Jamaica Becomes First Country in the Caribbean to Provide Civil Registration Documents In Braille
On April 2, 2024, the CEO of Jamaica’s Registrar General Department (RGD), Charlton McFarlane, announced that now provides equal access to essential civil registration documents by introducing Braille certificates for people with visual impairments. These documents include birth, marriage, and death certificates. Jamaica is the first Caribbean country to provide civil registration documents in Braille, […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: “What sayest thou?”
Some of us know her story. Caught in the act of adultery, she was brought before Jesus by “the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees” (John 8:3, NLT), who, intent on trapping Him “into saying something they could use against Him” (v. 6), asked for His opinion as to what they should do with […]
Jamaican Scientist Chosen for Inaugural “Rising Scholars: Breast Cancer” Program
Jamaica’s Dr Simone Badal McCreath is one of the 25 scientists worldwide selected to participate in the first-ever Rising Scholars: Breast Cancer program. The program’s focus is to create more cancer cell lines for Black people in the battle against breast and prostate cancers. Making history In 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-cancer researcher and […]
Jamaican Women of Florida Elects Aisha Rainford as New President
The Jamaican Women of Florida (JWOF), an organization dedicated to the support of Jamaican women and girls in Jamaica and Florida, have elected a new president, Aisha Rainford. Rainford is Vice President of the Global Privacy Program at American Express and has long been a strong advocate for the empowerment of women. Her election to […]
1 Key Couples Need For A Marriage That Last Forever
A question was raised in one of our men’s study sessions. The question sparked a very interesting discussion. This question was asked by a young single male to another man who has been married for over 50 years and still going. He was asked “what do you and your wife do to keep such a […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: Jesus’ Demonstration of Grace
When Jesus healed the blind man He encountered after being thrown out of the temple, He showed him much grace. According to the narrative (John 9), the man did not even ask to be healed. Truth be known, he did not even know who Jesus was because, had He known that the One who was […]
Jamaican-born WWII Veteran, Cricket Legend, Businessman, and Author Celebrates 100th Birthday
Ralph Alfrado Ottey was born in 1924 in Little London, Westmoreland, Jamaica. He left the island in 1944 and traveled to the United Kingdom after the UK sent out a call to help the nation fight in the Second World War. Ottey in Jamaica Ralph Ottey was raised in Jamaica by his grandparents, and he […]
Jamaican Resort Town’s Bold Move: May Follow Portmore’s Lead
In Jamaica, legislators are working to make the town of Portmore its own parish, and according to Prime Minister Andrew Holness, similar legislation is being considered for the town of Negril. Holness hinted at the new status for Negril during the launch ceremony of Portmore Resilience Park, a $4.4 billion project. Currently, Portmore is the […]
Looking For The Right Spouse? Two Factors To Contend With
Michelle and I have found our new love. We love mangoes but it seem like a sweet tasting coconut water has taken the place of the mangoes. Well, not really! Nothing can take the place of stringy mangoes. But we have recently started buying Jelly Coconuts and sit in our backyard, drinking the water and […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: Who are Your Four?
The house in which Jesus was teaching was packed with people who had come from all over Capernaum to hear Him speak. It was then that the four men came. Even if they were by themselves, there was no room for them because the house was packed, and its entrance was so jammed that “no […]