Jamaican school to get World Class Help

Jamaican school to get World Class Help

By Stephen Weir  Last week a group of a 100 like-minded, caring Caribbean Canadians gathered at the downtown Harlem Restaurant to help the students of St. Theresa’s Basic School in Jamaica. The evening fundraiser featured a panel discussion aptly called Barefoot to Boardroom and Beyond. “The title says it all.  Barefoot to Boardroom describes a […]

Jamaica Tourism delivers good news in Toronto

Jamaica Tourism delivers good news in Toronto

It wasn’t a good sign – an hour late, no one was at the Jamaica Canadian Association Hall microphone and reporters waiting to meet Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett. It was a planned reception that Bartlett had invited prominent Canadian Jamaicans, travel experts and the media to attend in North Toronto.  He wanted to brief […]

CARICOM Agreement on sharing of recovered assets

CARICOM Agreement on sharing of recovered assets

ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Jamaican Government is moving to sign the CARICOM Agreement on the Sharing of Recovered Assets, which is intended to strengthen regional cooperation in this area by establishing a framework for the return or sharing of illicitly acquired proceeds that have been confiscated. Chief Technical Director (CTD) in the Ministry of […]

Managing sickle cell during pregnancy, childhood

Managing sickle cell during pregnancy, childhood

According to the Sickle Cell Support Foundation of Jamaica, it is one of the most common genetic disorders in the world affecting persons in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Mediterranean region, Europe, Central, South and North America and the Caribbean. Researchers have theorised that the sickle cell trait resulted from a natural mutation in […]

Google launches Caribbean School with Jamaican partners

Google launches Caribbean School with Jamaican partners

Google.org and the Caribbean Open Institute (COI) have joined forces to help reduce the digital divide in the region. Specifically, the organisations are seeking to empower youth populations of the Caribbean that are detached from the educational systems and the workforce through open data management. Google.org will support the COI to deploy the Caribbean School […]

Caribbean Air to start Kingston-Havana direct flights

Caribbean Air to start Kingston-Havana direct flights

Caribbean Airlines has announced the start of twice-weekly non-stop service between Kingston and Havana, Cuba, starting November 6. This new flight will operate on Wednesdays and Fridays, using a Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft, with a seating capacity of 150, adding 300 seats per week to both markets. Commenting on the new route, Garvin Medera, Caribbean […]

Hilarious play “Honey Moon” coming to Toronto

Hilarious play “Honey Moon” coming to Toronto

By Tashia Antoine Comedian and Roots Theatre actress, Andrea Wright will resume the beloved role of “Delcita Coldwater” in her critically-acclaimed new production, “Honey Moon”. Starring Delcita and Patchie, Honey Moon already has Jamaica in stitches and is soaring to new heights with outstanding reviews as the show hits local and international stages across the […]

Miss Lou was not only “a hero of deeds but of words”

Miss Lou was not only “a hero of deeds but of words”

By Lincoln DePradine. The late Dr Louise Bennett-Coverley, the internationally renowned Jamaican folklorist and poet, who also held Canadian citizenship, ought to be regarded as more than an icon, according to Jamaican-born poet and novelist Olive Senior. She made the argument at an event last Tuesday at Founders College, York University. The panel discussion, titled […]

Jamaica sees increase Russia tourists

Jamaica sees increase Russia tourists

KINGSTON – The Ministry of Tourism is reporting an increase in arrivals from Russia. According to Senior Advisor and Strategist, Delano Seiveright, just under 3 000 Russian tourists visited the island between January and the end of June compared to roughly 630 for the same period in 2018. “Much of this is attributable to new, […]