JIS News – Friday, May 31st, 2024
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Jamaica among Top 10 Honeymoon Destinations Listed by Tripadvisor’s 2024 Travelers’ Choice
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. […]
Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network Announces 9th Annual Education Summit & Gala
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. […]
Buju Banton Has Announced His First Concert In The United States In 13 Years
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 […]
Consensus in the Absence of a Worthy Proposal?
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 […]
Jamaica Hosts Largest Ever CHTA Caribbean Travel Marketplace – Bartlett
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 […]
Jamaica Hits 1.7 Million Visitor Mark, Aiming for 5 Million by 2025
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, […]
Diaspora Cannot Solve Jamaica’s Crime Problem; It’s a Fallacy
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 […]
Jamaican Khadija “Bunny” Shaw Named UK Women’s Footballer of the Year for 2024
Photo courtesy: Manchester City By Stephanie Korney | jamaicans.com The Football Writers’ Association (FWA) has given the title of Women’s Footballer of the Year in the United Kingdom for 2024 to Jamaican Khadija “Bunny” Shaw. Shaw, 27, plays for Manchester City and received 53 percent of the total number of votes cast, a historic FWA […]
Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Brings Hope to Jamaican Children in State Care With Scholarship Presentation on Wednesday in Kingston
Photo courtesy: Lyndon Taylor NEW YORK, NY – May 13, 2024 – Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO), a renowned New York-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting underserved youth, for three decades is embarking on its annual mission of hope and empowerment as members of the executive, led by Gary Williams, Founder travel to Kingston, Jamaica […]