Six months ago, she was Jamaica’s top diplomat in the United States (US), but today she is the first female member of parliament to represent the Manchester North East constituency. Audrey Marks has transformed from diplomat to political...
When most Jamaicans think of living in the United States, they often eye locations, such as New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida and Atlanta in Georgia, but rarely is there mention of midwest states such as Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, among...
Derrick Heaven, a former Jamaican consul general to New York and the person credited with founding the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (USA) Inc (UJAA), is among individuals to be honoured during the organisation’s 35th anniversary awards...
Former Director of Elections Orette Fisher believes Jamaica’s reported voter turnout is misleading, as the current voters’ list is significantly overinflated with names that should have been removed long ago. Speaking with The Gleaner following...
With voter turnout in yesterday’s general election falling below the 50 per cent mark, a suggestion is being put forward to stagger voting days in an effort to get more Jamaicans interested in the election process. Dr Basil Wilson, provost emeritus...
Members of the Jamaican diaspora in the United States have welcomed the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) re-election victory in yesterday’s general election, expressing hope that the Andrew Holness-led administration will stay true to its promises and...
As Jamaicans head to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new government, several members of the diaspora have returned to the island to cast their votes, underscoring the significance they place on this election. Over the past month, social media has...
Former Jamaican Ambassador to the United Nations, Curtis Ward, was recently honoured by Maryland Governor Wes Moore for his outstanding contributions to the state of Maryland, as well as the Jamaican and Caribbean communities living there. During...
A healthcare mission drawn from the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut areas will arrive in the island on September 3 for a 10-day visit. The more than 30 healthcare professionals, headed by Dr Robert Clarke, chief medical adviser for the...
In July Jamaican Orville Etoria was one of five men the United States (US) government sent to the tiny African Kingdom of Eswatini, claiming they were barbaric individuals who needed to be deported from America. However, Jamaica’s Minister of...
Dr Julius Garvey, the son of Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Garvey, has welcomed the recently tabled resolutions in the United States Congress seeking exoneration of his father and to make August 17 his day. Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette...
Just over half of Jamaica’s voting population is planning to cast a ballot in the September 3 general election set for two weeks from today. Of the remaining potential voters, 29.1 per cent said they have no intention of going to the polls while...
Several of this year’s 141 recipients of national honours and awards yesterday expressed surprise and gratitude at having been recognised by the nation. Newly minted member of the Order of Jamaica (OJ) Keith Duncan was effusive in his belief in...
Jamaicans in the diaspora who have been named among the 141 individuals bestowed with national honours yesterday reacted with pride while committing to continuing the work that has garnered them recognition from the country of their birth. Alsion...
Businessman Keith Duncan, a leading voice in the monitoring and management of both the economic and social development of Jamaica, is among three persons to be conferred membership in the Order of Jamaica (OJ), the highest of the 141 national...
Flag-raising ceremonies, church services, galas and a parade are just some of the activities in which Jamaicans across the United States will participate as they gear up to mark their homeland’s 63rd anniversary of Independence. The Jamaican...
NEW YORK: The Jamaican Independence Gala set to take place in New York on August 23 is hoping to realise the goal of raising between $500,000 and $1,000,000 to fund scholarships for Jamaican students to tertiary institutions, as well as assist a...
Even as nursing homes in the United States (US) reel from a shortage of nurses and other healthcare professionals, there are some 200 Jamaican healthcare professionals awaiting the American government’s approval to take up jobs in nursing homes and...
Construction is to get under way on the long-awaited Harmony Cove resort immediately after a groundbreaking exercise later this month, bringing tangibility to the US$1-billion luxury project more than 20 years after it was first announced by former...
“A debacle.” “Atrocious.” “A bunch of misfits.” Those are just some of the expressions used by cricket enthusiasts to describe the performance of the West Indies following their disastrous showing in the third Test against...
Jamaican permanent residents (green card holders) could find themselves shut out of medical services in the United States (US) unless they meet certain conditions. If the green card holder is a low-income person and has had green card status for...
Jamaicans seeking to travel to the United States (US) on a visitor, student or work visa will now face a steep increase in the fees charged by the American government. As set out in the newly signed-into-law ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, Jamaicans wanting...
Members of the Jamaican diaspora in the United States are condemning the new excise tax of one per cent on money remitted to Jamaica, effective December 31 this year. The one per cent tax is set out in the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passed by the US...
Ninety-eight individuals from the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Kingston are among students who will receive scholarships and grants from the Florida-based American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF) for the academic year 2025-2026. A...
The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has selected two recently minted senators, Ambassador Audrey Marks and Delano Seiveright, to be its standard-bearers in Manchester North East and St Andrew North Central, respectively. Marks, the former...
