February 7, 2023 The Marley Family, Tuff Gong, and UMe commemorate Bob Marley’s 78th birthday by honoring his life and musical heritage by announcing twelve limited-edition Bob Marley vinyl L.P.s, each numbered and pressed exclusively at…
Category: JAMAICA
Jamaica Seizing Ever-Larger Cocaine Shipments from Colombia
By: Gavin Voss, Insight Crime January 31, 2023 An increase in the size of cocaine seizures in Jamaica suggests that the island is playing a stronger role in international drug…
$12.8m vanished from Usain Bolt’s account in fraud
By: Staff Writer January 24, 2023 Lawyers for eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt say more than $12.8m is missing from his account with a Jamaican investment firm now under…
Jamaica: On the precipice of disaster, but saved by political will and averted destruction
By: Staff Writer November 22, 2022 Luminaries, including two former Jamaican Prime Ministers, came together to celebrate the latest work of University of the West Indies Professor Errol Miller on…
Xyclone’s Everything Red Out Birthday Bash a Successful Star-Studded Event
November 11, 2022 Billboard recording artiste, Xyclone, held his Everything Red Out birthday party in Jamaica for the first time on Saturday, November 5, 2022 to a resounding success with several celebrities making…
The Ananse Storytelling Festival enters its 24th year!
By: Staff Writer November 8, 2022 On the island of Jamaica, a rich tradition of storytelling holds firm with the now annual Ananse Storytelling Festival, going into its 24th year…
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) awards US$1.1M in grants for Caribbean conservation
September 23, 2022 The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) has awarded US$1.1million in grants to four civil society organisations working in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. The grants to the…
Civil society calls for role in forest budgeting in Jamaica
September 23, 2022 Civil society organisations in Jamaica are calling on government agencies to involve them in the budgeting process for the forest sector, given the important contribution that CSOs…
T&T SIGN SECURITY MOU WITH JAMAICA
By: Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com August 30, 2022 Holness visits TT for 60TH ANNIVERSARY, Talks CSME Trade, Crime and Cybersecurity. Trinidad and Tobago has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Jamaica…
Jamaica’s public service challenge must be met!
By: Staff Writer August 26, 2022 Nigel Clarke, minister for finance and the public service in Jamaica, said public sector compensation is “too complicated” because there are just so many…
Jamaican author: “All children are impacted by the environment!”
By: Staff Writer August 19, 2022 A young Jamaican author/environmentalist penned her first book of poetry about the environment for children as she tried to awaken the spirt of young…
PRIME MINISTER HOLNESS ENDORSES CYCLING IN JAMAICA
August 16, 2022 Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness has endorsed cycling in Jamaica as a positive way to not only explore the terrain and culture of the island…