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The 57-year-old is hoping to represent the shared history of Scotland and Jamaica but admits it was an opportunity she could not turn down despite her love for this country.
The White House doesn’t much mind rewarding officials with racist records. Take, for example, Darren Beattie and his new role atop the U.S. Institute of Peace.
A $100,000 marketing campaign is aiming to rebrand a stretch of Jamaica. Queens with a hip-sounding nickname ahead of a rezoning expected to transform the transit hub. The new nickname “DJQ ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A whopping 98.0 per cent of the 76,469 clients served by family planning clinics across Jamaica in 2024 were female. A comparative assessment by parish showed that Kingston ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — There were 47 Notices of Breach issued by the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) in 2024 relating to the broadcast of problematic content when compared to the 71 ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica – On Sunday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding, on Sunday led national tributes, in memory of Don Wehby, former CEO of GraceKennedy Limited.
A senior State Department official who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump‘s first term and has a history of incendiary statements has been appointed to lead the embattled ...
A senior State Department official who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump 's first term and has a history of incendiary statements has been appointed to lead the embattled U ...
Darren Beattie — a top State Department official who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump’s first term after CNN revealed that he spoke at a conference attended by White ...
From Jamaica to Jaipur, these literary festivals celebrate the power of the written word and offer you a chance to hear from celebrated and up-and-coming authors—as well as fellow bibliophiles.
UNESCO has designated Jamaica's Port Royal as a World Heritage site. Port Royal is known for its history as a pirate haven and its role in the transatlantic slave trade.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, better known by its acronym, UNESCO, added a second heritage site in Jamaica this week, at Port Royal.