Top 10 Jamaica Business News Stories of 2015
Jamaica’s business environment was singled out for having the highest percentage of women managers of any country in the world, although it was also criticized for the growing pay gap in the wage amounts received by male and female workers. Jamaica’s stock exchange had a rousing year, outperforming exchanges around the world, growing by 80 […]
Do I have the Will for Jamaica?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I have a copy of my dads will and he only assigned one executor. I have asked him to get it probated, but he says that because the will is not dated, we will have a problem. However a friend asked a law student and that student told her that we […]
23rd Annual 9 Mile Music Festival Adds NAS to its 2016 Line Up
Presented By Cedella Marley Booker’s Smilin’ Island Foods, The 23rd Annual 9 Mile Music Festival has officially announced Nas as an addition to its concert line up on February 27th, 2016. The 23rd Annual 9 Mile Music Festival has officially announced Nas as an addition to its concert line up on February 27th, 2016. Presented […]
Top 10 Jamaica Sports News Stories of 2015
Sports are always a major force in any year, and 2015 was no exception. Jamaica impressed the World Anti-Doping Agency with its control efforts, while Olympic champion Usain Bolt got the chance to fulfill his dream of playing with the Manchester United football team in the UK under a short-term contract. Jamaican track and field […]
Partnership Is Key to Success, Says Caribbean Life Honoree
In accepting a 2015 Impact Award from Caribbean Life newspaper for her community-based work, Kwayera Archer Cunningham stressed the importance of working together and building strong relationships in order to achieve transformative results. The veteran non-profit organization executive received one of 25 Caribbean Life Impact Awards in recognition of the pivotal role she played in […]
Top 10 Jamaican Diaspora News Stories of 2015
Jamaicans in the Diaspora had an eventful year in 2015. The Jamaican Diaspora remained an important resource in 2015. The Biennial Jamaican Diaspora Conference focused its energies on promoting the many investment opportunities available in the country. A Jamaican was chosen to lead the United States Defense Intelligence Agency, and advocates of reparations launched a […]
Top 10 Jamaica News Stories of 2015
The Jamaican government was busy in 2015, notably enacting laws to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana; raising the tax-free personal income amount through tax amendments; and moving to strengthen national security through measures designed to stem the hacking of government websites and instituting biometric identification in passport applications. The Prime Minister stated her commitment to […]
Breeding Fear of the Innocent – Blanket Discrimination is Wrong
I agree that there are some poorly groomed people with dreadlocks and some loud, combative Jamaicans who are a bad representation of our culture. But by no means do these small groups represent all or even most Jamaicans. I happen to be both dreadlocked and Jamaican, and I consider myself fabulous company for anyone from […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Reaching for the Goal
Sometime ago I shared with a friend that my heart’s desire was to be in the nucleus, the core, of God’s will for my life. As a matter of fact, I have harbored that desire for quite some time now because of my conviction that of all the places in life to be, there is […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending January 1st, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- REPORT INDICATES THE TEN PERCENT OF JAMAICANS ARE UNDERNOURISHED—12/29/15 According to a report from the United Nations, almost one in ten Jamaican citizens do not receive enough food, in spite of over 20 years of implementing various anti-poverty initiatives. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization report stated that […]