Reggae Music Singer Sugar Minott Has Passed On 
I just heard on Irie FM news that reggae music singer Sugar Minott has passed off. He died in a hospital in Kingston Jamaica yesterday.

Sugar Minott ...

Westmoreland Curry Festival 2010 
The Westmoreland Curry Festival Committee is staging its 10th annual festival, which is a major fund-raiser for the Manning's School Development Fund ...

Local Student makes the DEAN'S LIST @ Hofstra University in Long Island, NY 
Brittany Rhoden, the daughter of Patricia Kerr and Ian Rhoden - a 20yr old senior and a Psychology major at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island,...

"Jamaica Celebrates" - Remembering 1962 Independence! 
Just before midnight on August 5, 1962, the British Union Jack was lowered and the Jamaican flag raised for the first time, marking Jamaica's independence ...

...And another record destroyed by Jamaica's Usain Bolt (19.19) 
(CNN) -- Usain Bolt broke his own world record in the 200m meters as he completed the sprint double in the world championships in Berlin in sensational ...

The Value of Time 
An extract from 'The Value of Time' poem - Author Unknown.


To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.

To realize the ...

Jamaica's New Festival Queen 
23 year old teacher and CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Kamesha Turner is the new Miss Jamaica Festival Queen and the second queen in the history of the competition ...

Jamaican Commentary and Editorial 
Interesting and Insightful Jamaican Commentary

New Business Opportunity coming to Jamaica 
A great opportunity is coming to Jamaica that you cannot afford to miss.

Amway Global is pleased to announce that the Amway Global business will be ...

Unreasonable School Leadership 
I'm a concerned parent of a student attending Anchovy High School in St. James.

On Monday September 16th, I dropped my daughter off at school only ...

Jamaica's new $5,000 bank note rolls out today! 


THE BANK of Jamaica issued a high-security $5,000 banknote today, September 24. The note will be legal tender for all monetary transactions, and ...

Big Fire in one of the oldest buildings in Savannah la Mar this morning!  Not rated yet
Arrived in Sav la Mar, to do some business today, to find the upper floor of one of the oldest buildings in Sav, housing a restaurant & two tiny shops,...

In Support of Dustin Brown  Not rated yet
Tennis Jamaica (TJ) and Gore are so wrong. There is insufficient support for Brown.

This young man has singlehandedly put himself on the map in tennis....

Christopher (Dudus) Coke is Caught!  Not rated yet
FORMER Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke is now in police custody.

The fugitive was handed over to police by Reverend Al Miller and ...

Contest Sponsorship  Not rated yet

Hey!

Wellesley Gayle here, author and publisher of this website, http://my-island-jamaica.com – Sharing the uniqueness of Jamaica with the world!...

Police are brutal in Zürich, Switzerland to Blacks  Not rated yet
The police of Zürich, Switzerland seem to have a problem with dark skinned people, it`s either they see you as a drugs-dealer or they don`t like the color ...

Jamaican security forces continue their operation in Tivoli Gardens  Not rated yet
The Jamaican security forces are continuing the operation in the west Kingston community of Tivoli Gardens, attempting to remove alleged criminal elements ...

A review of the Website.ws (Global Domains International) online business opportunity  Not rated yet
Is Website.ws (Global Domains International) a scam?

First up, I must admit that despite the fact that the top money makers will tell us that network ...

Ernie Smith Teams up with CD Baby for Haiti  Not rated yet



Ernie Smith is known for his original hits such as 'Life is Just for Living', winner of the 1972 World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo , sponsored ...

Haiti Ravaged by Catastrophic Earthquake  Not rated yet
Unless you are living on the moon then this is news to you!

Apparently, about 4:53pm on Tuesday, a deadly earthquake, measuring 7.0, devastated Haiti ...

Montego Bay Traffic Changes in Full Gear!  Not rated yet
The new traffic changes was officially implemented at midnight on Saturday (November 7) following several delays and controversy surrounding its implementation....

Chicago Excursion - Oct 25, 2009  Not rated yet
This is my 3rd day in the USA on this trip.

Peter, Mary and Donovan -who are hosting me, has been making sure I don't get bored at all.

Yesterday ...

My-Island-Jamaica $100 USD Giveaway on Twitter!  Not rated yet
Yes, I am in that benevolent mood right now :-)

In an effort to promote my site as well as to truly engage YOU my current (and future) followers, I ...

Bolt Awarded ambassadorship and highway  Not rated yet
Jamaica Oberver:
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY staff reporter
Wednesday, September 16, 2009


USAIN Bolt, the world's fastest man who holds world records for ...

10 Easy (and Cheap!) Ways to Make Your Home Safer (Part 2)  Not rated yet
A WebMD Feature provided in collaboration with Healthy Child Healthy World. Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD


...continuing from Part 1 .

5. Be ...

10 Easy (and Cheap!) Ways to Make Your Home Safer (Part 1)  Not rated yet
A WebMD Feature provided in collaboration with Healthy Child Healthy World. Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD
Retrieved: 9/23/09


Making your home ...

Jamaica's Version of 'Deal or No Deal' game show premiers on September 23.  Not rated yet
Jamaica Observer, 9/17/2009:

Digicel on Tuesday evening unveiled its Deal or No Deal game show which will premiere on Television Jamaica on Wednesday,...

Jamaica's Usain Bolt shatters the world record - again!  Not rated yet
Bolt shattered the 100m world record as he added the world title to his Olympic crown in Berlin on Sunday.

Bolt ran a stunning time of 9.58secs to claim ...

Used Vs Loved  Not rated yet
This is a real good lesson for all of us:


While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up stone and scratched lines on the side ...

Does the Truth Help or Hurt Relationships?  Not rated yet

Remember how your relationship was in the very beginning?

You stayed up all night talking about everything - your dreams and desires and even the ...

General Information 
Other Useful Information

Your Health and Jamaican Travel  Not rated yet
Traveling to Jamaica should not adversely affect your health. Finding a good doctor in Jamaica is no real problem, and all of them speak English, of course....

My Health Handbook  Not rated yet



Thanks a lot Brenton.

It was your submission of the health benefits of certain fruits and vegetables that prompted me to post the This Year'...

Jamaican Announcements 
General Announcements from or about Jamaica (or Jamaicans)

Jamaican Events  Not rated yet
Preview and Reviews of local and international Jamaican events, including a few personal ones too!

Exclusive Jamaican News Items 
Cliquey and Exclusive Jamaican News Items