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Jamaica Health Ministry to Acquire 10 New Ambulances

The Jamaica Health Ministry announced that they will be obtaining 10 new vehicles from auto dealer, Toyota Jamaica Limited, valued at approximately $81.13 million. The announcement was made on June 17, 2015 at the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Center, in St. James. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, and Toyota […]

Am I Jamaican or Haitian? – Ask a Jamaican Guy

Q. I am born in Boston to Caribbean parents. My father is Jamaican and my mother is Haitian. They are no longer together but they are both driving me crazy. I feel a stronger pull to the Jamaican culture because most of my father’s relatives are here in Boston and I see them all the […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Demonstration of Grace – Part 2

When Jesus healed the blind man He encountered after being thrown out of the temple, He showed him much grace.  According to the narrative (John 9), the man did not even ask to be healed. Truth be known, he did not even know who Jesus was because had He known that the One who was […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending June 19th, 2015

Jamaican and Caribbean News

—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS   STORIES —————————————- BROWN SAYS OVERSEAS JAMAICANS MAY YET GET VOTE—06/14/15 According to Arlando Brown, Jamaica’s state minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the issue of giving Jamaicans living overseas a vote in national matters “is not dead.” While he noted that the idea must be subject […]

Team Jamaica wins the Gold Medals for Chef and Team of the Year

The Jamaica National Culinary Team, dubbed “Team Jamaica “, won medals in all 7 competition categories available at this year’s Taste of the Caribbean held in Miami, Florida this week. The team won the gold medal for the Team of the Year category and Rochelle Grindley won the gold medal for Chef of the Year. […]

6 Questions with Lisa-Ann OGilvie, Project Manager for the Jamaica Diaspora Conference

This week the 6th biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference was held in Montego Bay. We caught up with Lisa-Ann OGilvie Project Manager for the 2015 Jamaica Diaspora Conference. How many hours sleep have you gotten each night this week? About 3 hours. What was the biggest challenge before the conference started? The logistics of planning an […]

Caribbean Jazz Matazz; Great Performances, Superb Show

Patrons who attended the second staging of Caribbean Jazz Matazz at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, June 14, departed the venue on a musical high, many describing the show as the “best” in a long time. The event was a fundraiser presented by the American Foundation for the University of the […]

“Men and their cat calls” – What Makes You ‘Smile Jamaica’ Diaspora Conference Edition

“Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives vibes about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We are at the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference  in Montego Bay this week. We asked  12 delegates the question “What about Jamaica and Jamaicans makes you smile?” Kris Staple, South Dakota  USA-  The food, the music and the people Donna Mellinese, Jamaica – Nature, food & music. […]

11-Year-Old Jamaican Receives Perfect Scores in GSAT

Jamaica’s Tariq Wright, an 11-year-old student at Holy Childhood Preparatory School, has received perfect scores in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). Wright will attend Wolmer’s Boys’ School in September 2015. Tariq said he received 100 percent in math, language arts, science, social studies, and 12/12 in communication task. He said he studied very hard […]