Jamaica News

"There are people losing their savings," sighed Joseph Flora of Milton, Vt. "If they get one of these calls, just hang up the phone!" When Flora heard the warning Thursday from Vermont's Attorney General about Jamaica's area code 876, home to what law enforcement described as a sophisticated ring of con artists, the message hit home.

"I was in bed crying," a senior citizen from Maine wailed in a recorded phone conversation Fairpoint Communications played for reporters Thursday at the Rutland, Vt.

Vermont's attorney general, police and other agencies have teamed up to warn people about a telephone scam targeting seniors.

This summer marks the introduction of Pikes Falls Chamber Music Festival in Jamaica, VT with concerts on August 1-3. The musicians include some of the best young instrumentallists in the country.

If you walk into Stone Soup in Burlington at just the right time during Hanukkah you can be part of... If you walk into Stone Soup in Burlington at just the right time during Hanukkah you can be part of... Chef Leroy Headley prepares to open, offering an assortment of freshly-made Jamaican and Caribbean favorites at Cool Runnings on the corner of ... (more)