Dancehall artiste Gully Bop has died Barbados Today31/10/20231915 views SOURCE: Jamaica Gleaner – Rags to Riches dancehall toaster, Gully Bop is dead. His manager, Jackie Hunte confirmed to The Gleaner that Gully Bop, whose real name is Robert Lee Malcolm, died at… Read more
Jamaica rocked by earthquake Barbados Today30/10/20230936 views Jamaicans were jolted by an earthquake just before 11 a.m. today. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake which occurred at 4 km West North West of Hope… Read more
Barbadian man arrested in Jamaica after drugs found in luggage Barbados Today29/10/20230593 views (Jamaica Observer) — Detectives from the Narcotics Division on Thursday arrested a Barbadian national for reasonable suspicion of breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act following the seizure of over two… Read more
Reggae Boyz top group with victory over Haiti Barbados Today17/10/20230552 views Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz secured top spot in their group when they held off a determined challenge from Haiti, to carve out a 3-2 victory in their final preliminary game of… Read more
Biden names Jamaica among five Caribbean drug transit or producing nations Barbados Today17/09/20230789 views (Jamaica Observer) — United States President Joe Biden has named several Caribbean countries among major drug transit or major illicit drug-producing countries for Fiscal Year 2024. In a White House… Read more
Jamaican MP’s daughter and her mother abducted Barbados Today10/09/20230706 views (Jamaica Observer) — Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston Eastern and Port Royal Phillip Paulwell has confirmed reports reaching the Jamaica Observer that his 10-month-old child and her mother have been missing since… Read more
First Jamaican female monk Barbados Today24/04/20230603 views (Jamaica Observer) – When Hannah Maryam TekleHaimanot came to Jamaica in December 2020, it was meant to be a two-month stop en route to Ethiopia where she had planned to… Read more
Jamaica to begin issuing e-passports Barbados Today27/03/20230408 views SOURCE: Jamaica Observer – The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) says it will begin issuing e-passports on Monday, April 3. The high-security electronic document, PICA said in a news… Read more
Shelly, Sha’Carri to face off in Botswana Barbados Today27/03/20230630 views SOURCE: Jamaica Observer – Multiple Olympic and world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson are set to face off at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix, this year’s second… Read more
Former SSL boss distances himself from massive fraud at investment firm Barbados Today23/01/20230508 views SOURCE: Jamaica Observer – Former Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) CEO Zachary Harding has stepped forward with a clear message meant for all and sundry: My hands are clean. This… Read more