“We would like to move from calling it Patois (Patwa) to calling it Jamaican” – Conversation with Jamaican Christian Cultural Advocate, Jo-Ann Faith Richards Goffe

Jo-Ann Richards Jamaican Christian Cultural and Patois Advocate

Jo-Ann Faith Richards Goffe is a Christian Cultural Advocate who is passionate about cultural relevance and bilingualism, especially in the corporate worship spaces. A transformational speaker, singer/songwriter, lecturer, and author, she tells stories and sings songs as she helps people to connect authentically with themselves, with each other and with God through their culture. Jo-Ann […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending March 20th, 2020

Jamaican and Caribbean weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS  STORIES 16TH CASE OF COVID-19 CONFIRMED IN JAMAICA Jamaica confirmed its 16th case of the COVID-19 virus, according to the nation’s Ministry of Health. The latest virus victim was described as a person who had traveled to Jamaica from  New York on March 10, 2020. This person has been isolated at […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Anxious Times, Anxious Hearts

Anxiety. The online Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as “apprehensive uneasiness or nervousness usually over an impending or anticipated ill”; “an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physiological signs (as sweating, tension, and increased pulse), by doubt concerning the reality and nature of the threat, and by self-doubt about one’s capacity […]