• Tue, 14 July 2026

I enjoyed an intensive tour of Italy – Jamaicans Love to Travel

The experience of being pick-pocketed on a train to the Colosseum in Rome in May 2001 was a bad start for a trip. I thought my backpack was securely closed but someone got into it… on my back. Luckily, they only got a camera case with the camera’s extra battery. Two fellow travelers were also […]

Jamaica Received 2 Million Tourists, Earned $2 Billion in First Half of 2019

Senator Pernel Charles Jr., Jamaica’s Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, revealed that about two million tourists visited the country between January and June of 2019 and received US$2 billion in revenue from these visits. In 2018, Jamaica had a record number of arrivals totaling 4.32 million and earnings […]

Austria and The Sound of Music – Jamaicans Love to Travel

Our entry into Austria began at Klagenfurt (the capital of Carinthia), where we did a walking tour through the city. The Rathaus (Town Hall) and the City Hall are noted for their architectural designs. I was looking forward to visiting Salzburg to relive the story of “The Sound of Music.” As we drove into Salzburg, […]

British Jamaican Almost Died, Now a Doctor after Graduating from UWI

Doctor Rochelle Smith

After Rochelle Smith, a British Jamaican medical student, went into a coma and nearly died due to a viral infection, she had to learn to speak and read all over again. She persevered, however, and now is Doctor Rochelle Smith, a graduate of the University of the West Indies. She is also the recipient of […]

“The Reggae Chefs was conceived to preserve & promote Jamaica’s rich culinary & cultural contribution to the world” – A Conversation with CEO & Founder of The Reggae Chefs, Peter Ivey

Born and raised in Spanish Town, Peter Ivey is the CEO and founder of The Reggae Chefs, a private chef service that specializes in the fusion of Jamaican food and culture. Ivey is also the founder and President of The League of International Chefs Association and the creator of Mission:FoodPossible, a global project that tackles […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending July 26th, 2019

weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS  STORIES JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER HOLNESS CONGRATULATES BORIS JOHNSON Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, offered his congratulations to Boris Johnson, the new British Prime Minister. In his welcome of Johnson, Holness said the new Prime Minister’s leadership “comes at a critical time for the United Kingdom.”  Holness reiterated  his hopes that […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “My Grace is Sufficient”

In 2 Corinthians 12:7, Paul speaks of his thorn in the flesh. Theologians have long speculated on what that might have been, but regardless of what it was, we know that Paul asked the Lord to remove it three times (v.8).  However, the answer was not what he might have expected. The Apostle wrote, “And […]