Prize-Winning Author Marlon James to Bring Jamaican Detective Series to Television

Jamaican Author Marlon James

Jamaican author Marlon James, who won the prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2015 for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” has partnered with the television network HBO and Channel 4 to create a drama series, “Get Millie Black,” that follows the life of Millie Jean Black, a Scotland Yard detective. The series will […]

Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) – National Hero, Is Long Overdue

Robert Nesta Marley Bob Marley - National Hero Is Long Overdue

For more than two decades there has been growing calls from sections of the Jamaican population for the naming of the Honorable Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley), O.M, and the Honorable Louise Bennett-Coverly (Miss Lou), OM, as the country’s latest National Heroes. These calls have now restarted elevating the debate especially in the last week with Barbados naming Rhianna Fenty as its […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 10th, 2021

weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA’S MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO SWAP OF ASTRAZENECA AND J&J VACCINES DUE TO LOW DEMAND The Ministry of Health in Jamaica has decided to scale back the procurement of the AstraZeneca and one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines due to poor demand. Instead, the Ministry will prioritize obtaining the Pfizer […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Only by Grace

The parable was simple yet profound in its truths. Two men with the same intent, the worship of God, but who were as different as night and day in their approach. According to the narrative, “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, […]