• Sat, 25 July 2026

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Joy to the World!

Imagine the scene. The night was probably quiet as the sheep rested in the field, the shepherds keeping vigilant watch over them and perhaps trading stories they had repeated many times before.  After all, only another shepherd could understand the ups and downs of shepherding. Just another night in their lives, or so it seemed. […]

Jamaican American Actress Lands Role in New Off-Broadway Musical

Jamaican American Actress Lands Role in New Musical Dianne Dixon

Jamaican American stage actress Dianne Dixon is the star of the new Off-Broadway musical “Falling in Love with Mr. Dellamort,” which is playing at the Slipper Room in the Lower East Side. The show was performed on December 6 and 13, 2017, and has another performance scheduled for December 20. Dixon’s role in the musical is […]

Jamaica Welcomes Historic Four Millionth Visitor

Jamaica Welcomes Historic Four Millionth Visitor

The tourism industry of Jamaica marked a significant and historic milestone on December 15, when the island welcomed its four-millionth visitor in 2017. Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett and a delegation of officials from the tourist sector greeted Jill Bell at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. Bell and her husband Stephen made the […]

Calculating rent for Jamaican property

QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I have a house in the in Jamaica, valued around 12 million dollars. Do you have any guidelines on how calculating rent? Dwane Mighty Dear Dwane In most instances, The Rent Assessment Board which is the body that governs rentals, accepts the ‘standard rent’ as agreed or accepted in the area. […]

Our Stories: I Overcame Illiteracy after Leaving High School- Tyrone Simms

In this installment of Our Stories, Jamaican multimedia professional, Tyrone Simms shares how he overcame illiteracy. For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island paradise – white sandy beaches, a beautiful and vivacious culture, rich and wholesome food, and attractive people. And while that image is not far from the truth, if the lens […]

7 Interesting Facts about Jamaican Immigrants in United States

Facts about Jamaican Immigrants in United States

Jamaicans are the largest group of immigrants from the Caribbean region living in the United States, according to the Census American Community Survey. The next largest groups are from Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago. The survey, “Characteristics of Selected Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean Ancestry Groups in the United States: 2008-2012,” shines a light on the […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending December 15th, 2017

Jamaican and Caribbean News

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES CITIZENSHIP AMNESTY TO BE GRANTED IN 2018 The government of Jamaica plans to grant amnesty to individuals who are living illegally in the country in 2018. The amnesty, which will last for one year, will allow them to regularize their status. According to Robert Montague, Jamaica’s Minister of National Security, […]