Foreign Relations
Ian Boyne is Dead
With great grief it was announced this morning that veteran journalist and Deputy CEO of the Jamaica Information Service, Ian Boyne has died. Boyne passed away at the University Hospital of the West Indies this morning after being admitted to hospital in serious condition for an undisclosed illness earlier this month. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed sadness at Boyne’s death. “It is with deep sadness that I acknowledge the death of veteran journalist and a true friend Ian Boyne. This is a shock to me. I will make a statement soon, “Holness tweeted. Boyne had appeared to be recovering and was released fromRead More
Jamaica set to host FIFA Executive Summit
IFA has launched a second round of summits.Each summit will bring together presidents and secretary generals of around 20 member associations. The series started on 21 November in Baku, Azerbaijan and will run until March 2018 with the last gathering in Lima, Peru. The Executive Football Summits were introduced in 2016 as one of the key initiatives of the FIFA reforms. The FIFA Executive Football Summit (FIFA EFS) is a project chaired by the FIFA President and brings all Member Association Presidents together in 12 different summits. The launch of the FIFA EFS has been brought to life based onRead More
It Is Here !!! “Bolt Statue now Present at the national stadium”
An eight-foot bronze statue of Usain Bolt was unveiled at Jamaica National Stadium in Kingston on Sunday (3). The statue of the sprint legend, sculpted by Basil Watson, shows Bolt in his trademark “to the world™” stance. The Jamaican sprinter, who retired after the IAAF World Championships London 2017, was at the ceremony to show his appreciation for the statue. The ceremony was also attending by various dignitaries such former prime ministers The Hon. Edward Seaga, Hon. P.j. Patterson and others from the athletics world. Bolt stated”never did I feel that I would be in this moment, as big asRead More
The best Reggae Album nominees for the 60th Grammy’s have been revealed
Five releases are nominated in the category BEST REGGAE ALBUM. The names Chronixx (Chronology), Damian Marley (Stony Hill), Morgan Heritage (Avrakedabra), should come as no surprise to us as they have been dominating theRead More
