JAMAICA HAPPENINGS

Monday, 05 20th

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Foreigners jailed in US for smuggling people through Caribbean

WASHINGTON, May 20 (CMC) — United States law enforcement officials say two foreigners have been jailed in Texas for smuggling people into the US through the Caribbean.
Beware of people requesting money for 'Farm Work'

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans are being warned against people attempting to extort money by claiming to be Ministry of Labour and Social Security agents responsible for the ‘Farm Work’ programme.
J$98.96 to one US dollar

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaican dollar today strengthened marginally against its US counterpart to trade at an average $98.96, three cents lower than it closed on Friday.

Youth arrested after Toots injured in US

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – Police in the United States have arrested a 19-year-old man and charged him with aggravated assault after the lead singer of the Grammy Award winning reggae...
Spugy B, keeping it positive for Rema

GROWING up in the Kingston community of Wilton Gardens, Jervis Clarke recalls jamming at house parties with Air Wolf, his father's sound system. Those sessions had a significant bearing on...
Ochi jazz fest from June 8-16

HAROLD Davis, Dr Cathy Brown, and Sparrow Martin's Ska Re-Birth are some of the top-shelf local acts booked for the 23rd annual Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival during Jazz Week...