Everything Jamaican

Tweet Minister of National Security, Senator Dwight Nelson, has come out in sharp defence of Jamaica’s reputation after a leaked United States Embassy cable painted the Government as enablers of drug traffickers…. More: continued here

Tweet The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is denying liability in the claim filed by one of the more than 40 passengers who got injured in an accident while they were on a church trip on October 15. A schoolgirl, Jodian Henry… More: continued here

Tweet WESTERN BUREAU: SuperClubs chairman John Issa is estimating that the cruise ship industry owes the country more than US$12 million in head tax, while land-based tourists are being burdened with fees tacked on to their airline tickets…. More: continued here

Tweet The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is planning to thoroughly examine the criteria used to evaluate teachers under a pilot assessment that has determined that their ability to manipulate subjects taught in primary schools remains weak…. More: continued here

Tweet WESTERN BUREAU: THEIR SILENCE speaks through the lens of a camera, their pain is cushioned in the hearts of many and their resilience is tested by uncertainty and yet, the Voices From Haiti Vault book captures Haiti’s… More: continued here

Tweet THE GOVERNMENT is expecting to pull in millions of dollars in additional revenue from a new deal that will target advertisers for the almost three-year-old Half-Way Tree Transport Centre. With thousands of commuters using the facility each day… More: continued here

Tweet AFTER 49 years, St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) has done enough to be considered one of the top educational institutions in the island. With a list of graduates that reads like a who’s who of Jamaica, STETHS… More: continued here

Tweet Tick, tick, tick…the clock is counting down! There’s just a day to go for the greatest shopping fiesta of the year. Christmas in the City is all geared up to explode in downtown Kingston. In fact, this year is expected to be so big it has been split into two days. More: continued here