JamaicaNewsRegional First Jamaican female monk by Barbados Today 24/04/2023 written by Barbados Today 3 min read (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 … Continue Reading 24/04/2023 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessCARICOMJamaicaNewsRegionalTechnology Jamaica to begin issuing e-passports by Barbados Today 27/03/2023 by Barbados Today 27/03/2023 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaNewsRegionalSportsTrack and Field Shelly, Sha’Carri to face off in Botswana by Barbados Today 27/03/2023 by Barbados Today 27/03/2023 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaNewsTrack and Field Former SSL boss distances himself from massive fraud at investment firm by Barbados Today 23/01/2023 by Barbados Today 23/01/2023 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaNewsRegional PM Andrew Holness to announce Cabinet changes this week by Barbados Today 09/01/2023 by Barbados Today 09/01/2023 SOURCE: Jamaica Observer – A decision by Prime Minister Andrew Holness to cancel today’s weekly meeting of his Cabinet has led to heightened speculation that a reshuffle of his ministers … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CanadaFeaturesJamaicaRegionalYouth Jamaican-Canadian journalist debuts with children’s book by Barbados Today 25/11/2022 by Barbados Today 25/11/2022 Toronto, Canada— Jamaican-Canadian journalist and writer Desmond Loren Brown has made his debut as an author of fiction with his children’s book publication, The Boy and the Honeybees. The book … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AntiguaCARICOMJamaicaNewsRegional Caricom split on Jamaica’s nomination for post of Commonwealth Secretary General by Barbados Today 02/04/2022 by Barbados Today 02/04/2022 SOURCE: CMC — Antigua and Barbuda has described as a “monumental error” the decision by Jamaica to announce the nomination of its Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Kamina Johnson … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19JamaicaNewsRegional COVID identified in 75% of Jamaican communities by Barbados Today 23/01/2022 by Barbados Today 23/01/2022 SOURCE: CMC — Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, is reporting that the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is now in 75 per cent of communities across the island, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationJamaicaLocal NewsNewsRegional The UWI rejects allegations of widespread exam cheating by Barbados Today 09/10/2021 by Barbados Today 09/10/2021 The University of the West Indies says it categorically rejects misinformed allegations in recent media coverage on the subject of the integrity of its examinations, as the institution transitioned to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19JamaicaNewsRegional Record high 929 new COVID cases in Jamaica, 21 more deaths by Barbados Today 29/08/2021 by Barbados Today 29/08/2021 SOURCE: Jamaica Observer — Jamaica hit a new record high for COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour period on Saturday as the island reported 929 new infections along with an additional … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
