On Sunday, November 8, Jamaica will join 29 other countries to mark World Town Planning Day, under the theme: 'Building Better Communities'. The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has...

Two outstanding Jamaicans, Professor Mervyn Morris, O.M, and Mrs. Norma Darby, were recognised at a recent ceremony, held at the Holy Family Episcopal Church, in Miami, Florida USA. Several artistes...

A book about one of Jamaica's National Heroes was recently launched in Toronto, Canada. 'Daddy Sharpe', written by Jamaican-born educator, Mr. Fred Kennedy, and published in 2008, is a "narrative...

A Jamaican-born policeman has been appointed to the second highest rank in Toronto's police force, in Canada. Mr. Peter Sloly, who hails from Kingston, Jamaica, recently became the second black...

The Birmingham-based Association of Jamaican Nationals in the United Kingdom (UK), honoured seven local heroes from the West Midlands, during its annual Jamaica National and Local Heroes awards ceremony, held...

Another remittance outlet has been opened in the United Kingdom (UK), giving persons, particularly Jamaicans, more options in sending money back home. On Friday, October 31, GraceKennedy Money Services officially...

Jamaica will be hosting important meetings of Foreign Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean (CALC) on Integration and Development, and the Rio Group, November 4-6, at the Rose Hall...

The House of Representatives has approved a resolution supporting the removal of the trade embargo on Cuba by the United States. The vote was timely, as it came only a...

Legendary musician Cecil 'Sonny' Bradshaw was given a musical farewell in London England on Tuesday (Oct. 27), with artistes from around the world who worked, studied or were inspired by...

The Embassy of Jamaica in Washington in the United States has honoured two organisations and three individuals for their outstanding contribution to Jamaican communities in the Maryland and Washington, D.C....

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is to benefit from an injection of €165 million (Euros), or close to J$22 billion, in funding from the European Commission as part of its ongoing...