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Jamaica and the International Monetary Fund expect to begin negotiations in the coming weeks on a new deal as grim economic forecasts pose significant dangers for the debt-schackled Caribbean island, officials announced Tuesday.



Jamaica's month-old government on Wednesday launched the first phase of an emergency jobs program that was the centerpiece of its winning election campaign.



Research and Markets has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.'s new report "3Q11 Jamaica Mobile



I felt very far away from the Jamaica I had heard about. I was far away from boring all-inclusives with their troughs full of disappointing food, crowded beaches and drunken tourists with oversized rum & Cokes.



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The 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence is being celebrated in Reading with a grand new year ball.



Jamaica's government says that about 500 Cuban health workers will work on the island for the next two years to bolster understaffed clinics and hospitals.



Jamaica will play Trinidad and Tobago in the final of the Caribbean T20 tournament after both enjoyed comfortable semi-final victories.



MINISTER OF State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Arnaldo Brown, has disclosed that Jamaica is being considered as a site to provide humanitarian aid to countries in need of assistance due to disasters.



KINGSTON, Jamaica - A pathology report into the death of a two-year-old boy whose partially mummified body was found in a suitcase in Jamaica suggests he likely died from disease, asphyxiation or poisoning.




Continued... Lemworth Mair said his fondest memory was when he and his son went to Jamaica 1995. He recalled how much his son enjoyed swimming on the Jamaican beaches. Mair had recently moved in with his father, temporarily and was planning to ...



Huntington Avenue in Jamaica Plain, or log onto www.mspca.org.  A Sandwich woman has surrendered 71 rats to the MSPCA-Angell Adoption Center in Boston.  The rats are all young and in good health and are expected to go up for adoption after routine ...



(Jamaica Gleaner) American energy firm GreenRG Management LLC, which last year got the go-ahead from Cabinet to set up business in Jamaica, said it will be investing some US$30 million (J$2.6 billion) to finance a plant to manufacture and assemble energy ...



ROME, Italy (AP) — A 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook northern Italy yesterday, the second such temblor this week, but there were no reports of injuries or significant damage. Some office buildings in Milan were evacuated as a precaution, the ...



The son and grandson of Boston City Council presidents, Mr. White grew up in Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury, the oldest of four children of Joseph C. and Patricia (Hagan) White. He received a bachelor’s degree from Williams College ...



Outside, her former husband Neville Lawrence, who has returned to his native Jamaica since the murder, repeated his calls for the other suspects to be brought to justice. He called on Dobson and Norris to turn in the others responsible, expressing hope ...



Elephant Man has enjoyed crossover success with hits like Pon Di River and Willie Bounce, while Queen Ifrica is one of Jamaica's most successful female artists. I-Octane, the rising dancehall star known for popular tracks such as Lose A Friend and Burn Dem ...



ABU DHABI, United Arab Emnirates (AFP) — Just 36 holes into the new season here in the Gulf, all the lights are on green for Tiger Woods. The former dominant figure in the golfing world is facing a crucial first six months of 2012 as he ...



Jamaica, New York – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has completed construction on a new meetinghouse that will serve its French Creole, Spanish and English-speaking members who reside in Jamaica Queens and nearby communities.The Church of ...



George Mighty MBE, chairman of the Derby West Indian Community Association, said there were about 8,000 people in Derby from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent. The service will take place from 6pm to 7.30pm. Donations made on the night will go towards ...




Why does mail from the USA take soooooo long to reach our loved ones in Jamaica? Why do bank deposits or remitted funds take sooooo long to be cleared and given to the recipients? The funds you receive from overseas are electronically transmitted.



(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica is due to experience an earthquake on the same scale as one that sank a section of Port Royal more than 300 years ago, according to the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies. “The past is a key to the future, so ...



Trinidad and Tobago's Kieron Pollard (centre) hits Jamaica's Krishmar Santokie (right) for six during their Caribbean Twenty20 final at the Kensington Oval yesterday, while wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh Jr looks on. Trinidad and Tobago won by 63 runs.



Explosive batting led by Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard followed by crippling bowling coasted Trinidad and Tobago to their second straight Caribbean Twenty20 title on Sunday night with a crushing 63-run victory over Jamaica. Bravo smashed four fours and ...



What effect will Jamaica becoming a republic and leaving the 53-nation Commonwealth have on the rest of the Caribbean countries? Will they follow Jamaica to become republics and leave the Commonwealth? Those were the questions put to me by the editor of an ...



Almost a year to the day that David Kato, the Ugandan human rights activist, was murdered in his home because of his sexuality, I am flying from Toronto to London to accept the inaugural the David Kato Voice and Vision Award, which recognises ...



KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday January 25, 2012 - Government will next month move a step closer to starting firm negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new Fund programme. This comes almost two years after the IMF approved a US$1.27 ...



The All Whites will return to the scene of some of their most celebrated victories after the selection of Mt Smart Stadium for New Zealand’s February 29 ASB Summer International against Jamaica. In 22 'A' Internationals at Mt Smart, the All Whites have ...



(Jamaica Gleaner) The Customs Department says it seized 577 pounds of marijuana with a street value of J$110 million during an operation yesterday. The operation was carried out with the help of personnel from the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division.



KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Jamaica and the International Monetary Fund expect to begin negotiations in the coming weeks on a new deal as grim economic forecasts pose significant dangers for the debt-schackled Caribbean island, officials announced ...