Two Jamaican nationals with violent criminal pasts—including kidnapping and homicide—were deported from the U.S. after years of legal delays, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced.
Nascimento Blair, 44, was removed on February 27, nearly 20 years after his conviction for first-degree kidnapping in New York. Blair overstayed his 2004 visa and was later sentenced to 15 years in prison. Despite a 2008 deportation order, he remained in custody until ICE re-arrested him in 2024.
Nevel Larey Heslop, 67, convicted of a 1991 New Jersey homicide, was also deported. After serving 30 years, ICE detained him in 2021, but document delays prolonged his case until his removal this year.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness’s rhetoric surrounding the 1970s administration of Michael Manley relies on a convenient strategy: judging a transformative era of social empowerment purely through a modern macroeconomic lens…
Jamaicans continue to excel globally in athletics, music, business, academia and the arts. But why has Jamaica struggled to transform that remarkable individual talent into sustained national progress?
Sandals Resorts, the Caribbean’s leading luxury all-inclusive operator, is reigniting efforts to sell itself, targeting a valuation between 6billionand6billionand7 billion
Prime Minister Andrew Holness’s rhetoric surrounding the 1970s administration of Michael Manley relies on a convenient strategy: judging a transformative era of social empowerment purely through a modern macroeconomic lens. Facing public scrutiny over his own administration’s decade-long record, Holness’s political commentary frequently cherry-picks fiscal contraction metrics while framing democratic socialism as an “ideological misadventure”…
Jamaicans continue to excel globally in athletics, music, business, academia and the arts. But why has Jamaica struggled to transform that remarkable individual talent into sustained national progress?
Jamaica can attract foreign investment without sacrificing its people. Marcus Garvey championed self-reliance and economic independence, while Singapore demonstrated that a nation can welcome global investment while building its citizens, workforce and domestic economy. What can Jamaica learn from both?
Jamaica is celebrated worldwide for its music, athletics, food and culture. But true Jamaican patriotism should demand more than pride, vibes and hype. A Reddit conversation about Jamaican patriotism raises a deeper question: Are we demanding enough from our leaders—and from ourselves—to build a safer, more functional and economically stronger Jamaica?
Former Jamaican PM Bruce Golding condemns Washington’s coercive demands on Jamaica and the Caribbean, warning that economic retaliation threatens small island sovereignty.
Elaine Angene Escoe, a 41-year-old fugitive who landed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list, has been apprehended in Jamaica and extradited back to South Florida to face federal prosecution. Authorities allege she masterminded a sprawling pandemic relief fraud ring that siphoned over $32 million from taxpayer-funded COVID-19 assistance programs—using a fake identity to evade capture for months before an FBI tip led to her arrest.
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