How much do you know about Greenwood Great House?
The Greenwood Great House was built by Sir Richard Barrett early in the 18th century. Barrett was related to the English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The Barrett family’s history in the Caribbean began in 1655 when Hersey Barrett was sent by Cromwell to take the island of Hispaniola from Spain. Spain, however, had too strong […]
Jamaican Food Fight: Rice & Red Peas vs Rice & Gungo Peas – Guess Who Won?
We asked our Facebook fans who would win a Jamaican food fight between Rice & Red Peas vs Rice & Gungo Peas. Here are the results and what some of what our fans wrote. Feel free to add your own comments. Vote count: Rice & Red Peas – 33% Rice & Gungo Peas – 67% Selected Comments: S […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending September 29, 2017
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending September 29, 2017. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our “News and Events Archives” – href=”http://archives.jamaicans.com/”>archives.
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending September 29th, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- GOVERNMENT COMMITS US$100,000 EACH TO DOMINICA , ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA The Jamaican government has pledged to provide US$100,000 each for the redevelopment of Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda following the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. Prime Minister Andrew Holness also mobilized the 120 members of […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – An Attitude of Ingratitude
English novelist and essayist Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) posits an enduring truth when he states, “Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” It is not that we strive purposefully to be that way, but it is easy for us to become so accustomed to certain things and certain people that […]
