Irwin Clare, president, Team Jamaica Bickle.— The opportunity to interact with future Olympians is one of the main factors that have caused Team Jamaica Bickle to continue to attract a steady cadre of volunteers at a time when several social organisations are struggling to get primarily younger volunteers to give back. The organisation is well known in the diaspora for providing hospitality services for Caribbean athletes at the annual Penn Relays. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Irwine … Read entire article »

By Alicia Barrett— Several persons have been selling fake pregnancy tests online, fuelling speculation that men are being fooled by women into either paying for abortions or supporting non-existent children. Mary Jane*, 22, told the WEEKEND STAR that she tricked a man into thinking that she was pregnant about two years ago. She said that she needed money and thought the best way to get it was to tell him that she was pregnant. “Me did meet dis man online and we … Read entire article »

By Akeem Masters—- In this 2010 photo, members of the security forces escort alleged lieutenants of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke from a house at 17 Kirkland Way, St Andrew (in the background) yesterday. Police and soldiers went to the house in search of Coke was Jamaica’s most wanted man at the time.— Despite some of the crime in the country taking place in areas that are considered to be volatile, a number of wanted individuals have been hiding in … Read entire article »

By Romario Scott/Gleaner Writer— Aerial view of sections of the North-South Highway, which is to be named in honor of former Prime Minister Edward Seaga.—- Despite objections by the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), former Prime Minister Edward Seaga says that he deserves having the North-South Highway renamed in his honor, which Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced during the dedication ceremony of the Bustamante Museum in Kingston on Thursday. Among PNP officers protesting the move are Vice-President Dr Angela … Read entire article »

Prime Minister, Andrew Holness and former Prime Minister, Edward Seaga cut the ribbon to officially open the Bustamante Museum at 24 Tucker Avenue, St Andrew on Thursday, March 22. Also photographed is State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams (partially hidden). — Minister of Gender, Culture, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange says she is “delighted” that the Bustamante Museum has been “returned to a state that is befitting of the … Read entire article »

File photo of tourists enjoying Jamaica’s warm sunshine on Negril’s famous seven-mile-long white sand beach. (PHOTO: PHILLIP LEMONTE) — Jamaica has been ranked number one on the TripAdvisor® Travelers’ Choice™ awards’ Best Destinations in the Caribbean list. The well-respected planning and booking website highlighted the Caribbean’s best islands based on the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings for hotels, restaurants and attractions. Based on the data, which was gathered over a 12-month period, Jamaica was also named the 14th Best Destination in the World. “Jamaica is truly honored to … Read entire article »

 The Fly Jamaica crew member with cocaine strapped to his leg in a search room at the John F. Kennedy International Airport— A crew member of a Fly Jamaica Airways flight is now in custody in New York after he was caught allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine into the United States, the New York Daily News has reported. Hugh Hunt, a Jamaican citizen, was held by US border patrol agents at the John F. Kennedy International Airport last … Read entire article »

Ammoye’s Album The Light  has been nominated for the fourth time for a Canadian JUNO Music Award. Category: “Reggae Recording of the Year” for 2018.  The Light, features collaborations with top Jamaican reggae talent including legends Sly Dunbar & Lenky Marsden; acclaimed song-writer Mikey Bennett and preeminent producer Donovan Germain of Penthouse Records and Natural High Music. Ammoye sings of love, life and justice, a lightworker and a soul rebel. Rooted in the Reggae music of her native Jamaica, Ammoye effortlessly glides from Reggae … Read entire article »

By KIMMO MATTHEWS FROM LOOP JAMAICA— Wayne Palmer— Fifty-one-year-old Wayne Palmer is desperately hoping to make a breakthrough in life. Once a rising entertainer in Jamaica, Palmer has fallen on hard times to the point where he has considered suicide. The Maxfield Avenue, St Andrew resident says the only thing that keeps him from giving up are the fond memories of years past, when he was a budding singer. “I used to travel in and out of Jamaica at will; … Read entire article »