Johnny Daley’s One Man Show Connects

The expected action for most couples on Valentine’s Day is not usually laughter, but this past Sunday side splitting humor was the order of the day as Christopher Johnny Daley presented his One Man Show at the Courtleigh Auditorium. The event is the first time the actor, host and comedian has given his Jamaican fans […]

Project Capability: Expanding the horizons of students with learning difficulties

Project Capability is the brainchild of Samantha-Kaye .D. Christie, a PhD student at Curtin University, Australia. The programme caters specifically to students’ with learning difficulties attending the Montego Bay Community College, a college which Samantha herself attended in her native island, Jamaica. Driven by her desire to see more opportunities and awareness being raised about […]

Assassin A.K.A Agent Sasco Gears up for New Album the Theory of Reggaetivity

Assassin a.k.a Agent Sasco shined at last night’s 58th Annual Grammy Awards. His powerful chorus roared throughout the Los Angeles’ Staples Center during  Kendrick Lamar’s theatrical performance of “The Blacker The Berry.” Assassin, who is a credited writer on the track, expressed his enthusiasm. “It was amazing to have my culture and music presented on […]

Lisa Hanna, Jamaica’s Minister of Youth and Culture, Appears to be Engaged

Lisa Hanna

Jamaican’s Youth and Culture Minister and People’s National Party Member of Parliament for South East St. Ann, Lisa Hanna, announced that she had accepted a proposal of marriage on Valentine’s Day. Hanna’s engagement was implied by a post to her Instagram account saying “I Said Yes,” which prompted many of her followers to send messages […]

Jamaican, Ann-Marie Campbell, Named to Head Home Depot in U.S.

Ann-Marie Campbell Home Depot US

Ann-Marie Campbell, 50, has been appointed as the top executive in charge of all Home Depot stores in the United States. Campbell, a native of Jamaica, was born in Kingston. Before being named to her new position, she was in charge of the company’s southern division, which comprises some 690 Home Depot stores in 15 […]

Jamaican Credit Rating Rises as General Election Approaches

Jamaican Credit Rating Rises

On February 11, 2016, Fitch Ratings upgraded Jamaica’s long-term foreign and local currency International Depository Receipts (IDRs) from a rating of B- to B, which revised its Rating Outlook from “positive” to “stable.” Fitch stated that one of the key reasons contributing to its decision was the assumption that the nation’s fiscal policy position will […]

Jamaican Ambassador Urges Maryland Investors to Explore Opportunities in Jamaica

On Monday, February 1, Jamaican Ambassador to the United States of America created history by becoming the first Jamaican Ambassador to the United States to address a formal sitting of the Senate Chamber, where he was well received. With the kind facilitation of Jamaican-born Maryland State Senator Shirley Nathan Pulliam, His Excellency Ralph Thomas, along […]