Jamaican Diaspora Participates In Historic Closing Bell Ceremony At Jamaican Stock Exchange
On July 26th, 2017, under the theme of Partnership for Growth, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (“JSE”) welcomed delegates from the 7th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference for the first ever Closing Bell Ceremony at the 49 year old institution on Harbour Street. The event marked a milestone in encouraging an unprecedented number of Jamaicans, at home […]
Retired NFL Player Builds School in His Mother’s Jamaican Hometown
Stephen Tulloch, retired National Football League linebacker, believes in giving back. He recently completed a project in his mother’s hometown of Little London in Jamaica: building a school. A 2003 graduate of Killian High School, Tulloch says his mother means everything to him. While he was growing up, she was an inspiration to him, always […]
Jamaican Food Fight: Roast Turkey vs Jerk Chicken – Guess Who Won?
We asked our facebook fans who would win a Jamaican food fight between Roast Turkey vs Jerk Chicken. Here are the results and what some of what our fans wrote. Feel free to add your own comments. Vote count: Roast Turkey – 90% Jerk Chicken – 10% Selected Comments: K Brownsuga – There’s no comparison. Jerk chicken!! P Patsy […]
How Much Do You Know about Alexander Bedward?
Alexander Bedward, who was born in St. Andrew in 1848, was known as the ‘Lord of August Town.” He was the namesake of Bedwardism, a religious movement also known as the Jamaica Native Baptist Free Church, which was founded by Harrison “Shakespeare” Woods, an African-American emigrant to Jamaica, in 1889. It was one of the […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending August 8th, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- GOVERNMENT SPENDS $180 MILLION ON INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS Orville Hill, the acting executive director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) said that $180 million is being spent on the “Jamaica 55” independence celebrations throughout the island. According to Hill, the total is expected to cover all activities in […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending August 4, 2017
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending August 4, 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.
Reggae Music to Rock Independence Village, August 5, 2017
International Reggae Artistes Queen Ifrica, Chaka Demus and Plyers, Sanchez, Bugle and Lust are amongst the Headliners getting ready to rock the Independence Village at the upcoming Kingston Reggae Night Concert. The concert, which will be the final of shows in the nightly Jamaica 55 Independence Festival line up, will be held at the National […]
Three International Teams in World Reggae Dance Finals, August 4, 2017, Jamaica
The World Reggae Dance Championship, Jamaica’s premier International Dancehall and Reggae dance competition will see three international groups competing at the Grand Final on Friday, August 4, hailing from Australia, France and Poland. The international groups will join eight other Jamaican groups on the World Finals stage at the National Arena, beginning at 8:00 p.m. […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Refiner’s Fire
Some time ago I received an email forward that was simply profound in its theology on Malachi 3:3, which reads, “And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering […]
