Jamaican men and women are getting fat, and I daresay too fat. At the bus stop, in the supermarket, walking on the streets, and even in fast food restaurants you see several obese people, and wonder when we got here.
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Jamaica Constabulary Force is recruiting for several IT roles.
Data Centre Engineer
Manager ICT Security
Senior Systems Engineer
Network Engineer
Technical & Client Support Officer
Systems Administrator
Network Technician
Software Engineer
Dry and hazy conditions are expected to persist across Jamaica through Friday due to the influence of the Saharan Air Layer.
A trough is forecast to bring increased cloudiness, showers and thunderstorms across most parishes by Saturday and Sunday.
Windy conditions are also expected this weekend, particularly across southern parishes and hilly areas.
As someone who grew up and lived in West Kingston for majority of my life, I have to smh when I see poor kids waste their time at school. An education doesn't guarantee you to riches but it gives you the opportunity to access it. Even if you have talent, you still need education
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JAMAICA’S LAND CRABS ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME
Every June, Jamaica’s land crabs emerge in their ancient procession, crossing roads, filling buckets, ending up in cooking pots from Portland to St Elizabeth. It is a tradition as old as our memory, but it may not survive another generation.
The blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) is classified Near Threatened by the IUCN, with declining populations across the Caribbean. It matures slowly, breeds once a year, and takes years to reach harvestable size; not the characteristics of a species that recovers easily from pressure.
The red land crab (Gecarcinus ruricola) faces similar challenges: over-harvesting for food, habitat loss, and slow reproductive rates that make recovery from population crashes difficult and prolonged.
The warning signs are there: We’re seeing fewer crabs on local roadsides with each passing year.
Puerto Rico saw populations crash over four decades under the combined weight of over-harvesting, pesticide contamination, and coastal development. Regulations finally came in 1999; closed seasons, size limits, protected zones; but only after the damage was done. Recovery remains slow and incomplete. The Bahamas, with even fewer controls, offers a still grimmer picture.
Jamaica has no closed season, no size limits, no monitoring programme. Harvesting is effectively open-access. As more land is cleared for buildings and roads, pressure on crab habitats intensifies each season.
The ecological stakes are high. Land crabs aerate coastal soils, cycle nutrients, and sustain the mangrove ecosystems that underpin Jamaica’s tourism economy.
Jamaica hasn’t lost what Puerto Rico spent a generation mourning. Not yet.
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The McClure twins who went viral 9 years ago at adorable 3-year-olds are now 12 years old, and they’re still killing it , making Forbes’ Top 10 Kid Creators list.
From viral babies to boss kids. Growth done right. 👏🏾