Photo: Christopher Benjamin, CRO for the Consulate General of Jamaica. By Consulate General Jamaica NY Listen to the interview with Christopher Benjamin here: This year marks a remarkable milestone in Jamaica’s diaspora engagement—the 10th Biennial Diaspora Conference, set against the vibrant backdrop of Montego Bay, the undisputed capital of tourism. From June 16 to 19, […]
Photos courtesy: Friends of Trelawny Association Rockland Lake State Park, Rockland County, New York — On Sunday, May 26, the Friends of Trelawny Association (FOTA) celebrated its 44th annual reunion picnic at Rockland Lake State Park. The event attracted over 5,000 attendees from across the United States, Canada, the UK, and Jamaica, marking a significant […]
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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. […]
Editorial credit: Maciej Czekajewski / Shutterstock.com The 9th Annual Education Summit & Gala will be held in Coral Gables, Miami, from May 28 to June 1, 2024. The Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce’s Action Network is thrilled to announce the 9th Annual Education Summit & Gala, a momentous event set from May 28 to June 1, 2024. […]
Photo courtesy: jamaicans.com By jamaicans.com Jamaican dancehall icon Buju Banton has announced his highly anticipated return to the U.S. stage after 13 years with a concert titled “Long Walk To Freedom New York.” The announcements were made on Sunday on his social media pages. Buju Banton’s return to the U.S. stage has generated excitement and […]
Photo courtesy: WiredJa News Team By WiredJA News Team KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 27, 2024 – I have read the Constitutional Reform Committee Report and I have listened attentively to, and read of, the ensuing pleas for “consensus” coming from within the Committee and beyond. I am however totally at a loss to reach any understanding […]
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 […]
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, […]
Editorial credit: orenthomasphotography / Shutterstock.com By Leo Gilling A few weeks ago, I wrote an article that was published. I am following up on an excerpt from that article, which stated that: “To offer direct assistance to law enforcement, the Diaspora should also acquire advanced knowledge in criminal justice and criminology, consistently offering their help […]