KINGSTON, Jamaica – Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has called on Jamaicans who work or travel overseas, to register with the country’s missions so that they can be easily located in the event of an emergency.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States has named four Caribbean community (CARICOM) countries as major drug transit or illicit drug producing countries.

Although still recovering, the U.S. Virgin Islands has come a long way since the two devastating hurricanes that devastated the territory in September 2017. Hurricanes Irma and Maria swept through causing billions of dollars in infrastructural and housing damage and devastation to the three major islands: St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. But today, the islands are open and ready for business, according to Commissioner of Tourism for the US Virgin Islands, Joseph Boschulte.

Dozens have died and hundreds remain unaccounted for almost a month after Hurricane Dorian devastated sections of The Bahamas.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – A program that allowed Haitians to remain in the United States while waiting for approval of permanent residence or “green cards” has been scrapped.

A powerful hurricane smashed into The Bahamas earlier this month, causing multiple deaths and devastating damage to the chain of Caribbean islands before roaring off towards the United States.

MIAMI —Miami-Dade County and MSC Group, one of the world’s leading container shipping and logistics conglomerates as well as the parent company of MSC Cruises, in collaboration with PortMiami and other maritime partners are assisting the people of The Bahamas with humanitarian aid, including a shipment of over 200 gas generators, tarps, cords, water, canopies and gas cans, among other items of necessity for the victims of Hurricane Dorian.

Opportunity for millions of lower income immigrants to live legally in the United States, including thousands from the Caribbean, is facing a fresh threat from the administration of President Donald Trump.

Last Saturday at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston 91 students were awarded scholarships to the tune of over eight million by the Peace and Love Academic Scholarship (PALAS).

COCONUT CREEK, Fla.  –Jamaica’s Governor-General will bestow the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Commander (CD), a high honor, to Food For The Poor President/CEO Robin Mahfood. He will receive the award on National Heroes Day, Oct. 21, in Jamaica. 

After a promising start to her campaign for president of the United States, Caribbean American candidate Kamala Harris has seen her public support erode significantly.

Jamaica’s Consul General Oliver Mair is advising all nationals to immediately take the necessary precautions in light of Hurricane Dorian which is increasing to Category 4 and is slated for landfall in Florida during the weekend.