Miley Cyrus Settles $300 Million Lawsuit With Jamaican Reggae Artist, Flourgon
American singer Miley Cyrus settled a lawsuit brought by Jamaican songwriter Michael May, whose stage name is Flourgon, who alleged copyright infringement. The $300 million lawsuit was filed when May accused Cyrus of stealing the song “We Can’t Stop,” which was a major hit for Cyrus in 2013. May claimed the pop singer stole this […]
Julian ‘JuJu’ Marley Among 2020 Grammy Nominees for Best Reggae Album: “As I Am”
Julian Marley, son of the late Reggae King, Bob Marley, is on the list of nominees for the 2020 Grammy Awards to take place later this month on January 26th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Close to 10 years have passed since Julian’s last album release, which was titled “Awake”, and this is […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 3rd, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES HISTORIC RICHMOND HILL INN DESTROYED BY FIRE The Richmond Hill Inn in Montego Bay, which was 214 years old, was destroyed by fire on December 29, 2019. The owners of the property said that rebuilding the iconic resort is not feasible. The Inn had previously been a “great house” before […]
On this day in Jamaican History: Singer Winston Delano Stewart was born
On January 5, 1947, Winston “Delano” Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He achieved significant success performing with The Gaylads in the 1960s before embarking on a solo career. Stewart’s career began in his teens, recording ska tracks with Harris “B.B.” Seaton for the legendary music producer, Coxsone Dodd, at the famous Studio One. It’s […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending January 3 2020.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending January 3 2020. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaican & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit https://www.youtube.com/outofmanyonline
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “I Have Prayed for You”
In a 1789 letter to French scientist Jean-Baptist Le Roy, Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States, wrote, “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Generally speaking, few would argue […]
