Editorial credit: Ovidiu Curic / Shutterstock.com By jamaicans.com Each year Tripadvisor, a popular online travel site, compiles a list of the best honeymoon destinations cited by travelers. The ranking is based on which destinations garnered the highest number of excellent reviews and opinions from real travelers who have visited there in the last 12 months. […]
By James E. Causey I remember the first time I witnessed domestic violence. I was 7 years old and spent the night at my cousin’s house. His mother, whom I affectionately called Cousin Pearl, was beautiful. Her husband was nice until his weekend drinking benders. It would start with one can of Schlitz Malt Liquor, […]
Photo courtesy: PAHO By PAHO Geneva, May 27, 2024 — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and global health initiative Unitaid signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to intensify collaboration to end 30 preventable communicable diseases in the region by 2030, such as cervical cancer, HIV and Chagas disease. The agreement, signed on the margins […]
Editorial credit: Debbie Ann Powell / Shutterstock.com By Harry Johnson | eturbonews Jamaica’s hosting of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) flagship sales event, Caribbean Travel Marketplace 42, from May 20- 23, has been hailed as “a resounding success” by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. With some 1,200 delegates from more than 45 countries […]
Photo courtesy: Department of Public Information By Department of Public Information President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Saturday visited the communities of Susannah’s Rust and Dora, along the Demerara River, where he outlined the government’s goals for community development through increased agriculture. Susannah’s Rust, the president noted, sits on thousands of acres of fertile land […]
The Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce will on Thursday May 30th host its Eggs and Issues Business Breakfast. This event aims to equip business leaders, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders with essential knowledge and tools to navigate the intricate regulatory landscape governing Intellectual Property, Company Registration, Business Names, and International Business Companies. There will be expert […]
Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana (May 27, 2024) Following the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification’s (PEFC) recognition of the Guyana National Forest Certification System (GNFCS), the Ministry of Natural Resources is delighted to announce that Guyana’s aspiration to achieve global standards of sustainable forest management has again been recognized internationally. All forest management and chain-of-custody […]
Kenyan President William Ruto. Editorial credit: Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock.com President Biden said he will designate Kenya as a “non-NATO ally” as President William Ruto visited the White House Thursday. The largely symbolic title was announced as Kenya prepares to deploy its forces to Haiti as part of an international security mission. The U.S. has pledged […]
Editorial credit: Jonah Elkowitz / Shutterstock.com By Amy Sherman | Poynter Former President Donald Trump can still run for the White House if he is convicted of a felony in New York. But as a Floridian, could he still vote for himself? Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in an alleged scheme to […]
By jamaicans.com Jamaica has welcomed 1.7 million visitors in the first five months of the year. The island saw 1,016,185 stopover arrivals and over 700,000 cruise passengers by May 5 and 7, earning about US$1.8 billion in revenue. This marks a 4.6 percent rise in stopover arrivals and a 23 percent rise in cruise passengers, […]