Buju Banton Completes His Long Walk To Freedom and Makes His Way Home – First show in Jamaica next Spring

My destination is homeward bound, though forces try hold I down. Breaking chains has become the norm. I know I must get through no matter what a gwan.” -Buju Banton “Destiny” These poignant lines from Buju Banton’s Grammy-nominated album ‘Inna Heights’, have taken on added significance as the artist born Mark Myrie seeks to rule […]
Buju Banton Released from Prison

Reggae and dancehall star Buju Banton, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie, was released from a United States prison on today. The Grammy-winning reggae star was arrested in December 2009 at his home in Tamarac, Florida, and charged with three counts of cocaine trafficking and one gun charge. His first trial ended in December […]
Grammy Nominations for 2019 Best Reggae Album Announced

The Grammys have announced the names of the nominees for the Best Reggae Album award for 2019. The nominees are Black Uhuru for the album “As The World Turns”, Etana for the album “Reggae Forever”, Ziggy Marley for the album “Rebellion Rises”, Protoje for the album “A Matter Of Time” and Sting & Shaggy for […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 7th, 2018

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES STUDENT WINS RIGHT TO FIGHT FOR DOCTORAL DEGREE FROM UWI PhD student Suzette Curtello received a go-ahead from the Court of Appeals to continue her fight against the Board of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus. UWI claims she needs to meet […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Doing Whatever it Takes

The house in which Jesus was teaching was packed with people who had come from all over Capernaum to hear Him speak. It was then that the four men came. Even if they were by themselves there was no room for them because not only was the house packed, but its entrance was so jammed […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 7, 2018.

This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 7, 2018. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit https://www.youtube.com/outofmanyonline