Professor Dawes has won prestigious awards for his over 30 collections of poetry and is a co-founder of the Calabash ...

When Jamaica-born author Diana McCaulay discovered family links to slavery, it set her imagination racing. Before long a ...

The reggae legend would have been 80 next week. When I met him as young Italian reporter, he thought I was a fascist. But we ...

Community members and Jamaica’s first rabbi in many years say that Jews by choice are key to the future of Jamaica’s tiny, racially mixed community. KINGSTON, Jamaica (JTA) — A Caribbean ...

The United Nations Wednesday welcomed an exemption for its emergency AIDS relief programme from the United States' foreign ...

The Jamaica Tourism Board announced that the island’s tourism industry generated $4.3 billion in 2024, along with a record 4.3 million visitors. The increase over 2023 demonstrates the island is ...

Not everyone wishes to leave South Africa or can indeed afford to emigrate to countries where the standard of living is deemed to be on par with that in South Africa. The recent signing of the ...

Jamaican athletics fans living in the United States will get a rare opportunity to brush shoulders with the country’s track ...

Returning to his Boston roots, Dr. Zebulon Miletsky was the guest speaker at the 19th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Jan. 20 at the Edward G. Connolly Center in Everett.

Jamaica has made visiting its shores easier than ever! As of January 2025, citizens from 99 countries can now enjoy visa-free access to the island. Depending on the country, visitors can stay for 30 ...

The best time to visit Jamaica is November to mid-December. That's when the island's already beautiful weather (ranging from mid-70s to the high 80s all year-round) is the most pleasant and the ...

Key declarations and detailed plans by country. Government-led plans to expand energy access with ambitious targets. Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical for powering ...