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The video was released as part of Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative.

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced yesterday, Spike Lee will receive an honorary Academy Award for his work.

President Obama has always been known for being personable, and he showed that during a recent visit to Jamaica. Yesterday when he arrived at the…

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Tessanne Chin, season five winner of “The Voice,” appeared on “NewsOne Now” with guest host Mo Ivory to discuss her musical journey from Jamaica and…

The public health system has benefitted from a donation of medical supplies valued at approximately $67.5 million from International Gospel Recording Artiste and Pastor, Donnie…

Pastor Donnie McClurkin lost his father the family patriarch, Donald Andy McClurkin, Sr.  His homegoing services will be held this coming Wednesday in Jamaica, NY.  Click here to get more details if you want to send flowers or your support.  

The Prime Minister of Jamaica, Portia Simpson-Miller, addressed the need for an apology from Britain from Britain over slavery in Jamaica. She also talked about…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — It wasn’t much of a race, but then it really couldn’t have been as the world’s fastest man and Britain’s Prince Harry…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — On Jamaica’s rutted streets, the complaints have been chronic — home ownership is out of reach for most wage earners, the cost of electricity has skyrocketed, water service regularly fizzles out and decent jobs are scarce. Fed up with chronic hard times, voters in this debt-wracked Caribbean nation on Thursday threw out […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The center-right party of Jamaica’s youngest prime minister was in a tight race Thursday against the left-leaning party headed by the island’s first female leader in a battle to win control of the government for the next five years. SEE ALSO: Most Overlooked Movies Of 2011 Jamaican elections have turned violent […]

KINGSTON-Patrick Drysdale, who was convicted of three separate cases of rape, including one where he forced a woman to perform oral sex on him by gunpoint before she almost severed his penis by biting it has been convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Drysdale was convicted of robbery with aggravation, indecent assault, wounding […]

NEW YORK — Jamaican strong man Christopher “Dudus” Coke has plead guilty to racketeering charges in New York City. Dudus was captured last year in Jamaica after a two-month manhunt that included a violent clash between his supporters in Tivoli Gardens and Jamaican Police in which 76 people were killed. Dudus has been connected to […]