Photo Highlights from The Jamaica Funday in London
The Jamaica Basic Schools Foundation held their Family Funday at the Crystal Palace Park in London on Sunday 2nd August 2015. Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Her Excellency Mrs. Aloun Ndombet-Assamba was in attendance at the event. Gospel artiste King Stitchie was one of several acts that performed at the event. It was […]
Alia Atkinson Is First Jamaican to Win A Medal At The Long Course Swimming World Championships
Alia Atkinson of Jamaica made history when she became the first Jamaican to win a medal at a long course World Championship. Atkinson did this when she won the bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke, on Tuesday August 4th, at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. She swam the distance in 1:06.42 which marks […]
Jamaica Independence Message from the Leader of the Opposition Mr. Andrew Holness
An independent nation exercises sovereignty over its own affairs, making its own decision, enforcing its own laws and governance over its people and territory. But, the people importantly, have a say in what the government does. Independence means the freedom to make decisions, but it also means that we bear the consequences of our decisions […]
19 Special Olympics Medals for Jamaica
The Special Olympics Jamaica (SOJ) athletes obtained medals in aquatics, athletics, bocce and badminton, for a total of 19. Jamaica’s women futsal players ranked sixth in their division at the end of the competition, while the men unified footballers finished fourth in their category. The female volleyball team is still decided the seeds for the […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “You Don’t Understand Now…”
Peter was adamant that Jesus would not wash his feet. After all, washing the feet of guests was the responsibility of the house servant (see 1 Samuel 25:11), but as they were lying with their feet extended from the table, having finished supper, Jesus “riseth from supper, and laid aside His garments; and took a […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending August 7th, 2015
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- U.S. CONGRATULATES JAMAICA ON 53 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE—08/05/15 John Kerry, the United States Secretary of State, offered congratulations to Jamaica for its 53 years of independence. In his statement, Kerry noted that 2015 has been an historic one for bilateral and regional engagements between the U.S. and Jamaica. […]
Message from the Consul General of Jamaica, Miami on the occasion of Jamaica’s 53rd Anniversary of Independence
It is once again a pleasure to greet you at this time of celebration, when we commemorate Jamaica’s birth as an independent nation. Over the years, we have made an indelible mark on the global community, through our many achievements in various spheres of activity and through our impact on the countries in which Jamaicans […]
The Independence Day Message from Jamaica’s Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller
My Fellow Jamaicans: The detachment of Jamaica from the British colonial scaffold 53 years ago, and our emergence as an independent nation-state, was as seminal a moment as it was sensational. We chose to take the reigns of our destiny firmly in our hands, and pledged to forge a just and progressive nation from the […]
Independence Message 2015 From The Jamaican High Commissioner Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba
This year we celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the birth of our nation. It was a memorable night in August 1962 when the Union Jack was lowered and we proudly hoisted the Black, Green and Gold as the symbol of our nationhood. Many of us can recall with fondness the pride and joy we felt […]
Independence Message from Jamaica’s Governor-General
Independence Message From His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Linton Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J, To The Nation On Jamaica’s 53rd Independence Celebration Fellow Jamaicans, Once again, whether we are at home or in various regions across the world, we unite to commemorate that first hoisting of our proud Black, Green and Gold. For […]