Radioactive cars from Japan turning up in Caribbean
By Bert Wilkinson Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News From Blackfoicenews.com It certainly won’t be the first thing on the minds of Caribbean people when they wake up every day but there is clear evidence that…
Jamaica: Mass burial site claim
From The Daily Herald JAMAICA–A stunning claim has been made by a former gang member in the eastern belt of the Jamaica capital, that men in the criminal underworld, often assisted by rogue policemen, have been killing people and burying…
Jamaican bobsled team’s Olympic dream alive thanks to people in Evanston, Wyoming
By Alex Cabrero, Deseret News Summary: The Jamaica Bobsled team’s Olympic dreams are alive and well, and they will be soon heading to Sochi. It’s all because of a feel-good movie and a Wyoming town happy to have them. “The…
Jamaica showcases offerings at Caribbean Travel Marketplace
From Breaking Travel News Jamaica is showcasing some of its spectacular tourism offerings this week as Montego Bay plays host to the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA) premier tourism marketing event, Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2014. The marketplace, which is…
Sochi officials: Jamaica bobsled in
From ESPN.com news services The Jamaican bobsled team may be headed to another Olympics. The catch: It needs a lot of money, and it needs it fast. Olympic organizers said Saturday that Jamaica has qualified for the two-man competition at…
Country Star Trace Adkins checks into rehab after cruise ship brawl with impersonator [Ship calling in Cayman]
The singer has battled addiction in the past…. Country singer Trace Adkins has checked himself into a rehab facility after reportedly getting into a physical fight with a Trace Adkins impersonator on a cruise ship. The singer, who in 2001…
Asafa Powell: Jamaican sprinter appears before anti-doping panel
From BBC Sprinter Asafa Powell has told a Jamaican anti-doping hearing he did not list all his supplements at trials as he could not remember their names. The former 100m world record holder, 31, tested positive for the banned stimulant…
Caribbean Marketplace 2014 a success, says JHTA
By Horace Hines And Mark Cummings from Jamaica Observer MONTEGO BAY, St James President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Evelyn Smith says the island was successfully marketed to the travel trade during this year’s staging of Caribbean…
Cops criticised by family of Canadian murdered in Jamaica
By Caribbean360 Shirley Lewis-McFarlane was bludgeoned and strangled on December 30 and her relatives are complaining that the police are still without a suspect. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday January 13, 2014, CMC – The family of a Canadian woman who was…
Schools can’t do it alone – [Jamaican/Cayman]
Reverend urges parents, society to take part in socialising, educating children By Jermaine Francis, Staff Reporter, The Gleaner A call is being made for parents and the wider society to recognise that schools alone cannot fully socialise and educate the…
