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After 13 years in prison, dancehall’s one-time king needs to adapt to – or reinvent – a scene that’s drastically changed. Vybz Kartel Hiroyuki Ito / Getty Images Jamaicans often say to each other, “Jamaica is not a real place,” as we shake our heads at the beauty and madness of our birthplace. On…
“Customs seize $70K worth of cocaine hidden in thermal cups” Customs officers last month seized $70,000 worth of cocaine that was hidden in souvenir thermos cups and sent to three United States cities, authorities announced. The four separate shipments from Jamaica were found at processing centers in Cincinnati, New York and Philadelphia, according to Customs…
” Jamaican central bank to airdrop Jam-Dex CBDC to early adopters “ The first 100,000 Jamaican citizens to use the country’s new central bank digital currency (CBDC) known as Jam-Dex, will be given a free $16 payment in the hopes of promoting widespread adoption. Jamaican prime minister Andrew Holness first announced the news in a…
“#Jamaica four-man bobsled team to Winter Olympics for first time in 24 years” Jamaica is sending a four-man bobsled team to the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing next month for the first time in over two decades after qualifying on Monday. In addition to making a return to the event, Team Jamaica is also sending athletes in…
“# 70% of Jamaica population to adopt CBDC in 5 years, prime minister says ” Central bank digital currency (CBDC) evolved into a hot topic in Jamaica when the country’s central bank successfully completed the first pilot test in early January. Following the tests, the country’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, has spoken confidently about CBDC…
“# Bank of Jamaica completes first CBDC pilot ” The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) has successfully completed its first central bank digital currency (CBDC), targeting a national rollout in the first quarter of 2022. After proceeding with initial CBDC prototype testing in March 2021, Jamaica’s central bank finished an eight-month-long pilot last Friday, the Jamaica…
“#James Bond’s fantasy-driven history with Jamaica” Bee Quammie: Ian Fleming created Bond in Jamaica, and romanticized the country. Did he ever reckon with its realities? This story was originally published in print in February 2020. During a trip to Jamaica when I was 11, my father took me to lunch one day with my aunts…
“#Pro soccer player accused of sex assault on Florida college campus” A United Soccer League player in Miami has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman inside a classroom on a Florida college campus, authorities said. Jahshaun Anglin — a 20-year-old midfielder for Miami FC and a member of Jamaica’s national team — was charged…
“#Gunman arrested in shooting had bulletproof vest: police sources” A man wearing a bulletproof vest was arrested after he shot another man in Queens Thursday morning, police and police sources said. The 42-year-old allegedly shot a 28-year-old in the left arm at Sutphin Boulevard and Ferndale Avenue in Jamaica around 7 a.m., cops said. The…
“# Bank of Jamaica mints the first batch of national digital currency ” Jamaica is aggressively progressing with the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the Bank of Jamaica, or BOJ, has minted the country’s first batch of CBDC. The BOJ officially announced that its dedicated CBDC division demonstrated the process of minting digital…