Editorial credit: orenthomasphotography / Shutterstock.com By PAHO | January 11, 2024 Kingston, Jamaica, January 11, 2024 (PAHO) – The concern about the persistently high rates of road traffic deaths on Jamaica’s roads took center stage at today’s National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Review Meeting in Kingston. Despite proactive efforts by the government through the NRSC, the […]
By Leo Gilling Leaders are not without blame for painting a picture that crime is easily solvable. Not so. Problems like high crime built up over the years do not disappear at the stroke of a wand. No matter how much money is infused. If it appears resolved quickly, watch for the reappearance elsewhere. High […]
Photos courtesy: L’Acadco Tickets Now On Sale At www.touchstonelink.com For This Cultural Celebration NEW YORK, NY – December 22, 2023 – L’Acadco – A United Caribbean Dance Force, Jamaica’s leading contemporary dance company, makes its return to New York City after a 20-year absence, for a special gala performance at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at […]
Photo courtesy: Consulate of Jamaica in New York My cherished Jamaican community in the Diaspora, as well as our esteemed Friends of Jamaica, I, together with the dedicated staff at the Consulate General of Jamaica in New York, am delighted to extend to you and your families our warmest greetings as we celebrate the Christmas […]
By Linda Hohnholz | December 15, 2023 | eturbonews Speaking at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) this morning (December 15), the Hon. Minister Bartlett said: “It is going to be the biggest winter tourist season in the history of Jamaica. We have already secured 1.5 million seats across the markets of the world and assuming a […]
Editorial credit: Eliyahu Yosef Parypa / Shutterstock.com Caribbean Airlines, which has invested in new planes, new routes, new destinations, and has upgraded cargo and in-flight commerce, is seeking a bigger support team to sell its flight product. Consequently, the airline company opened a call last month for call Lyndon Gardiner – Founder of interCaribbean and […]
Photo: eTurboNews By Linda Hohnholz Minister Bartlett also as Founder and Chair of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC), a thinktank based in Jamaica, handed out five Global Tourism Resilience Awards to two major Middle East corporations and three countries. Jamaica was awarded, “World’s Best Family Destination” and “World’s Best Cruise Destination” […]
By jamaicans.com | November 29, 2023 Jamaican Author and HIV/AIDS activist, Rosemarie Stone will be launching her newest book on December 1 in collaboration with the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts and in celebration of World AIDS Day 2023. Rosie wrote her illness narrative entitled, No Stone Unturned: The Carl and Rosie Story in […]
By Tameka Heath-Harding | jamaicans.com When the Christmas season nears, anticipation builds in Jamaica, not just for the festivities but for a special ritual. Families are setting aside funds and bracing for the freight fees that come with the cherished tradition of receiving barrels from ‘farrin’ (foreign/abroad). These barrels, symbols of love and connection, are eagerly awaited. […]
Listen to Carletta Figaro below and also here: Domestic violence is a pervasive issue in Jamaica, with the country experiencing one of the highest rates of femicide worldwide. However, there is hope. One individual who has taken up the call to bring about change is a passionate advocate and domestic violence survivor who recently moved […]
