New Jamaican Restaurant Opens in Sarnia, Ontario
Diners in Sarnia, Ontario, can now try the foods of the Caribbean at a new Jamaican restaurant, the Reggae Café. The restaurant opened in November of 2020, but due to the COVID-19 lockdown in the province, it was unable to operate until recently, and it is currently offering only curbside pickup and delivery services. However, […]
How to Trace Your Chinese-Jamaican Ancestors
Know your history The vast majority of Chinese-Jamaicans are Hakka, and arrived between 1854 and the early 20th century. There were four key migration waves: 400-500 people taken from Hong Kong (British experiment) and Panama (Panamanian disaster) as laborers Intra-Caribbean Chinese migration: laborers mainly brought from Trinidad and British Guiana 680 laborers took a 2-month […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending February 12, 2021.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending February 12, 2021. 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
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending February 12th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR FARMERS WITH BUY-BACK PROGRAM Floyd Green, Jamaica’s Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, stated that the government will continue its program of buying excess agricultural produce from farmers. He made his remarks during the virtual launch of the Skills to Access the Green Economy (SAGE) partnership, […]
Giving With the Right Attitude
She was poor and a widow, not the greatest of positions to be in during the first century. On this particular day, seemingly oblivious to what was going on around her and like she perhaps had done many times before, she approached the treasury – a place in the temple for the collection boxes. The […]
