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  • Jamaica to Attend Heads of Government Meeting with US Vice President
    Jamaica is to participate in the upcoming Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting with Vice President of the United States, Joseph Biden, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, on May 28. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator ...

  • In Jamaica, visually impaired Adventist appointed senate president
    The 44 year-old Seventh-day Adventist Church member is well-known in the Caribbean island nation for his advocacy on behalf of the disabled community. In his address during his May 17 swearing-in ceremony, Morris quoted Micah 6:8, the memory ...

  • Cuba activates fibre-optic cable link with Jamaica
    An American company that monitors global Internet traffic says Cuba has activated a branch of its submarine fibre-optic cable that ... to the Internet because the overall network on the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island still requires improvements.

  • Jamaica native helps kids dance for health
    “She just needs the ... will feature songs handpicked by Vick with ultra-saccharine titles like the “Four Seasons” and “The Numbers Parade.” “It’s a great stepping stone for kids to learn songs through hip-hop dance,” he said.

  • Jamaica to debate amendment to CARICOM skills legislation
    KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – The Jamaican government is to table amendments to the Caribbean Community (Free Movement of Skilled Persons) Act) to broaden the categories of skilled nationals able to access jobs in regional countries. Labour and ...

  • Jamaica Inn: Old school glamour in Ocho Rios
    OCHO RIOS, Jamaica, May 22, 2013 — Jamaica Inn is the antidote to the blur that Caribbean travel has become in recent years. The 47-room property is tucked in a pristine cove in Ocho Rios, about an hour from Montego Bay and light years from ...

  • Jamaica last-chance saloon following latest bailout
    Jamaica has suffered a long string of international rescues and ultimately failed fiscal programmes, but last month's bailout, led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), could be the country's final chance to avert an economic catastrophe.

  • Jamaica on target at Caribbean Shooting Champs
    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Pulling off a major upset, the Jamaica national rifle shooting team recently won the West Indies Fullbore short-range title, at the Caribbean Shooting Championships currently underway at the Paragon Range here. The tournament ...

  • Jamaica Avenue Tour Highlights Neighborhood’s History
    But even though the train transported people in and out of Jamaica, it also brought noise, dirt and took away the light, Eichenbaum said. The elevated tracks were torn down in the early 1970s. In the 1980s, new underground stations were opened. The ...

  • Jamaica dominates, Jeter injured in Shanghai
    SHANGHAI (AP) -- Jamaica dominated the sprint races at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai on Saturday, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce winning the women's 100 meters and Warren Weir capturing gold in the men's 200. Carmelita Jeter, who pulled up ...