Here at diGJamaica, we have a commitment to ensuring that the average Jamaican has a more-than-average understanding of the news. As a result, one of our most popular initiatives has been our TIMELINES, which follow events surrounding popular, topical and/or controversial issues as they unfold in Jamaica. We have received so much feedback from our readers, in favour of these timelines, that we are fully determined to keep them coming, as history unfolds in Jamaica. We’ve also decided to do one post with all our timelines in one place, for easy reference, and to help you with everything from research to self-enlightenment. See the list below.
Culture
Governance, Politics & Parliament
- The Police Car Procurement Fiasco
- The Western Jamaica ‘Light Sentences’ Debate
- Bryan Sykes’ Appointment As Acting Chief Justice
ZOSOs and States of Emergency
- Timeline: Tracking #ZOSO – Jamaica’s Zones of Special Operations – From Inception to Execution
- Timeline: ZOSO 2 (Denham Town) – Jamaica’s Second Zone of Special Operations
- What are ‘Zones of Special Operations’? In Laymen’s Terms
- Timeline: St James State of Emergency 2018 (#StJamesSOE)
- Timeline: St Catherine North State of Emergency
- See our almost verbatim reproduction of statements at the press briefing where the St James SOE was announced
- See our infographics explaining What is A State of Emergency and how this affects citizens
- A Closer Look at All Jamaica’s States of Emergency: A historical perspective and synopsis of each
Topical News Stories
- Timeline: The Shanique Myrie Case
- A Timeline of the Bad Gas Saga
- Timeline of the Jamaica Moravian Church Sex Scandal 2016-2017 (and 2018)
- Warriors for Women: A #TambourineArmy Timeline
- Timeline: Jamaica’s Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) Corruption Scandal
- Gridlock: A Timeline of the Sandz Party-Palisadoes Traffic Debacle
Natural Disasters
Sports
- Olympics Timeline: Veronica Campbell-Brown
- Olympics Timeline: Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce
- Olympics Timeline: Usain Bolt
- World Champs Timeline: Veronica Campbell-Brown
- World Champs Timeline: Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce
- World Champs Timeline: Usain Bolt
Write in to let us know what other areas you would like us to diG up more information on. Is there are court case that you would like a timeline for? Or a popular issue? Leave a comment below with the suggestion and we will be sure to add it to our list and diG4U!
