Elaine Thompson-Herah Temporarily Blocked from Instagram for Posting Video of Her Olympic Races
It all began when Jamaican sprint star and Olympic record-breaking gold medal winner shared videos of her winning runs in the 100-meter and 200-meter races on Instagram on August 3, 2021. Thompson-Herah was celebrating her 100-meter run of 10.61 seconds, which broke the previous Olympic record for the event that had stood for 33 years. […]
Jamaica Independence day Honored with Google Doodle
Jamaica Independence day was honored on Google’s homepage today, with a Doodle showcasing the Jamaican flag. Below is the message on the Google Doodle page. Today’s Doodle celebrates Jamaica’s Independence Day, an annual holiday that commemorates the Caribbean island’s establishment as a sovereign nation on this day in 1962. Following the passage of legislation that […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending August 6th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES HOLNESS FOCUSES ON MEANING OF EMANCIPATION DAY IN MESSAGE Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness used his speech in honor of Emancipation Day 2021 to focus on the meaning of the day and what occurred 181 years ago on August 1, 1838. He reminded Jamaicans to “never overlook or downplay” […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending August 6, 2021.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending August 6, 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
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Keep the Dream Alive
As Ezekiel stood in the valley of the dry bones, Israel as a people had ceased to exist. According to the Expositor’s Bible commentary on the text, seemingly cast off by its God, driven from its land, dismembered and deprived of its political organization, to the feeble and demoralized remnant who had survived the fall […]