• Mon, 17 August 2026

Two Jamaicans Win Prestigious Yale University Literature Prize

Jamaican poet Ishion Hutchinson and Ghanaian-Jamaican Kwame Dawes have been named winners of the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize, which brings its winners $165,000 to support their work Hutchinson was born in Port Antonio and is the author of two poetry collection, “House of Lords and Common” from 2016 and “Far District” from 2010. The poet has […]

What to Do with Your Transfer Tax Bonanza?

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If your property will be up for sale after April 1, 2019, you stand to gain a savings of 3 percent in transfer tax more than if you closed before April 1, 2019.  This is no April Fool’s joke. It’s an edict, a giveaway, a bonanza—call it what you will—from the government of Jamaica. At […]

Jamaica Ranked among 20 Unhealthiest Countries in the World for 2019

Jamaica Ranked among 20 Unhealthiest Countries in the World for 2019

Jamaica has been ranked at Number 16 on the list of the 20 unhealthiest countries in the world in 2019. The list was issued by the Indigo Wellness Index, which provides a global health ranking. The index was compiled by Richard Davies of Bloomsbury Economics, a consulting organization, and published in the journal “Global Perspective” […]

Former Jamaican Sprinter Kerron Stewart will coach Finland football team

Former Jamaican Sprinter Kerron Stewart will coach Finland football team

The football club FC KTP, which is based in Kotka, Finland, has recruited Jamaican Olympic champion Kerron Stewart as part of its coaching staff. Stewart, 34, signed on with the club to work from May to September of 2019. Stewart has won world championships in 2009, 2013, and 2015, and her medals in Berlin in […]

INDIGGO Conference Set to Share Creative Industry Experience

This Saturday, March 23rd, in Kingston, Jamaica, a unique annual event is taking place. The INDIGGO Conference, according to Project Manager, Abigail Rowe, is “an event which serves as a medium through which creatives can network and have meaningful conversations with key industry players to (hopefully) bring about gainful opportunities.” We asked Abigail, who also […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending March 22nd, 2019

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THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS  STORIES FOLLOWING REID RESIGNATION, SAMUDA ASSIGNED TO MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness assigned Karl Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, to replace Ruel Reid as head of the Minister of Education. In addition to resigning from the Education Ministry, Reid left […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Who Is Jesus to You?

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According to the book of Matthew, Jesus had just finished feeding four thousand men, besides women and children, with seven loaves and a few little fish when He had a private conversation with His disciples at Caesarea Philippi (Matthew 15:32-38; 16:13). Despite all the teachings He had done and the miracles He preformed, He asked […]