• Tue, 11 August 2026

On this day in Jamaican History: Track & field athlete, Veronica Campbell-Brown C.D

Veronica Campbell-Brown

Track & field athlete, Veronica Campbell-Brown C.D, was born on May 15th, 1982 in Trelawny, Jamaica. A seven-time Olympic medalist, she is the second woman in history to win two consecutive Olympic 200 m events, after Bärbel Wöckel of Germany at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. Campbell-Brown is one of only nine athletes to win […]

Jamaican Women’s Beach Volleyball Team Move On to Final Round of Olympic Qualifiers

Jamaica Beach Volleyball Team

The women’s beach volleyball team of Jamaica will advance to the final round of the Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) Olympic Games qualifiers after a 3-2 win over St. Lucia in El Salvador. The victory put the Jamaicans into the sixth and last qualification position, but they may achieve a higher ranking after […]

Jamaicans Help Haitians Grow Breadfruit

Jamaicans Teach Haitians How To Grow Breadfruit

The Trees That Feed Foundation and founders Michael and Mary McLaughlin of Jamaica developed a project that brought a group of seven Haitian agronomists to Jamaica for a one-week intensive training program designed to show them how to produce plants that can be utilized to reforest Haiti in the most efficient way. The Foundation partnered […]

Transport Ministry Appeals for Safe Use of Roads

The Ministry of Transport and Mining is again imploring road users to adopt safe habits in order to reduce accidents and fatalities. The latest appeal came from Permanent Secretary, Dr. Alwin Hales at the launch of the 2016 Grennell’s Jamaica Driver and Traffic Safety Expo on Wednesday (May 11), at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices […]

Trelawny JPs Hailed

Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschett, has hailed the parish’s Justices of the Peace (JPs) for their contribution to nation building. “The Justices of the Peace are the true pillars of their community,” Mr. Muschett said. “For years, they have been giving yeoman service to this country and are due every respect. We also have […]

Gov’t to Address Water, Sewage and Housing Needs in West Kingston

The Government will be undertaking major work to improve social infrastructure and amenities in West Kingston. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who toured sections of Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town on Friday (May 13). Dr. Chang said the intervention, which […]

The Only Way To Be Heard – Destroying our community not the best route

Destroying our community

I’ve never lived in an inner city community, I’ve only walked or driven through them. I’m lost on the logic that says the price of birth control is more offensive than the cost of children, or avoiding the “snitch” label is more important than getting drugs out of your community. But the fact is that […]

Jamaican Woman Now 2nd Oldest Person in the World

Violet Brown Oldest Person in the World

Viola Moss Brown of Duanvale, Trelawny, 115 years of age, is now the second-oldest person in the world, after the passing of Susannah Mushatt Jones, who died in New York City today at the age of 116. Brown still lives in the house where she was born in 1900. She was confirmed as the oldest […]

Budding Chefs to ‘Heat Up’ Culinary Competition

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will host a series of regional culinary competitions during the month of May.  The Culinary Arts Regional Competition will provide persons with the chance to ‘face off’ at the regional level in categories including live cooking, and cooking […]