Jamaican Woman, First Female Chief Usher at White House, Fired
Angella Reid, who was born in St. Thomas in Jamaica and who was the first woman to serve as chief usher in the United States White House, has been fired from the position by the Trump Administration. According to reports from the CNN television network, Reid was abruptly let go this week. She had been […]
Jamaican Basketball Player Named Serbian League MVP
Jamaica’s Kimani Ffriend has been named the Most Valuable Player in the Serbian Basketball League. Ffriend, 39, had an average of 22 points and 11 rebounds per game for the Superleague Dynamic team. His outstanding performance accumulated 672 points for the 26-week season and the MVP title. During the 2017 season, Ffriend was MVP seven […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending May 5 2017
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending May 5, 2017. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our archives.
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending May 5th, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- PRIVATE EARLY CHILDHOOD INSTITUTIONS TO GO PUBLIC, SAYS GOVERNMENT The Jamaican government will convert private early childhood institutions to public operations, according to Senator Ruel Reid, Minister of Education, Youth and Information. The conversion process is slated to start in September 2017 at the Jamaica House Infant School. […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Faith: How Much?”
At one point or another we’ve all done it. Struggling under the weight of a situation, and facing a crisis of faith, we’ve prayed words to the effect, “Lord, increase my faith.” I’m reminded of the narrative in Mark 9 in which Jesus met a man whose son had a “dumb spirit,” and who, when […]