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Loop Jamaica
April 3, 2018
A number of Jamaicans have been numbered among 271 immigrants who were recently nabbed by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during operations conducted at several locations, including Florida, Puerto Rico and the U. Virgin Islands. The enforcement action occurred between MarchÃâà...
Jamaica Observer
April 3, 2018
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, ex-wife of the late Nelson Mandela and the South African anti-apartheid campaigner, died yesterday at the age of 81 after a long illness. Madikizela-Mandela, who fought the apartheid system for 30 years, was dubbed “Mother of the Nation”. For 27 of those years her husbandÃâà...
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
March 31, 2018
Photo: Michael Sloley Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), in discussion with Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, at the launch of the Jamaica-United Nations (UN) Blue Heart Campaign at Emancipation Park in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 28). Jamaica is the firstÃâà...
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
March 22, 2018
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is sparing no effort in ensuring the safety and security of Jamaicans. “We will continue our commitment to enhanced security measures through zones of special operations and states of public emergency as well as a suite of otherÃâà...
Jamaica Observer
March 22, 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Salvation Army's Caribbean Territory will be led by Jamaicans for the first time in its 131-year history. Lieutenant Colonels Devon and Verona Haughton, currently serving as chief secretary and territorial secretary for women's ministries respectively, have been appointed to takeÃâà...
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
March 14, 2018
Photo: Dave Reid Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, addresses the Agricultural Information Forum hosted by JAMPRO at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 13).
Jamaica Gleaner
March 13, 2018
He was clear on his stance against carnival activities, but the Reverend Astor Carlyle believes the Church's stance to host a massive parade will produce few results in yielding behavioural change. Some sectors of the Church last week announced that a parade would take place later this year as a directÃâà...
Jamaica Gleaner
March 12, 2018
Risky behaviour, inter-generational sex, and dwindling public-education campaigns are said to be factors contributing to a recent increase in HIV among Jamaica's young people. While figures for 2017 are not yet available, the 2016 Ministry Of Health HIV Epidemiology Report shows just over 2,000 newlyÃâà...
Jamaica Gleaner
March 11, 2018
It is fast becoming a convenient way of shopping for many, but scores of Jamaicans are now finding out that going online to purchase items comes with its own challenges and dangers. It the latest case, scores of persons have found that an online store they sent their money to has blocked them from itsÃâà...
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
March 6, 2018
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, has encouraged Jamaicans to support the Government's National Quality Policy 2017, as it aims to increase the nation's annual gross domestic product (GDP) and export earnings. “Quality upgrading of ourÃâà...
Jamaicans.com
March 5, 2018
Chef Nigel Jones has opened a new Caribbean restaurant, Kaya, in partnership with Daniel Patterson in the San Francisco area. Kaya opened on January 11, 2018, in the space on Market Street formerly occupied by Patterson's Alta. Jones moved rapidly to open the new restaurant, which was just an ideaÃâà...
Loop Jamaica
March 4, 2018
Test batsman Jermaine Blackwood is among three Jamaicans named in a 13-member West Indies A squad for three One-day matches against England Lions on March 6, 9 and 11 at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. Andre McCarthy and Odean Smith are the other Jamaican players in the squad.
Jamaica Observer
March 4, 2018
Last month in this space we wrote: “Too many good ideas go to government to die.” That was in respect of the Sandz, the party which blocked the Palisadoes strip leading to and from the international airport, and the US$5,000 grant to entertainer Ms Shauna McKenzie, more popularly known as Etana,Ãâà...
Jamaica Gleaner
March 4, 2018
Money transfer company WorldRemit has made a bid for even more of the online remittance market with a new service for Jamaicans in New York, according to regional head, Erick Schneider. The company, through local agents such as JMMB and VMBS, has been targeting the Jamaican market sinceÃâà...
Jamaica Observer
March 4, 2018
THE Partners Intervention Centre of Jamaica (PICJ) says it is aiming to provide Jamaicans with affordable cardiovascular services through its most- recently opened, full-service cardiac care facility at the privately owned Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston. Medical Director and consultant CardiologistÃâà...
Loop Jamaica
March 2, 2018
Double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson is among 10 Jamaicans who will begin their hunt for glory at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England when competition enters its second day on Friday. Thompson will be the first Jamaican in action on the day as the 25-year-old willÃâà...
Jamaica Gleaner
February 21, 2018
Jamaica's fourth heat time was actually the 13th fastest time on the descent. The silver medal went to the United States team of Lauren Gibbs and Elena Meyers Taylor (3:22.52) with bronze going to Canadians Phylicia George and Kaillie Humphries (3:22.89). On Tuesday, the Jamaicans had posted timesÃâà...
Jamaica Gleaner
February 12, 2018
... she outlined. Corrine's story is similar to that of many Jamaicans, who say they know they should be saving, but find it difficult. ... However, she said that it is important for Jamaicans to inculcate the habit of thrift, as this is important not just for building individual wealth, but wealth for the country as a whole.
Jamaica Gleaner
December 31, 1999
The majority of Jamaicans would support the temporary suspension of their rights and accept military rule under a coup in order to curtail high levels of crime and corruption. That is the finding of a comparative study of democracy and governance, as part of the Political Culture of Democracy in JamaicaÃâà...
Jamaica Gleaner
December 31, 1999
We are more than just 'b***ymen' or men in wigs. Transgender Jamaicans are hard-working citizens wishing to make a positive contribution to Jamaica's development. Sadly, because of a lack of understanding of trans identities and prevailing negative attitudes/actions within the society, transgenderÃâà...
Jamaica Observer
December 31, 1999
DESPITE significant positive advances in digital banking in Jamaica over the past decade, a number of Jamaicans continue to shy away from the use of electronic payment instruments. Statistics in the National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS), which were released in March 2017 by the GovernmentÃâà...
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
December 31, 1999
Jamaicans will strongly support action on the part of Government to combat obesity, including imposing a tax on sugary drinks. “Based on the findings of this survey, it is clear that there is the need for a comprehensive package, which would include policies as well as regulatory measures to create theÃâà...
