For many years Jamaica has looked to St Elizabeth, and especially the historic town of Black River, as the site for our country’s third major city. The idea has been raised, discussed, and delayed repeatedly, forever caught between promise and politics.

Hurricane Melissa brought heavy floodwaters across southwestern Jamaica as the Category 5 storm killed at least seven people and left a Kansas City resident stranded with airports shut down. Kingsley McKennon,

Jamaica is in recovery mode after Hurricane Melissa slammed into its shores. A nonprofit with ties to the Kansas City area survived the storm and is now helping others pick up the pieces.

Heart to heart International is a Kansas City area based humanitarian aid organization, focused on bringing relief to disaster areas and the local community.

Heart to heart International is a Kansas City area based humanitarian aid organization, focused on bringing relief to disaster areas and the local community.

The City Council approved the rezoning of 230 blocks in Jamaica, Queens, marking Adams’ fourth neighborhood rezoning

The City Council has voted to approve the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, a massive rezoning proposal that is anticipated to create 12,000 new homes and 2 million

The City Council on Wednesday approved a years-in-the-making overhaul of the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx as well as a major rezoning of Jamaica that is expected to permit 11,800 new homes across 230 blocks of the southeastern Queens neighborhood.