The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is set to showcase an all-woman drill display at Grand Gala, which will be held on Independence Day, August 6, at the national stadium.  It is part of the many activities to mark the 75th anniversary of women being able to serve in the JCF.  Head of the JCF’s Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Senior Superintendent...

HOUSTON, Aug. 3 (JIS):  Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks has described the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee, as a remarkable leader whose roots were deeply intertwined with Jamaican heritage.  Ambassador Marks was invited by the late congresswoman's family to deliver remarks at a funeral ceremony held at the Fallbrook Church in Houston, Texas on August 1. ...

 

Hundreds of persons converged on the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann to participate in the 28th annual Emancipation Jubilee, which began on Wednesday (July 31) and ended on Emancipation Day, Thursday, August 1. The event, which was attended by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, was marked by the symbolic reading of the Emancipation Proclamation...

The now customary Emancipation Vigil Ceremony formed part of this year’s observance of Emancipation Day by St. James on August 1. The event, staged Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, and was attended by several notable guests. Heading these were Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who is Member of Parliament for St. James North...