December 29th 2017 A glimmer of hope as the warring factions talk peace. A Civil War waging in Mountain View while the Prime Minister sits quiet, the army sits in Up Park Camp and some of the country’s police goes on Sick out. The shots rang out as if it is Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan.…
Read MoreAnother Insurance Murder Sunday, February 11, 2018 The story seemed to have begun on January 2, 2018, with the brutal murder of 32-year-old business woman Simone Campbell-Collymore and 36-year-old taxi operator Winston Watson. Both were shot dead at approximately 4:00 pm on Stanley Terrace in Red Hills, St. Andrew, Jamaica. With the murder rate continuing…
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2018 In a video which dominated social media a couple months ago, pan-Africanist Dr. Umar Johnson, made strong claims that Jamaica is well on its way to become the first colony of China in the Caribbean. “The Chinese pretty much owns Jamaica,” he said. “The Jamaican Government is giving concession lands to the…
Read MoreFloyd Grindley resign. No place for corruption in Andrew Holness government
Floyd Grindley, the General Manager of Petrojam was caught up in a scandal which many argued constitute breach of government policy. Prime Minister Andrew Holness vowed to put ministers on notice about corruption and the misuse of power in government. He was under pressure to fulfill those promises in the Petrojam matter. Many Jamaicans were…
Read MoreEdward Seaga, the Jamaican Visionary but what about Tivoli?
February 28/2018 The ruling Jamaica Labour Party is carving out a legacy for one of their most prominent leader, Edward Phillip George Seaga. The corporate office of Petrojam Limited, located on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, on Thursday (February 22/2018), was officially named ‘The Edward Seaga Building’. It was announced and supervised by the Jamaica…
Read MoreJamaica Emancipation Day
August 1, 1834 marked a special day for Africans in British colonies as it was the day they received freedom from slavery. In Jamaica, the Emancipation Declaration was read from the steps of the Old Kings House in Spanish Town, St Catherine, the country’s capital at the time. The Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which abolished slavery…
Read MoreGarvey to be cleared of all criminal charges
Friday, August 18, 2017 ST JAMES, Jamaica (JIS) – Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says the Government is moving to clear National Hero, Marcus Garvey, of all criminal charges that were laid against him in Jamaica. Addressing a civic ceremony to commemorate the 130th birthday of Jamaica’s first National Hero, held…
Read MorePeace Truce Runnings / London 1977: Claudie Massop, Tony Welsh, Bob Marley and Tek Life Claudius “Claudie/Jack” Massop, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) kingpin and West Kingston enforcer under the Edward Seaga government. Leader of the Shower Posse Gang, belonging to Tivoli Gardens, Wellington Street, Rema, Denham Town and the surrounding areas of West Kingston, Jamaica. Tony Welsh rival People’s…
Read MoreTVJ has obtain video footage which shows new evidence of what transpired before the security guard tried to take the licence firearm holder’s gun. The building management argues the video supports the allegations that the security guard was beaten up inside the guard room and the reason he decided to retaliate. According to new reports,…
Read MoreJamaica the latest country to implement HPV vaccine
The Human Papillomavirus Vaccine otherwise called HPV The HPV vaccine has been rolled out in the Jamaican schools under the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government. The JLP Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton introduced the measures to be initiated in schools across the nation as of Monday October 2nd 2017. Despite a number of concerns from…
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