Jamaican Lorna Goodison to Receive Prestigious Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry

Lorna Goodison Jamaican Poet

Poet Laureate, Lorna Goodison, will receive the 2019 Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry in 2020 and will be presented with the medal during an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. Goodison is the first Jamaican to receive the honor. Established by King George V in 1933, the Gold Medal for Poetry is awarded […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 20th, 2019

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THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS  STORIES JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER GIVES PROPERTY TITLES TO FAMILIES IN GREATER PORTMORE Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has provided 30 families in the Greater Portmore area with the titles to their homes. He told the families that the home titles will empower them to improve their social and financial status. Home […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – A Celebration Like No Other

The night was probably quiet as the sheep rested in the field, the shepherds keeping a vigilant watch over them and perhaps sharing stories they had repeated many times before. Just another night in the life of a shepherd, or so they thought. Unknown to them, this was no ordinary night for while they engaged […]