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2008 Olympic Sprint phenom Usain Bolt of Jamaica, has given a boost to the fund-raising efforts of the New York-based Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO), signing three pairs of sneakers which are to be auctioned. The sneakers, donated by Puma, are part of a limited edition produced in commemoration of Bolt’s world record of 9.72 seconds clocked at the Reebok Grand ... Read More

(February 6, 2009 - Miami, Florida) Love is in the air and Zojak World Wide has crafted a Valentine's Day album for reggae fans and lovers everywhere.  Available February 10 on I-Tunes and e-tailers everywhere, One Love Remains consists of a heart-warming collection of 14 tracks of special roots and lover's rock tracks along with choice dancehall selections that will ... Read More

The German clothing line YARD® have made an initial donation of more than four thousand US Dollars to a community library in Trench Town, Jamaica. A community-library in Kingston, Jamaica, the Trench Town Reading Centre (TTRC), received an initial donation of 3.000 EUR (more than 4.000 US$) from the German based fashion brand YARD®. The YARD® style is known for its ... Read More

The Island of Jamaica has long been considered one of the most beautiful wedding destinations. It is for this reason as well their passion for executing events that Shikima Hinds and Carmel Legros have formed the company Island Bride Jamaica, The mission is pretty straightforward: to be the number one resource for brides and wedding professionals for destination weddings in ... Read More

AFTER A busy day which included a sitting of the House of Representatives, two committee meetings, a meeting between Government and Opposition members and a Government parliamentary caucus, the Government yesterday succeeded in passing amendments to the Insurance Act and Central Bank Act. By passing these bills, Government has cleared the first hurdle required to rescue Colonial Life Insurance Company Ltd ... Read More

How can Jamaica get government, the private sector and citizens to work together to help promote economic growth, learning from other countries? The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) and the Caribbean Council has undertaken a project on Social Partnership in Jamaica to help find out just that. Social partnership is a way of bringing together key partners in a country’s development ... Read More

Sen. Don Wehby, Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance, has come out strongly in support of efforts to get Air Jamaica on a sound financial footing. In a statement issued today, the Minister emphasized that the combined set of actions which are being implemented at the airline are designed to save the country an average of US$150 million/approximately ... Read More