Caribbean Photo of the Week: Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica
This week’s Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader Baidawi Assing, who took this snapshot of a group fishing in Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica. Do you have a great photo of the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com. — CJ
FIFA Suspends Jamaican Footballer, Team Doctor For Doping Violations
Above: FIFA Headquarters By the Caribbean Journal staff The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has suspended a Jamaican international footballer and the national team’s doctor, it announced Thursday. FIFA suspended midfielder Jermaine Hue and team doctor Dr Carlton Fraser. Both had been […]
Jamaica's Tessanne Chin in the Spotlight on NBC's "The Voice"
Above: Tessanne Chin By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica native Tessanne Chin rocked the stage on Tuesday night in her debut on the NBC television show “The Voice.” The 28-year-old Chin, a native of Kingston and reggae fusion artist, sang […]
News Solving Puzzles in Jamaican Patois
Above: the Jamaican Patois Puzzle Book By the Caribbean Journal staff While almost all Jamaicans speak both English and Patois, the latter is not an official language and is seldom written down. A new effort by the New York-based Jamaica […]
S&P Raises Jamaica Credit Rating
Above: Kingston By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s has raised its long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Jamaica, citing “progress in stabilizing the economy” and the country’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund. The rating, […]
Jamaica Concludes Trade Mission to Dominican Republic
Above: JAMPRO President Diane Edwards (centre), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Paul Robotham and LASCO Group CEO Lascelles Chin (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Representatives from the Jamaica Promotions Corporation recently concluded its first-ever […]
News Jamaica Gets "Very Low" Economic Return on Reggae: Study
Above: Bob Marley By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica brought reggae to the world — but it may not have brought back much economic return, according to a new study at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. PhD […]
Are Women in Jamaica Under Siege?
By Marcia Forbes, PhD CJ Contributor MANY ARE quick to point out the sprinkling of women in top-level positions in Jamaica as representative of “woman power.” Then, too, the country has a female Prime Minister. These relatively few high profile […]