• Wed, 15 July 2026

Bauxite Mining Continues to Threaten Jamaican Farmers and Cockpit Country

Bauxite Mining Continues to Threaten Jamaican Farmers and Cockpit Country

According to the Gleaner’s June 2 article, J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking at a Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners event, “welcomed the level of engagement and collaboration between Noranda Jamaica and farmers in the company’s operating areas, which he said are contributing to the country’s social […]

5 Moments You Missed at Orlando Carnival 2019

The 32nd annual Orlando Carnival was held during Memorial Weekend on Sunday, May 26, 2019. Masqueraders partied through Tinker and McCracken Field at Camping World Stadium in Downtown Orlando. Bunji Garlin, Farmer Nappy, Iwer George, and several other Caribbean musicians kept the party going from noon to 11 p.m. If you have a serious case […]

Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica, to Become Archbishop of West Indies

Howard Gregory Bishop of Jamaica

The bishop of Jamaica, Howard Gregory, has been elected to the position of Archbishop of the West Indies. As the new Primate and Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the West Indies, he is the first Jamaican-born individual to serve as Archbishop of the West Indies. He was elected over the Bishop of […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Why Bother the Teacher Any Longer?”

Jairus, one of the rulers of the synagogue, had a pressing need. According to the narrative, when he saw Jesus​,​ he “fell at His feet and begged anxiously with Him, saying, ‘My little daughter is at the point of death; [please] come and lay Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.’ […]

“You Can Only Aspire to Be That Which You Are Aware Of.” — A Conversation with Dr. Theresa Rambaran, Founder of ACLaS

A Conversation with Dr. Theresa Rambaran,

Dr. Theresa Rambaran is currently a Postdoctoral fellow at Umeå University in Sweden. Her research interests involve the formulation of biologically active supplements to counter obesity, diabetes and other cardiometabolic diseases using clinical trials through a healthy aging initiative. In 2010 she received awards from the National Agricultural Marketing & Development Corporation, National Flour Mills […]

7 Costumes from Atlanta Carnival 2019

What better way to spend Memorial Weekend than at Atlanta Carnival 2019? The weekend began with the 7th annual Jouvert on Friday, May 24th. Carnival officially began on Saturday, May 25th, with a two-day celebration at Central Park in Downtown Atlanta. The four-day long celebration ended with a Breakfast Fete on Monday, May 27th. Atlanta’s […]