Caribbean cuisine takes centre stage at JerkFest
For 16 years, the Grace International Jerk Food & Music Festival has brought tantalizing tastes, mysterious flavours and captivating aromas of jerk food to Toronto. This summer’s three-day JerkFest — from August 11-13 at Centennial Park in Etobicoke — will carry on the tradition of serving up a little taste of the Caribbean to the […]
Jamaican Food Fight: Fried boiled dumpling VS boiled dumpling – Guess Who Won?
We asked our Facebook fans who would win a Jamaican food fight between Fried boiled dumpling VS boiled dumpling. Here are the results and what some of our fans wrote. Feel free to add your own comments. Vote count: Fried boiled dumpling – 100% boiled dumpling – 0% Selected Comments: C Brown – Fried dough S Bruce – […]
How Much Do You Know about Postage Stamps and the Postal Service in Jamaica?
Jamaica was the first British colony to have a post office. Gabriel Martin was the first postmaster, taking his position in 1671. Adhesive postage stamps were used for the first time in Jamaica in May 1858. These were British stamps that were sent to the colony for use by locals. Jamaica did not have its […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending July 21, 2017
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending July 21, 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 July 21st, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- BIG OIL SPILL IN KINGSTON’S HARBOR Jamaica’s National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA) reported a major oil spill in Kingston Harbor near Petrojam at about 10 AM on June 20, 2017. At the time of the reporting the spill was extending toward the Gordon Cay area. A NEPA […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – A Matter of Perspective
According to Numbers 13, when the twelve spies returned from spying out the land God had promised them, ten of them returned with a negative report. The land was as God said it would be, “neverthless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of […]
