HELP Jamaica 2010 Charity Calendar

HELP Jamaica is a charity organization serving Jamaica that is based in Germany. It’s main goals according to it’s website is to raise funds in order to support and establish library- and education projects in Jamaica Read the story »

Internet Usage in Jamaica Rising Fast

Various internet usage, broadband, information technology and telecommunications reports all show that Jamaica is enjoying a boom in internet growth. Competition between internet service providers, the recent introduction of fibre optic Read the story »

Edujam International Education Fair 2009

Students and other individuals seeking higher education abroad are invited to attend the 5th staging of the annual Eduventures College Fair. Universities, community colleges and various institutions offering higher education from the United Read the story »

Jamaica Restaurant Week 2009

Kingston Restaurant Week has been re-branded it it’s fifth year as Restaurant Week and expanded to Montego Bay and Ocho Rios. Restaurant Week is an event where a selected group of restaurants offer a three course menu at a set, and Read the story »

Usain Bolt adopts baby cheetah

The world record-holder in the 100 and 200 meters in a recent trip to Kenya adopted a baby Cheetah and named him “Lightning Bolt”. Usain paid $13,700 to formally adopt the 3 month old cub who was abandoned by his mother and will Read the story »

National Gallery starts new Blog

The National Gallery of Jamaica recently created a blog to act as an official extension of their website. In their first post on on their new blog it is stated that the blog will ” serve as a vehicle for gallery news and information on Jamaican art and Read the story »

Postal Service to be Modernized

The Post Office Act of 1941 established the Jamaican Postal Service as the authority for all mail communications within Jamaica. Since then the many changes and updates in the postal system has occurred especially in a increasing Read the story »

New $5000 Bill Introduced Today

The new $5000 note bearing theimage of late former Prime Minister, Hugh Shearer is the newest currency issued since the $1,000 went into circulation in April 2000. On the reverse of the note is a stylized aerial view of Highway 2000 and beautiful Read the story »

Cruise Ship Terminal Coming to Falmouth

Financing has been secured for the building of a large cruise ship terminal in Falmouth. The terminal which is expected to attract over 800,000 cruise ship visitors per year to the north coast of Jamaica is a major part of the Ministry of Tourism Read the story »

World Champs Domination for Jamaica

Jamaica enjoyed it’s best ever showing at the IAAF World Championships of Athletics with a record setting 13 medals in the German capital of Berlin. Usain Bolt followed up his amazing performance at the Olympic Games in Beijing Read the story »

Usain Bolt lowers 100m World Record

Usain Bolt destroyed a worth class field to set a new world record as he exploded to victory in the 100m at the World Championships in Berlin. The triple Olympic Gold medalist took control of the race from 30 metres in to record a tim Read the story »

Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show Pictures

From the turn out it is safe to say that the 57th staging of the annual Denbigh Agri-Industrial Show was a success in 2009. Denbigh 2009 took place from July 31st to August 2rd at the Denbigh show ground in Clarendon under the Read the story »