Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson Wins 100-Meter Breaststroke Equaling the World Record
Jamaican Alia Atkinson won the 100-meter breaststroke event today (August 26) at the FINA/Airweave Swimming World Cup in France in 1.02.36 minutes. Her time equaled the world record for the distance. Atkinson had the second-fastest qualifying time with 1.04.89 minutes, following the fastest qualifying time attained by America Katie Meilli who clocked 1.04.49. In the […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending August 26 2016
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending August 26 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.
Forbes Magazine Features Woman Who Opened Hotel in Jamaica with No Money – Using Kickstarter
Kalisa Martin was on vacation with her boyfriend Jeff Belizaire in Jamaica when she decided she would like to live on the island permanently. With that in mind, she left her job in New York City where she worked at Tasting Table, a digital site for foodies and raised the money to start the Runaway […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – On the Winning Side
As he stepped out that morning, Elisha’s servant could not believe his eyes. The city of Dothan, where he and his master were staying, was surrounded by soldiers from the army of Ben-Hadad, king of Syria, and he knew they had come for Elisha (see 2 Kings 6:8-17). Filled with fear and trepidation, he ran […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending August 26th, 2016
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- JAMAICAN POLICE TO WEAR BODY CAMERAS—08/23/16 Jamaica’s Police High Command announced that a joint initiative of the United States Embassy and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) known as the Body-Worn Camera Project, will go into effect on August 25, 2016. The project requires police to wear body cameras […]
Day 239 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Enjoy the Bounty of the Caribbean Sea with Escovitche
Jamaica is blessed with a great variety of seafood, including snapper, grouper, and kingfish, and when these fish are “escovitched,” they become unbelievably delicious. The escovitch method involves marinating the fish in onions, spices and vinegar, which preserves the flavor of the fresh ocean fish The longer the marinating period, the better, of course. Escovitche-style […]
West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) HOSTS PLAYERS’ SYMPOSIUM
With two years left in the current Memorandum of Understanding/Collective Bargaining Agreement (MOU/CBA) with the West Indies Cricket Board, West Indies Players Association and players; the WICB took a proactive move to host a players’ symposium in Florida on Wednesday (August 24) to address some of the pressing issues. Among the issues discussed openly were […]
Olympic Champion Usain Bolt Makes Deal for Life with Digicel – Chief Speed Officer
Jamaican track-and-field superstar Usain Bolt has been named a Lifetime Brand Ambassador by Digicel, the regional communications firm. The title follows Bolt’s major athletic achievement of winning three gold medals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, becoming the first man to win gold medals in three events in three back-to-back Olympic Games. Bolt will be […]
Soca Superstar Machel Montano’s Only New York Labor Day Weekend Performance, September 4th, 2016
The Labor Day Holiday Weekend in New York City is highly celebrated throughout the Tri-state area but even more so by its Caribbean diaspora. With well over one million patrons taking in the Festivities and Parades, the melting pot borough of Brooklyn is definitely the place to be over the holiday weekend. On this happening […]
Shaggy for “Boombastic” 15th Annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival, November 13th, 2016, Florida
With 14 successful festivals under their belt, the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival organizers will be upping the ante for the 15th annual event on Sunday, November 13, at Markham Park in Sunrise, Florida. So clear your calendars, get your tickets early and plan to enjoy a “Boombastic” day of family fun with fantastic events, games, […]
