Misty Bliss Festival 2010 Information

The annual Misty Bliss festival celebrates the national and cultural heritage of communities within the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (BJCMNP). The event is very important for the encouragement and promotion Read the story »

Fi Wi Sinting 2010 Information

Fi Wi Sinting the largest African History Month event in Jamaica will be celebrating its 20th anniversary on Sunday February 14, 2010 from 10A.M – 8 P.M. The venue, Somerset Falls in Hope Bay, Portland, world known for its lush vegetation Read the story »

China and Jamaica Bolstering Ties

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged Wednesday to continue China’s support to Jamaica’s economic development, saying the two sides should expand cooperation in infrastructure construction, mining and tourism. Wen made the Read the story »

Earthquake Awareness Week

Earthquake Awareness Week will be recognized during the week of January 9-15, 2010. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is planing various activities and workshops to mark the Read the story »

Bolt retains World Athlete Award

Bolt retained his World Athlete of the Year award from 2008 winning the award again for the second successive year. His double record breaking performances in the 100m and 200m finals at the World Championships in Berlin Read the story »

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 »