Jamaica News News Jamaica » People: AHF Jamaica warns more than 13,000 people with HIV not documented on treatment
Jamaica is calling for urgent action to get more than 13,000 people living with HIV into treatment, warning that thousands remain outside documented care despite significant progress in testing and ...
News Jamaica » People: Rastafarians in Jamaica want more rights
Dreadlocks, cannabis, reggae: think of Jamaica and aspects of Rastafari culture commonly leap to mind. On the island, however, the religious movement has often been maligned. Rastafari beliefs ...
News Jamaica » People: Jamaica begins receiving third-country deportees under controversial US agreement
The first flight transporting third-country nationals from the United States arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday, marking the commencement of a highly scrutinized bilateral ...
News Jamaica » People: Finding a Foothold for a Growing Network of Deportees in Jamaica
A nonprofit in Jamaica is helping a growing network of deportees from the U.S. find a foothold in their country of origin.
News Jamaica » People: Jamaica in Latin America, Its Role, Weight and Alliances
Jamaica continent explained: an island in the Americas with 2.84 million people, a US$22.7 billion economy, a CARICOM base and a US and Haiti role.
News Jamaica » People: Jamaica still won't de-criminalize being LGBTQ. Could a feature film prompt change?
This week Jamaica marks its independence day — but human rights groups say it's also a moment for Jamaicans to ponder the reality that their country is still one of the world's most homophobic.
News Jamaica » People: Out of many one people: Highlighting Irish-Jamaican roots on Independence Day
Jamaica celebrates its Independence Day annually on August 6, with this year marking the 64th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom. The island nation, home to a population of 2.8 ...