jamaica
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Jamaica Declares a State of Emergency After Violence Rocks the Montego Bay Area
Jamaica’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, recently announced a state of emergency for St. James Parish, which includes the tourist hot spot of Montego Bay, amid a sharp increase in violent crime in the area. On Thursday the politician dispatched the military to the area. “I have been advised by the security forces, in writing, that…
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Family Searching for Answers After Young, Aspiring NYC Model Is Killed in the Country of Jamaica
The mother of a 26-year-old aspiring model is searching for answers after her daughter was found brutally killed in the country of Jamaica. According to CBS New York, Desiree Gibbon, whose father is from Jamaica, had traveled in October from the Hollis section of New York City’s Queens borough to Montego Bay, where she was…
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Insecure Director Melina Matsoukas Will Helm Her 1st Series for Amazon Studios
The auteur who has blessed us with stunning visual work for Solange (“Losing You,”) Beyoncé (“Formation”) and Rihanna (“We Found Love”) will direct her first series with Amazon Studios: an adaptation of Marlon James’ novel A Brief History of Seven Killings. Melina Matsoukas, who is of Jamaican descent, is already the executive producer and director of…
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‘Aunt V,’ the World’s Oldest Woman, Dies in Jamaica at 117
Her reign as the world’s oldest person did not last long, but her life—well, that’s a whole ’nother story. Violet Moss (also spelled “Mosse”) Brown, affectionately known as Aunt V, has died at at 117 years of age in Jamaica, after being named the world’s oldest person in April. The Jamaican prime minister announced her…
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MC Lyte Jumps the Broom in Jamaica
This weekend, old-school rapper MC Lyte (born Lana Moorer) met someone at the altar in her white dress. Lyte married John Wynche, a former Marine and entrepreneur at Sandals Royal Caribbean resort in Jamaica. The two actually met online more than a year ago. Guests at the beachside nuptials included a bevy of celebs like…
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Father Pleads With Trump to Let Him Enter the US to Attend Slain 11-Year-Old Daughter’s Funeral
Eleven-year-old AbbieGail Smith was killed in New Jersey last week in a tragedy that has shocked her entire family. Now the little girl’s grieving father and older sister, both of whom reside in Jamaica, are pleading with President Donald Trump to allow them into the U.S. to attend the little girl’s funeral this coming Monday.…
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Black Writers’ Room: Author Gives Us a Glimpse Inside the CIA’s Covert War on Jamaica
With the death of Fidel Castro, there has been a resurgence of interest in his role as an advocate for countries in Africa and the Caribbean. One of those countries was Jamaica, where Castro would help build schools and hospitals and train Jamaican workers. In the 1970s, Castro developed a friendship and partnership with then-Jamaican…
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Missing NYC Woman’s Body Found, Death Ruled a Homicide
Dayo Corley was found dead in the driver’s seat of a black Chevy Equinox in South Jamaica in the Queens borough of New York City, the New York Post reports. The car, which had Florida plates, was found around noon Monday. According to the Post, Corley’s death was deemed a homicide, and there were obvious signs of…
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Usain Bolt Withdraws From Olympic Trials Because of Hamstring Injury
The “fastest man in the world,” Usain Bolt, withdrew from the Olympic trials on Friday because of a torn hamstring, reports USA Today. The Jamaican sprinter says he still hopes to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. On Thursday, Bolt, 29, complained of a tight hamstring after a preliminary race, and the…