What's on diGJamaica.com this week

1. Unemployment rate continues to trend upwards. Jamaica's unemployment rate remains a concern. Despite October 2013's unemployment rate of 14.9% being the lowest since January 2013's 14.5%, it is 0.9% point higher than October 2012.

2. Chart of the Week: Unemployment still high in Jamaica. Track Jamaica's unemployment rate from 2010.

3. Reggae Month Interview: Jamaicansmusic.com. Alex Morrissey, the innovator behind the popular website jamaicansmusic.com, shares his views on the impact of reggae, as well as how the website's work contributes to this effect internationally.

4. Economy update: Inflation falls to 0.3% in January. The fiscal-year-to-date inflation was 6.9%, while point-to-point inflation was 9.3%, which was one percentage point higher than the 8.3% for the corresponding period of 2013.

5. Reggae Month Interview: Reggae Sumfest. Tina Mae Davis, festival manager at Summerfest Productions Limited, producers of Reggae Sumfest, shares views on the impact of reggae as well as how their work contributes to this effect internationally.

6. Famous Faces, Jamaican Roots - Black History Month Special. We share a list of famous faces and names in international politics and public service, the arts, sports and more who all have one thing in common - Jamaican roots.

Read more at http://digjamaica.com/this_week

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