JAMAICAN sprint superstar Usain Bolt may have just landed his dream job. The 26-year-old was named honorary Director of Excitement by Japanese automaker Nissan yesterday.
According to insideline.com, Nissan hosted the double Olympic gold medallist at
By: Rick Wayne
Count on it, even before he has arrived at my second paragraph some wiseass will be asking: “Where he goin’ widdat? We hear alladat arreddy. Tell us something we eh know.” It’s the national reaction to inconvenient truth: Several year
Photography: Bertrand De Peaza Makeup: Carol Ann De Peaza
Dancer Carlos Acosta left Cuba and went on to become a star with London's Royal Ballet. With the help of a renowned British architect, he hopes to return to his homeland and revive a long-abandoned, landmark ballet school. But his plans are facing o
Cuban and American scientists have joined forces in an effort to protect baby sea turtles and endangered sharks. They’re studying Caribbean weather patterns that fuel the hurricanes that have devastated the Southeastern United States.
In the process,
September 19-2012
The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is announcing that there has been an extension for nominations for awards for persons and companies who cater to the Jamaican disabilities population.
The winners from the no
September 14-2012
His name is Samuel Clarke and he is seven years old. He lives in Jamaica, Old Harbour St. Catherine.
He is a diagnosed Jamaican Autist and he eats stones, paper and sticks – while refusing normal food.
His mother a poor singl
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Since the earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010, a scrappy 12-year-old boy named Givenson Fanfan has been sleeping on the rock-hard floor of a tent pitched in a fetid camp dominated by a 50-foot towe
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, Thursday, September 6, 2012 - Canadian Global and its investors and affiliates are proposing to bring a CAN $400 million dollar fuel storage facility to Nevis.
According to a release by the Canadian company, they have been in ongo
FOUR years ago when Barack Obama was on the verge of becoming the first black president of the United States, the reggae community threw its weight behind him.
Singers Cocoa Tea and Screwdriver and singjay Tony Rebel were some of the artistes who rec
The Jamaica 50 Secretariat has endorsed the nation’s first Disabilities Friendly Gala an event to further enhance the access of the nation’s disabled populace.
The event will see those who make up the nation’s disabled community upping its attempt to
JAMAICAN climber Darren Jordon achieved another mountaineering landmark when he successfully summited the Matterhorn, Switzerland’s iconic peak last week.
At 14,690 feet (4,478 metres), the Matterhorn is one of Europe’s most recognised landmarks, and
It’s hard to believe that someone who’s used to sauntering down a catwalk or blowing kisses at the camera would be shy, but amidst breathy, blushy giggles, Heidi Walcott confesses to being nervous. She soon relaxes enough to reveal the frenetic life
Photos: US based Jamaican David "Squeeze" Annakie is pictured above while Falasha Fitz-Henley is pictured below the first ever recipient of the MCADF administered grant.
August 14-2012
Pedestrian car collision survivor Falasha Fitz-Henley has been c
JAMAICA ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and signed the optional protocol in 2007, but there are concerns that women and children living with disabilities here continue to battle discrimination.
The concerns were rai
JAMAICA PICKED up its 10th medal at the Olympic Games last night and will continue the hunt today as the island's Olympians look to close out the games in style later and secure the country's most successful medal haul, as the curtains get set to co
Usain Bolt won his third gold medal of the 2012 Olympics as he anchored Jamaica's sprint relay team to a sensational world record.
Jamaica's quartet clocked 36.84 seconds to smash the old mark by two-tenths of a second and leave the USA team with si
