Jamaican-owned and operated second-largest producer of fine rums, was awarded five Gold medals in The Spirits Business Rum & Cachaça Masters 2023 in the United Kingdom in February. Launched in 2008, The Global Spirits Masters rates and rewards excellence in spirits production, giving brands key differentiation in a crowded market. […]
GraceKennedy Money Services/Western Union to sponsor the All Boys & All Girls Penalty Kick-off at True Blue Weekend March 24th-25th, 2023, Miramar, Florida
GraceKennedy Money Services/Western Union will be sponsoring the annual True Blue Girls & Boys Alumni Penalty Kick-off. The event is a part of the annual True Blue Weekend on March 24th-25th, 2023. Participating schools in the True Blue All Boys & Girls Alumni Penalty Kick-off will have the opportunity to win cash prizes donated to […]
Jamaican Government Moves to Facilitate Overseas Employment for Farm Workers
Jamaica’s Ministry of Labor and Social Security is strengthening its efforts to increase the percentage of visas given to Jamaicans who want to participate in the Seasonal Agricultural and Hospitality programs in the United States. A meeting between Karl Samuda, Jamaican Minister of Labor and Social Security, officials from the US Embassy, and Permanent Secretary […]