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  • Published on Jun 25, 2022

    Jamaican-Born Basketball Player Kofi Cockburn signs NBA contract with the Utah Jazz

    Former Illinois University center Kofi Cockburn, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica, has officially signed with the Utah Jazz of the NBA. At seven feet and nearly 300 pounds, Cockburn averaged over 20 points per game and more than ten rebounds. With his …

    Source: Jamaicans.com - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 25, 2022

    Clive Campbell aka DJ Kool Herc, Jamaica – Caribbean-American Man of Influence

    Features Clive Campbell, better known as DJ Kool Herc, was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1955 and moved with his family to New York in 1967. Growing up in Kingston, he was exposed to the sound systems of the dancehall neighborhood parties and to the speech …

    Source: Jamaicans.com - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    Business leader pessismistic about Jamaica's prospects due high crime rate

      Richard Pandohie, CEO of Seprod Group and Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), has decried the high-crime situation in Jamaica, describing it as a crisis, for which a solution must be found. Otherwise, he warned, the country …

    Source: Radio Jamaica - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    Russia strikes Ukraine capital

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital early Sunday, striking at least two residential buildings, the mayor of Kyiv said, as elsewhere Russian troops fought to consolidate their gains in the country's east. Associated Press …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 25, 2022

    Jamaican-Canadians named to Premier Ford’s Cabinet

    TORONTO: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who was re-elected with a majority and will serve his second term after his Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario secured 83 of 124 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, unveiled his expanded Cabinet on …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Puerto Rico – Caribbean-American Man of Influence

    Features The historian, writer, and activist Arturo Schomburg was born in Puerto Rico in 1874 in the town of Santurce. His mother was Mary Joseph, a Black, freeborn midwife from St. Croix in the Danish West Indies. His father was the merchant Carlos …

    Source: Jamaicans.com - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    TransJamaican to take over highway operator

    In a few weeks, a clearer picture should emerge as TransJamaican Highway Limited (TJH) moves to acquire the company responsible for the daily operations of Highway 2000 East-West. That is the commitment from TJH Managing Director Ivan Anderson as he …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    Three more banks preparing wallets for Jam-Dex

    Weeks after the Senate officially passed legislation to enable the full roll-out of Jamaica’s digital currency Jam-Dex as legal tender, another three banks have stated their intention to move swiftly on the launch of digital wallets to facilitate …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    Oran Hall | Waking up dormant accounts and inactive bank account balances

    There are many people who are not benefiting from their money or the money of close family because saving accounts at deposit-taking institutions have become dormant or the balances been classified as unclaimed balances. Among the reasons for these …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    Cedric Stephens | Supreme Court judges bemoan trust deficit in society

    The Jamaica Information Service issued a statement from the Minister of Finance & the Public Service on June 3. It was about court proceedings brought against the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Ministry of National Security, commissioner of …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    Dolla Financial tapping into green energy market

    Microfinance company Dolla Financial Services has entered an agreement with energy solutions provider RTA Biz, a deal projected to bring about 700 additional clients to the microfinance company over the span of one year. The company, which is pouring $250 …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    EU impressed with Ja’s stable democracy

    Marianne Van Steen took up her post as the European Union (EU) ambassador to Jamaica in October 2020, just over six months after the first case of the coronavirus was detected in the island. It was the first time in her diplomatic career that she began a …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    Key agenda items for Commonwealth going forward

    KIGALI, Rwanda: The future of employment, climate change, rethinking industries in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and a greater emphasis on the prioritisation of human rights have emerged as key areas of concern for the Commonwealth as the Kigali summit …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    SIM-jacked!

    A fraudulent ‘SIM-swap’ scheme, which allows cybercriminals to “hijack” cellular phones and gain access to sensitive personal information, has been used to swipe nearly $100 million from more than two dozen bank accounts over the last 18 months, The Sunday …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    NSWMA crew escape with 'minor injuries' after truck plunges in Rio Cobre

    A government-owned garbage truck with five workers aboard plunged into the Rio Cobre near the Flat Bridge in St Catherine this evening.  However, with the help of community divers, the workers were able to free themselves and swim to safety. "Luckily, …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    Ridgemount United Church celebrates 185 years

    “I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work night is coming when no one can work.” John 9:4 KJV For years, the Ridgemount United Church, located at 53 Main Street, Mandeville, has been a beacon a hope …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    Multimillion-dollar loan breach?

    It appears that the Government may have breached a tenet of the multimillion-dollar loan deal it signed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to fund the Security Strengthening Project (SSP) in the Ministry of National Security by paying out too …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    Ruling looms in controversial $3 billion NIF share purchase

    Without disclosing any supporting data, the labour ministry has asserted that there were no financial losses to taxpayers from the nearly $3 billion worth of shares the National Insurance Fund (NIF) purchased more than seven years ago in breach of …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 26, 2022

    Gov’t yet to compensate businesses for banned goods in inventory

    Three years after the implementation of the ban on certain single-use plastic products, local businesses are lamenting that they have yet to receive a dollar of the millions they say they were promised in compensation from the Holness administration. In …

    Source: The Gleaner - Neutral

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