Blood Bank Encourages Voluntary Donation as it Extends Opening Hours
The Mandeville Regional Hospital’s (MRH) Blood Bank is encouraging persons to make regular blood donation their responsibility as it moves to make the process easier for donors. The Blood Bank has extended its opening hours to accommodate blood donations beyond regular hours. Regional Medical Technologist at the MRH Blood Bank, Mr. Donovan Leon says the […]
IRAWMA Announces Performers for their 2016 Ceremony in Coral Springs, Florida
With only 3 weeks left until the longest running award ceremony for Reggae & World music takes place, ‘Martins International’ announces this year’s performers for the 2016 IRAWMA Awards. On October 2, inside the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, attendees can expect a diverse mix of artists that will grace the stage. This year’s […]
Mr. Glamarus new dancehall FreeStyle video
Since the 2016 release of Mr. Glamarus new dancehall single “Free Style” now available on Itunes and all media outlets distributed by 21sthapilos. Mr. Glamarus has been getting great feedback on his new dancehall Free Style single. Since performing his new single everyone has been asking the artist for a Free Style video. This September […]
Man can’t get order for squatter ex-girlfriend in Jamaica
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I have an exgirlfriend, turned squatter to get rid of. I had a woman and asked her to leave my house. She sneaked back in one night and now refuses to leave. I took her to Court and the woman told the judge my title was obtained by fraud, so the […]
“Grand Market!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is one thing you miss about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “The one thing I miss about Jamaica is Grand Market.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or […]
Jamaican Born Doctor to Head Surgical Renal Transplantation at Children’s Hospital in Seattle
Dr. Andre Dick, currently associate professor in the division of transplant surgery and the University of Washington Medical Center and Seattle Children’s Hospital, has been named as Surgical Director of Renal Transplantation at the Children’s Hospital. Dr. Dick will partner with the Medical Director for Renal Transplantation, Dr. Jodi Smith of Nephrology. Dr. Dick received […]
Jamaicans Writers @ Brooklyn Book Festival, September 17 & 18, 2016, New York
Caribbean Cultural Theatre is pleased to again join forces with CaribbeanReads (St. Kitts – Nevis) and Jamaica Read to bring you some of the best of Caribbean Literature at the Brooklyn Book Festival! READINGS, RUM & REASONING SAT., SEPT 17 @ 7PM South Oxford Space, 138 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217 A true true […]
Over 1 Million Applications to See Usain Bolt at 2017 World Championships
Jamaican Usain Bolt and Mo Farah of Britain say that the IAAF 2017 World Athletics Championships in London will be their final competition, prompting a rush for tickets to the event. More than one million people have made applications to obtain one of the available 700,000 tickets to date. Bolt achieved a triple-triple at the […]
Forbes Magazine Features Jamaican Who Started Education Company
Jamaican Courtney Williams, the founder of education technology company Torsh (Today’s One Room School House) , was born in Jamaican but raised in Brooklyn, New York. The high school he attended consistently ranked as one of the worst in the city, but through the dedication and efforts of his parents and teachers, he received a […]
Isabel Dalley : A Unique Miss Universe Jamaica
Isabel Dalley. 18, has been named the new Miss Universe Jamaica, and she is already ensuring that she is a stand-out. Dalley was born in Fairfiled and grew up in Montego Bay and credits her grandparents and her mother and father as her major influences. Living with her grandparents as a child, she learned to […]