British-born -born athlete Yona Knight-Wisdom is the first male diver to represent Jamaica at an Olympic Games. Knight-Wisdom, 21, is representing Jamaica in the men’s 3m springboard. He recently graduated from Leeds Beckett University after completing a sport and exercise science honours degree. Knight-Wisdom began diving in 2004 as part of a talent programme and […]
Thirty-three Jamaican farm workers are back on the job, after a spectacular fire gutted their living quarters at Chary Produce, a fruit and vegetable operation in Mount Pleasant, Ontario, last Thursday, leaving them with just the clothes on their backs. When The Caribbean Camera reached co-owner of Chary Produce, John Chary, he said “no comment,” […]
Adaoma Patterson was elected president of the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) last Sunday. Patterson, whose late father Horace Patterson came to Canada to pursue studies at the University of Manitoba in the 1960s was born in Winnipeg and, with the exception of six years which her family spent in Jamaica, was raised in that city. […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is moving to strengthen co-operation with Cuba on key industries such as agriculture and manufacturing, which can benefit both nations. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Karl Samuda said the island is seeking to learn from the experience of Cuba, which “has done remarkably well with limited resources” and […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Amid the food, electricity and economic crisis in his country, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arrived in Jamaica for what the government says was a one-day “working visit”, ahead of his trip to another Caribbean country where a demonstration was planned. A Jamaica government statement said Maduro, who was met on arrival at […]
The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, touched down May 12-14 for the Cayman Islands Invitational where he won his 100m men’s event. Bolt is on his path to the Olympic Games in Rio and spent time in the Cayman Islands meeting with local fans, school children and government officials. Canadian Phylicia George placed second in […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Expedia group, a leading travel company, reports that travel demand to Jamaica on all Expedia sites grew nearly 20% in 2015 compared to 2014. Package bookings, transactions that combine components like flights and hotel, continue to increase in Jamaica year over year. Destinations that experienced a noteworthy increase in package bookings in […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – National Security Minister Robert Montague has disclosed that government is exploring the possibility of bringing back the death penalty. He says government remains committed to mobilizing all the resources at its disposal to wage a “relentless war” against criminal elements intent on destroying the country, and the resumption of hanging is therefore […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Trinidad and Tobago is to retrofit an area of its Piarco International Airport by July to improve accommodation for Jamaicans refused entry into the two-island republic. Jamaica Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith confirmed she was informed of the decision by T&T’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator […]
The Jamaican community is offering assistance to their brothers and sisters in Fort McMurray. “The Jamaicans in Fort McMurray are a tight-knit group. They are all in accommodation, whether with relatives, private accommodation, or shelters,” said Janice Miller, high commissioner for Jamaica to Canada. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, through the Jamaican […]
