Helping Hands Jamaica’s 28th building project Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation has launched its 28th school construction project in Jamaica, returning to Fyffes Pen Infant and Primary School in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, to rebuild the institution after it was severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. The week long volunteer initiative runs from July […]
Government Relations in Jamaica and the Caribbean: Transparency, Access, and the Balance of Influence By Meegan Scott Government relations refers to the process through which non-governmental actors—such as businesses, civil society organizations, industry associations, universities, and advocacy groups—seek to understand, engage with, and influence public policy and decision-making. It operates across formal and informal channels […]
Guyana and Jamaica have formalised a broad package of cooperation agreements covering key sectors including agriculture, security, finance and technology, as both countries seek to deepen regional integration and expand economic ties. The memoranda of understanding were signed on Friday at State House in Georgetown by Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh […]
Public Beach Access Sparks Legal Battle A growing conflict over access to Jamaica’s coastline has intensified as activists challenge what they describe as an unequal tourism system restricting public use of beaches while expanding private resort development. At Mammee Bay in St Ann, memories of open shoreline life still shape the argument. Devon Taylor recalls […]
Jamaica Says Sovereignty Will Be Protected Jamaica’s government has moved to reassure the public that ongoing discussions with the United States regarding the temporary transit of third-country nationals will not undermine the country’s sovereignty or result in the large-scale relocation of migrants to the island. National Security and Peace Minister Dr. Horace Chang said reports […]
Film Renews Debate Over Caribbean Obeah Traditions A renewed discussion about obeah, one of the Caribbean’s most misunderstood spiritual traditions, has emerged following the release of a new Jamaican film that explores beliefs and practices long regarded as taboo across the region. The tradition, which traces its roots to West Africa and evolved among enslaved […]
FBI Offers Reward for Jamaican-Born Fraud Suspect Authorities in the United States have placed a Jamaican-born woman on its list of top fugitives, linking her to an alleged large scale fraud operation targeting pandemic relief funds set up during the COVID-19 crisis. Elaine Angene Escoe, also known as “Annie” and “Annie Palmer,” is the subject […]
By Neil Armstrong Toronto-based curator, Wendy Vincent, is taking her exhibition about 99-year-old Lloyd Lindo, fondly known as “Uncle Lloyd” and who is of the Windrush generation, to Jamaica as part of the Windrush, the Midwife of Modern Britain exhibition on June 21, one day before what is known as Windrush Day in the UK. […]
Adaoma Patterson-Gilling Returns as JCA President The Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) has elected a new leadership team following their Annual General Meeting and Election held on May 31, 2026. The hybrid meeting attracted a record number of members and guests, reflecting the continued strength and engagement of one of Canada’s oldest Caribbean community organizations. Members […]
Community Mourns Little Jamaica Business Trailblazer By Neil Armstrong Monica Lewis, the trailblazing entrepreneur of the longstanding Monica’s Beauty Salon and Cosmetic Supplies in Little Jamaica, demanded respect and honoured respect; you had to respect her. That’s how her son, Junior Lewis, is remembering his late mother who passed away in her sleep on May […]
