18+ hour, 56+ min ago   (402+ words) Jamaican attorney Bert Samuels says the country has an “enormously strong” case for reparatory justice following the filing of a petition to King Charles III over Britain’s role in the enslavement of Africans in Jamaica. Samuels, deputy chairman of the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (586+ words) Angella J. Rose Howell has assumed duties as officer-in-charge at the Consulate General of Jamaica in Miami, pledging to strengthen ties with the Jamaican diaspora and improve the delivery of consular services across the region. Howell takes over leadership of the…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (564+ words) Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange has sought to clear up what she described as misinformation surrounding the country’s historic reparations petition to King Charles III, confirming that the document was formally filed through the required channels on Monday. Grange addressed…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (420+ words) More than 100 students across western Jamaica who were affected by Hurricane Melissa are receiving nearly J$10 million in back-to-school assistance from the Usain Bolt Foundation (UBF) as they begin secondary school. The students, from Trelawny, St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland and…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (367+ words) The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has appointed longtime public servant and former diplomat Vance A. Carter as Business Development Officer for Diaspora Relations in the United States, as the agency moves to deepen engagement with Jamaicans overseas. Carter, who will be…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (863+ words) Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness is again voicing frustration with the pace of reconstruction, acknowledging that families remain without permanent shelter and some schools continue to grapple with inadequate conditions despite billions…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (660+ words) Jamaica has formally filed a reparations petition to King Charles III, asking the monarch to refer key legal questions surrounding chattel slavery and Britain's obligations to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (487+ words) Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne on Monday called for a new era of cooperation between Africa and the Caribbean, urging both regions to turn their shared history and ancestry into stronger economic, diplomatic and developmental partnerships. Browne made…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (886+ words) Soaring airfares and reduced airline capacity are raising concerns about whether Jamaicans overseas will be able to afford trips home for the Christmas and winter season, as the island grapples with a sharp decline in visitor arrivals. Christmas is traditionally…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (392+ words) The Jamaican government has signed contracts valued at a combined J$1.05 billion to construct hundreds of semi-permanent homes for families in western and southwestern parishes severely affected by Hurricane Melissa last year. A total of 268 semi-permanent housing units will be…...