Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending November 24th, 2017
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES EMERGENCY FUNDS ALLOCATED TO FLOODED MONTEGO BAY The Jamaican government will provide $20 million to help with the recovery of Montego Bay following flood damage caused by heavy rains on November 22, 2017. According to Desmond McKenzie, Minister of Local Government, $10 million in funding will come from the Equalization […]
Jamaican Reggae Singer/Songwriter Ikaya to Headline Cojo Scholarship Gala & Awards on December 2, 2017, New York
Jamaican reggae, dancehall, R&B singer/songwriter Ikaya, one of island’s top female artists will headline this year’s fundraising scholarship gala and awards of the New York based non-profit Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc. The charity event will take place at the Hilton New York, JFK Airport on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The hot reggae/dancehall singer […]
Good Music. Good Vibes. A Young Veteran Delivers Three New Songs Between Two Beautiful Seasons
The Soca Parang season brings with it a feeling of true happiness in Trinidad and Tobago. Tony Prescott, a man some would call a young veteran on the Caribbean’s music circuit, is once again delivering, adding to the season’s nostalgia in a way that only few have been able to contribute effectively. His new Soca […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Just Missed It!
I saw him as he hustled up the stairs to catch the train. An elderly gentleman, he was moving as fast as he could. However, as he got up the last of the stairs and only a few steps away from the door of the train, it closed. Cursing under his breath, he could not […]
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