Jamaicans Win Medals at International Kickboxing World Championships
Jamaicans Alex Dunn 16, of Wolmers’ Boys’, and Romario Cole, 15, of Kingston College, won the silver and bronze medals, respectively at the 10th World Championships of the International Sports Kickboxing Association in Stuttgart, Germany. Both teens were trained by Ningen Karate chief instructor Shihan Keith Edwards. Dunn was very happy with his performance, noting […]
Two Jamaican Beaches Make Top 25 Caribbean Beaches List
Jamaica has two of its beaches listed among the TripAdvisor’s top 25 Travelers Choice Best Caribbean Beaches for 2016: Seven Mile Beach and Ocho Rios Beach. Ranked at Number 10 is Seven Mile Beach in Negril, which was cited for its glorious blue water, tropical vegetation, and spectacular sunset views. These features make Seven Mile […]
Facts on Jamaica: How Much Do You Know About Peenie Wallies ?
In Jamaica, fireflies are called “blinkies” or “peenie wallies.” These insects have special luminous organs on their bodies that allow them to flash during the mating season to enable males and females to find each other. Females are generally larger than the males and have one lighted segment. Her role in courtship is mostly passive, […]
Jamaican Nesta Carter’s Positive Test May Result In Trinidad Gold Olympic Medal
Media reports have now identified Nesta Carter as the Jamaican athlete, who returned an anti-doping violation for the banned stimulant Methylhexanamine after the re-testing of 454 samples from the 2008 Beijing Games. Carter’s ‘A’ sample showed the presence of the banned stimulant. He could face sanctions, including losing his medals, only if his “B” sample […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – No Deal!
Standing before king Nebuchadnezzar and facing his wrath for their refusal to worship the image according to the instructions heralded to all (Daniel 3:4), the three Jewish boys were offered a deal that would spare them being thrown into the burning fiery furnace. To compound the severity of their non-compliance, certain Chaldeans accused them before […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending June 3rd, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- INTERNET ACCESS COULD BE BASIC HUMAN RIGHT, SAYS HOLNESS—05/28/16 Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness believes that access to the Internet could be seen as a basic human right around the world within 10 or 15 years. According to Holness, the fact that Jamaicans must produce a physical identification […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending June 3 , 2016
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending June 3, 2016. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our archives.
Re-Test Results for 2008 Jamaican Olympic Runner Show Positive for Banned Substance : Usain Bolt is not involved
Although further testing is required before a name can be released, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the initial “A” sample of an experienced Jamaican runner taken at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing is positive for a banned substance. The biggest Jamaican stars are not implicated at this time, but the situation has caused […]
Day 155 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica -Listen to Stories at the Calabash Literary Festival
The Calabash Literary Festival is a three-day storytelling event that features readings and music. It is the first and largest Caribbean literary festival and attracts authors and musicians from Jamaica and around the world. The festival is held every two years and is free to the public. The 2016 festival will run from June 3 […]
Food For The Poor Reaches a Celebratory Milestone in Haiti
Food For The Poor is celebrating three decades of loving service to the people of Haiti, a ministry that began in 1986 with a response to a plea for help for families in Cite Soleil. Thirty years later, hundreds of thousands of lives have been changed for the better because of the support of donors […]