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Usain Bolt Attributes His “Womanizing” to Jamaica’s Culture

Usain Bolt on womanizing as a part of Jamaican Culture

Olympic sprint champion and world record-holder, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt,”says his interactions with women – often characterized as “womanizing” in the media – just reflect his island culture and that critics should stop negatively labeling him or insulting him for his activities. In an interview with GQ magazine, Bolt says the British press is always trying […]

Jamaican Bobsledders Saved by Canadian Samaritan After Van Breaks Down

Jamaican Bobsled team saved by Canadian Samaritan

The Jamaican bobsled team, which debuted at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Canada, was back in the city to train for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea, but had car trouble on the way to a race at Canada Olympic Park. Luckily for the team, Dave Schnerch, who has been compared to “Irv Blitzer” in […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending November 18th, 2016

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—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS   STORIES —————————————- HOLNESS PLANS TO INSTALL SOLAR PANELS ON JAMAICA HOUSE In keeping with a promise to implement 30-percent renewable energy for the generation of electricity by 2030, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that the government is participating in the Solar Head of State coalition and installing solar photovoltaic […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Looking Inward – Part I

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 […]

More Comfort for Visitors as Mandeville Regional Hospital Receives 125 Visitor Chairs

The Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH) has received 125 visitor chairs which Regional Director of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Mr. Michael Bent said is timely and in line with the mandate of the Authority to make customers, patients and visitors as comfortable as possible. The chairs valued at $480,500.00 were donated by voluntary group, […]

Outstanding Jamaican Surgeon Honored in New York

Jamaican born, NYC based board certified Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon, Dr Dwight Williams was recently honored at a glitz awards function in Brooklyn, NY with an international award by the United Mission of Goodwill Inc (UMG), a US based organization that provides free medical services to persons in underdeveloped and developing countries. Other honorees included […]

Performing Arts, Festival Song and Gospel Entries Closing November 25, 2016

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Persons interested in participating in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2017 Festival of the Performing Arts Competition, Jamaica Festival Song Competition and Jamaica Gospel Song and Children’s Gospel Song Competitions have until Friday, November 25 to submit their entries. “Persons who are interested in participating in the 2017 National Festival of the Performing Arts […]

Detroit Lions’ Laken Tomlinson Teams up with Food For The Poor

Last month, powerful Hurricane Matthew was churning in the Caribbean Sea and was making a bee-line straight for the island nation of Jamaica. The close call caught the attention of Detroit Lions’ Laken Tomlinson, who was born in Jamaica. The NFL player is no stranger to hurricanes, and was poised to step in to help […]

Shifta’s ‘You and I’ EP Climbs Billboard and Itunes Charts

Miami based Jamaican Dancehall Artiste Shifta, is beaming from the success of his recently released collaborative EP ‘You and I’ with Japan Platinum selling artiste Che’nelle. The two have been working on the project since late last year in between a hectic tour schedule for both artistes. The ‘You and I’ project, now in its […]