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 Artist Based in Canada Wins Visual Arts Award
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Charles Campbell, a visual artist who was born in Jamaica, is the winner of the 2022 Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation for the Visual Arts VIVA Award, which brings with it a $15,000 grant. [Read the rest of the article on Jamaicans.com - you can find Jamaicans.com in the Linktree in our bio ]](https://scontent-hou1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/297989791_5527106414016260_8519760248456922625_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=GM4Z4WHrzDgAX-Uss78&_nc_ht=scontent-hou1-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=AL-3X8kEAAAA&oh=00_AT-jMmdPwfDK9Q6ZpikM_ZNohteenJ5W3V_-BIyVOGOW0A&oe=62FD21B7)
