The Ruddy Schaaffe Memorial Fund
FAMILY ESTABLISHES RUDDY SCHAAFFE MEMORIAL FUND AT THE MIAMI FOUNDATION -Fund to Benefit York Castle High School Track Scholarship and St. Luke The Physician Episcopal Church Choir- MIAMI, FLORIDA – June 2, 2017 — In honor of the recent passing of renowned Jamaican community leader and global dominoes aficionado, Ruddy Schaaffe, on Wednesday, May 17, […]
Five Jamaican Words You Should Know
As with every other aspect of Jamaican culture, the language is a source of fascination. Having been first colonized by the Tainos, ‘discovered’ by the Spanish in 1494, and then captured by the English in 1655, Jamaica is not only rich in history, but in terms of the language. Jamaican Patois is a hodge-podge of […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending June 2nd, 2017
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending June 2nd, 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 June 2nd, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- AMENDMENTS TO SEXUAL HARRASMENT BILL IN PROCESS The Legislation Committee of the Jamaican Cabinet will receive an amended Sexual Harassment Bill, according to Olivia “Babsy” Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. The bill was already sent to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel, which made the amendments. The […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Unconditional Love and Acceptance
Have you ever felt excluded from an event or group because you did not meet someone else’s standards? How about feeling rejected by others because you were considered not “good enough”? According to social scientists, inherent in the process of growing and developing as a person to achieve individual potential is our need to be […]