National Senior Championships Results
June 28, 2009
The 2009 staging of the three day National Senior Championships concluded earlier this evening at the National Stadium in Kingston. The National Championships serve as the official trials for selection of teams to major Read more
Weekly Photo – Halfway Tree Transport Centre
June 28, 2009
The Halfway Tree Transport Centre can be seen from miles away
The multi Billion dollar Half-Way Tree Transport Centre was completed and opened in January 2008 with the help and funding of the government of Belgium. The state of the art 18,500 square metre building is located right in the heart of the Corporate Area and can accommodate over a hundred Jamaica Urban Transit buses which ply over 60 routes between the Kingston, St Andrew, Portmore and Spanish Town.
Jamaican documentary headed for Miami
June 23, 2009
The Best Documentary category of the annual American Black Film Festival will have an injection of speed this year as documentary chronicling the exploits of Jamaica’s Olympic team at last year’s Olympic Games in Beijing China Read more
Weekly Photo – Black-throated Blue Warbler
June 21, 2009
A Black-throated Blue Warbler foraging in Portland
Black-throated Blue Warblers (scientific name Dendroica caerulescens) are small songbirds of the New World warbler family who migrate to Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean during winter in the Northern Hemisphere. These birds forage actively in low vegetation, catching insects like spiders, caterpillar and flies as well as feeding on berries, seeds and fruits. From the end of August to early May the Black-throated Blue Warbler and other migratory birds can be found in the heavily wooded areas in Jamaica especially the Cockpit country, the Blue Mountains and other forested areas.
Peace Corps Happy to Serve Jamaica
June 20, 2009
Since 1962 about 35000 America’s Peace Corps have volunteered their time to Jamaica and it’s people. At the 48th anniversary rally of the US Peace Corps, held at Freedom Plaza, in downtown Washington, D.C. their president Read more
Reggae Boyz take aim at Gold Cup
June 19, 2009
Jamaica’s National Football team will be on show from July 3rd to July 26th 2009 as they set their sights on performing well at the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football Golf Cup competition. Read more
Weekly Photo – Port Royal
June 14, 2009
Port Royal seagulls and fishing boats
Port Royal is one of Jamaica’s most renouned towns that was once a large and bussling city and the centre of shipping commerce in the Caribbean Sea during the latter half of the 17th century. It a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. A devastating earthquake on June 7, 1692, largely destroying Port Royal, causing two thirds of the city to sink into the Caribbean Sea. Today Port Royal is a quiet fishing village but it’s underwater sections are considered by some experts as the most important underwater archaeological site in the western hemisphere.
Inaugural GraceKennedy Education Run
June 12, 2009
The Grace and Staff Community Development Foundation, a charity organization supported by the donations and voluntary efforts of GraceKennedy’s staff will on Sunday July 5th present the inaugural GraceKennedy Education 5K Read more
Usain Bolt is Laureus Sportsman of 2009
June 10, 2009
Usain Bolt added another prestigious award to his collection earlier today when he was awarded the Laureus World Sportsman of the year award for his record setting performance at the Olympic Games in Beijing China last year. Read more
National Heroes Park to get Facelift
June 9, 2009
National Heroes Park is one of the most important sites in Jamaica. It is a botanical garden that features numerous monuments, and is the burial site of many of Jamaica’s National Heroes, Prime Ministers, and cultural leaders Read more
