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Praise for hero dad who drowned while trying to save his family on sunshine holiday

Remo Douglas, 34 drowned while trying to rescue his partner's 11-year-old niece Brehania Syndale who also, tragically died. He had just managed to get his partner and step-daughter to safety before going back for Brehania.

Daily Mirror

Angry TUI customers feared dream Jamaica wedding was off after flights cancelled

Jarvis Henry and Megan Brown, from Gateshead, had paid £5,400 for their flights and a 17-night stay at a five-star hotel in the Caribbean

Chronicle Live

Pelé invigorated US soccer, paved way for '94 World Cup, MLS

Clive Toye started his pursuit of Pelé with a trip to Jamaica and a cold call in 1971

The Independent UK

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Tributes to Bristol hero Remo Douglas who drowned while saving family on holiday

"A selfless act that we will never forget."

Bristol Post

Jamaica renews regional states of emergency due to gang violence

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness renewed states of emergency in eight parishes on Wednesday to control an ongoing threat of crime linked to gang activity in the Caribbean nation.

Reuters

Jo Mersa Marley dead: Bob Marley’s grandson dies aged 31

Political figures in Jamaica have paid tribute to the Jamaican-American musician, whose father is reggae pinoeer Bob’s son Stephen Marley

Evening Standard

Jo Mersa Marley: Reggae artist and grandson of Bob Marley found dead

Political figures in Jamaica have paid tribute to the late reggae artist

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Jo Mersa Marley: Reggae artist and grandson of Bob Marley found dead, aged 31

Political figures in Jamaica have paid tribute to the late reggae artist

The Independent UK

Bob Marley's grandson Jo Mersa, 31, found dead in car

Jamaican-American reggae artist Joseph Mersa Marley, who went by his stage name Jo Mersa, had reportedly suffered from asthma his entire life

Wales Online

Heartbroken dad 'can't afford' to bury daughter found dead in Jamaica before Christmas

Conroy Williams will not be able to fly to Jamaica to arrange his daughter Vanessa's' funeral as he is "struggling financially" and says news of her death has "broken" him

Daily Mirror

Usain Bolt honoured to join great names who have won lifetime achievement award

The Jamaican won the men’s Olympic 100 and 200 metres titles at three successive Games

The Independent UK

Terry Hall, singer with ska icons The Specials, dies at 63

Terry Hall, lead singer of The Specials, has died. With its mix of Black and white members and Jamaica-influenced fashion style, the band became leaders of the anti-racist 2 Tone ska revival movement.

WEKU

Olympic icon Usain Bolt to be honoured with Lifetime Achievement award at BBC SPOTY

Jamaica sprint icon Usain Bolt will be immortalised once again when he receives the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement award on December 21

Daily Mirror

Matthew Arthur Williams review – essential explosion of working-class cliches

Delving into his identity using nude portraits, family photos and found footage of Jamaica and Stoke-on-Trent, Williams explores compelling truths about immigrant labour and the meaning of home

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Scallops, sprouts, ackee and saltfish: my family’s Christmas food rituals

I grew up with a mix of Jamaican, Maltese and British food for Christmas lunch. Then last year we broke with tradition …

The Guardian - UK

The best food books of 2022

Memories of growing up in a takeaway, eulogies to pressure cookers and snacks, and the best of Jamaican and Indian cuisine

Daily Mirror

Jesy Nelson 'gets close to rapper Zion Foster after loved-up trip to Jamaica'

Jesy Nelson jetted off to Jamaica recently where she was thought to be joined by rapper Zion Foster

The Independent UK

‘It changed my life’: Stormzy on his holiday with Adele

‘We went away to Jamaica. It was five of us. It was me, Adele, Cleo Sol, Inflo, and April,’ the rapper said of the trip

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Peter Andre reveals daughter Princess was rushed to A&E after ‘painful’ injury

The Mysterious Girl singer, 49, was working on the final part of his upcoming movie in Jamaica when he got the news his 15-year-old daughter suffered an injury

The Guardian - UK

Christmas in the Sunshine review – a jolly holiday of a show

Playwright Yasmin Joseph and director Ola Ince team up for a drama that captures the warmth of a family reconnecting in Jamaica

Daily Mirror

TUI slashes price of package deals to Iceland in peak Northern Lights season

TUI is selling cheap package deals to Reykjavik in Iceland, Marrakech in Morocco, Jamaica and Gambia to those looking to grab a bargain holiday this Black Friday

Reuters

Psychedelic mushrooms expand Jamaica tourism beyond sunshine and reggae

A new group of Jamaican resorts is promoting tourism that offers mystical experiences and stress relief through "magic mushrooms," as the Caribbean nation seeks to develop a niche industry in natural psychedelics.

Tribune News Service

Award-winning places to have destination weddings and honeymoons

If there's a wedding in your future, there are many decisions to make. Have you already decided on the dress, the banquet place and the party list? If you are in the middle of all these details, it's also a time to dream about what comes next: the honeymoon.

The Independent UK

The 2021 Rugby League World Cup ‘shows where the international game is going’

Qualification for the next edition has already started.

The Independent UK

Melissa Thompson: ‘You can’t tell the story of Jamaican food without talking about slavery’

The food writer talks to Prudence Wade about exploring the history of Jamaica and its food for her new book, how it compares to the UK and why you should never, ever mess with jerk

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