jamarchThe Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is pleased to announce the results from the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Grand Coronation, held on Thursday, August 1st the...
In a video posted on Twitter, American rapper, Kanye West, bragged that he’s the recording artiste in the world and that the spirit of Bob Marley flows through him. “The music is the best on the planet. I am the best living recording artiste. We...
Staff WriterA Jenkintown, PA couple marked more than 1000 nights in a Couples Resort when their most recent stay at Couples Tower Isle, Jamaica began on Aug. 22, 2018. For more than three decades, Fred and Cynthia Pennekamp have been traveling to Jamaica, often...
JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT IMPOSES A NEW TAX ON GAS—03/14/15 The government of Jamaica is imposing a new gas tax, believing that requiring a seven-dollar per liter tax on petrol will fund the mechanism, which will functions like a type of polices...
ST. LUCIA TO HOST COMPUTER NETWORK ORGANIZATION—03/14/15 Members of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribOG) will meet in St. Lucia for its ninth regional conference, beginning at the end of April 2015. The group has a major role in the...
MAYOR OF KINGSTON SCHOOLED ABOUT POT INDUSTRY IN DENVER—03/14/15 Angela Brown Burke, the mayor of Kingston, is visiting Denver, Colorado, to learn more about the marijuana industry. The mayor met with officials from Denver and the state to discuss...
MONTAGUE SAYS NEW TAXES A “BETRAYAL”—03/14/15 According to Robert Montague, the opposition spokesperson on energy from the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP), The government of Jamaica must eliminated the tax on gas and electric power or face...
DEATH PENALTY ENDED IN SURINAME—03/07/15 In Suriname, the General Assembly has given its approval to legislation that will formally abolish the death penalty in that country. However, legislators also increased the top prison term limits from 30...
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CREATE ALLIANCES WITH CANADIANS—03/07/15 Students from Islington High School in St. Mary are participating in an innovative communications project that involves connecting with students in St. Thomas More Catholic School in...
U.S. AMBASSADOR WANTS REDUCED TRADE BARRIERS—03/07/15 The United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G. Moreno, is calling on the island’s government to reduce barriers to trade. According to Moreno, Jamaican should reduce both tariff and non...
![Jamaican-Born Architect Becomes Director of Graduate Program at University of North Carolina
Sekou Cooke, an architect, researcher, educator, and curator who was born in Jamaica, will leave his post as an assistant professor in the Syracuse University’s School of Architecture to join the University of North Carolina (UNC) as the director of the university’s Master of Urban Design (MUD) degree program. Cooke has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University and a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University. [Read the full story on Jamaicans.com]
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![Jamaicans Excel at Emergency Medical Technician Training in Cuba
Emergency medical calls at the Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) in Cuba will now be answered by firefighters who have received training beyond that provided to the emergency medical responders at the Fire and Emergency Services dispatch center who have previously handled emergency calls. These responders and the NSGB Fire Department have started to train together to obtain certification as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). What is especially notable is that the entire operational staff, outside of the Fire Department’s assistance chiefs, are all foreign nationals from Jamaica. [Read the full story on Jamaicans.com]
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![Jamaican Swimmer, Keanan Dols, Medals in Florida Swim Meet
Jamaican swimmer Keanan Dols won the bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke at the International Swim Coaches Association (ISCA) International Senior Cup competition held in St. Petersburg, Florida, on March 25, 2021. Dols, 22, indicated the day before the meet that he is looking to compete at the Tokyo Olympics later in 2021, having had two good finishes in the 200-meter individual medley. [Read the full story on Jamaicans.com]
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