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Youth Can Do IT – Lianne McNaughton
Youth Can Do IT diminishes doubt in your creative self, opens a world of creativity and belief in ventures which you didn’t know you possessed. – Amanda Johnson, mentee Since it’s establishment in...
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Opportunities for Youth in Jamaica
As the years go by volunteerism, summer camps and internship experiences become increasingly important for Jamaican youth. Here are some programs that you can consider: Advocacy JYAN – Jamaica Youth...
View ArticleTVJ Climate Change Feature
Written by Danielle Mullings Climate change has become a more pressing concern in the Caribbean and communities across Jamaica. One of our local television stations, TVJ has produced four features...
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Caribbean Sports with European Heritage
Written by Danielle Mullings From the ‘point of contact’ in 1492, European cultural institutions have impacted Caribbean society and culture. The remains of colonization by major powers like the Dutch,...
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Environmental Arts Day
Written by Danielle MullingsIt was indeed a happy day at Happy House when New Wave and Do Good Jamaica collaborated to put on an Environmental Arts Day. Kids were fully entertained as they painted,...
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Jamaica Diaspora Leadership Summit
Representatives of the Jamaican Diaspora Leadership in the United States of America (USA) will be holding a three-day Leadership Summit, in Morrow, Georgia, to focus on the development of the...
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Lauren Le Franc Merging Coffee And Technology
Owner of True Blue Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee, Lauren Le Franc, is embarking on a huge business venture by assisting coffee farmers globally. Her business is now registered in the UK as The Little...
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Girls Who Know JA
Written by: Danielle Mullings What inspires this organization is how much we need to be aware of the things that affect us. Being in Girls Who Know inspires me to lead and empower females and males....
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Turtle Hatching
Written by Danielle MullingsAs the year halts to a close, most Jamaicans are eagerly awaiting the sounds of carols and the sights of Christmas lights. In St. Elizabeth the views are slightly...
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Scotiabank To Sell Nine Operations In Caribbean
Scotiabank announced an agreement to sell its banking operations in nine non-core markets in the Caribbean to Trinidad-based Republic Financial Holdings Limited. The countries included Anguilla,...
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Tell Your MP
Opening up the political process in this way will take some getting used to, but our entire political system can only gain from giving citizens greater ownership of the entire democratic process—by...
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NIR – December 7, 2018
While everyone was tracking the arrival of Buju Banton’s plane, an important economic indicator was released by the Bank of Jamaica – the Net International Reserve number. As at the end November 2018,...
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Tourism Arrivals Gains Holding
New data released from the Jamaica Tourist Board revealed that Long Stay Arrivals were up 3.3% versus October 2017 to reach a new all-time high for the month of 162,552. That is considerable growth...
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Cooper’s Hill Primary Students Learn Innovative Agriculture Techniques
“Farming can be very creative,” said Aika Nakakomi, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) volunteer, as she scooped up a handful of compost and sifted it in a plastic barrel cut vertically in...
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How Many Of These 12 Things Did You Know?
Jamaica is a land full of history and all sorts of interesting things to learn and know. Here are just a dozen of these things: 1. This town clock’s tower was paid for by one of Jamaica’s German...
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Inflation Unchanged For November 2018
The inflation rate for the month of November 2018, registered 0.0% – or completely unchanged. This is remarkably, the second unchanged reading of the year (with May being the first) and even more...
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5 Things to Know About Ms Universe Jamaica 2018
Following in the footsteps of Kaci Fennel and Davina Bennett, this year’s Ms. Universe Jamaica is Emily Sara-Claire Maddison. Here are five things to know: Emily is just 19 years old. She is a...
View ArticleNo Unfair Advantages With Plastic Ban – Senator Samuda
Government Senator Matthew Samuda says there will be no unfair advantages for manufacturers and distributors under the impending January 1, 2019, single-use plastic ban. He was speaking at a ‘Consumer...
View ArticleManagement Of HWT Transport Centre Transferred To Transport Authority
The Management of the Half Way Tree Transport Centre in St Andrew has been transferred from the Port Authority Management Services Limited, a subsidiary of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), to the...
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