• Fri, 31 July 2026

Lessons from the Audley Shaw cell phone bill saga

Audley Shaw

The Audley Shaw cell phone bill saga is grabbing headlines for all the wrong reasons. To be sure, it’s an irresistibly salacious story, as it was when former minister Arnoldo Brown fell victim to excessive cellephony! What should really occupy our minds though, is the wanton lack of financial management and control systems in the […]

Flow Dials in to ‘Sumfest’ 2017

FLOW, the Caribbean’s largest provider of telecommunications and entertainment services, has inked a sponsorship deal with DownSound Entertainment Ltd. (DSE), owners and producers of the revitalized 25th Annual Reggae Sumfest music festival, that will see the entities partnering to provide a live broadcast of the iconic event across its cable network and online. FLOW will […]

CaribbeanTales International Film Festival: The Legacy Edition

On July 6, 2017, the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival (CTFF) held its Media Launch and Program Reveal to launch its twelfth annual festival with an evening of community and celebration. The packed event featured the Canadian Premiere screening of Barbadian film legend-in-the-making Shakirah Bourne’s latest fantasy feature film: A Caribbean Dream. And the international release […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending July 14th, 2017

Jamaican and Caribbean News

—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- JAMAICA STRENGTHENS LAWS TO FIGHT SERIOUS CRIME Jamaica’s House of Representatives passed amendments made by the country’s Senate to the Law of Legal Reforms. These amendments are designed to impose stronger regulations against serious crime through the Zones of Special Operations and Special Security and Community Development Measures. […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Knowing The Opponent – Part 2

As we noted last time, the Christian is engaged in a spiritual battle. Despite the action being in our earthly experiences, Paul reminds us that “we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12). Having […]

NFL Player Odell Beckham Jr. Gets Bob Marley Tattoo

Odell Beckham of the New York Giants likes tattoos, and his most recent tattoo combines the likenesses of reggae legend Bob Marley, rapper Lil Wayne, and a portion of the 1997 Sports Illustrated cover photo showing Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield’s ear. It is located on his right thigh. The combination has been called “random” […]

CNN Ranks Jamaica Third among the Coolest Nationalities in the World

CNN Ranks Jamaica Third among the Coolest Nationalities in the World - Usain Bolt

Television network CNN asked whether entire countries can be classified as “cool,” and the answer it came up with was “yes.” The network compiled a ranking of what it labels “the hippest peoples on the planet,” while acknowledging that every country believes it is the “coolest.” Nonetheless, CNN has gone on make its list, recognizing […]

Grammy Nominated Raging Fyah Launch Everlasting Kush

To most of the world, Jamaica has always been synonymous with reggae music or marijuana. Although both have deep roots planted in the beautiful island, until recently the reality of consuming and cultivating cannabis in Jamaica was a criminal offence. Although Jamaica’s strict laws have slowly eased, according to a recent Forbes article, in North […]