Audre Lorde, Barbados & Grenada – Caribbean-American Woman of Influence
Black feminist and poet Audre Lorde was born in New York City in 1934. Her father was from Barbados, and her mother was a Grenadian born on the island of Carriacou. The family lived in Harlem where Lorde, who was legally blind, was raised on stories her mother told about the West Indies. She learned […]
Jamaican Actress Simone Moore Makes Her Producer Debut with The Divorce Comedy – Now Streaming on YouTube!
Simone Moore, Jamaican-born actress and writer, made her debut as a producer and writer with The Divorce Comedy – an exploration into the absurdity, isolation, and loss of identity of a Jamaican immigrant’s experience in marriage and divorce. The one-woman show premiered at REDCAT’s annual New Original Works (NOW) Festival and is now available on YouTube. […]
Poem by Jamaican Geoffrey Philp Included in Miami Animal Rescue Project
Jamaican poet, novelist, and playwright Geoffrey Philp will have one of his works included in a special exhibit mounted at the Miami-based art gallery, ArtToSaveLives Contemporary, famous as “The only gallery in the world that funds its own animal rescue!” The exhibit is designed to “explore physical written work as paintings on the walls,” said […]
Veronica Campbell-Brown, CD – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
Simply put, Veronica Campbell-Brown, the girl from Clark’s Town, in the parish of Trelawny, is a history-making ‘young lady.’ VCB, as she is affectionately called by her many, many fans, won 46 medals – 27 gold, 16 silver and 3 bronze over her illustrious sprinting career, specialising in the 100m and 200m races. Veronica Campbell-Brown […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending June 24, 2022
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending June 24, 2022. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicns.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit https://www.youtube.com/outofmanyonline
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending June 24th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES HOLNESS ADMINISTRATION MISTAKENLY TABLES WRONG REGULATIONS The administration of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness was embarrassed when it had to recall members of Parliament to a meeting arising from the tabling of the wrong regulations applying to the State of Public Emergency in St. Catherine. The Emergency Powers (Parish of […]
Frantz Fanon, Martinique – Caribbean-American Man of Influence
Psychiatrist, political philosopher, and writer Frantz Fanon was born in Martinique in 1925 when the island was still a colony of France. He was one of the most influential anti-colonial intellectuals of his time, and his example and writings have inspired many national liberation movements, including those of South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Palestine. He […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Power in Unity
For some people, the biblical narrative surrounding the building of the tower of Babel speaks to the dangers and consequences of pride. However, there is a positive lesson that we can take from it that can serve us well; something that God Himself took note of. According to the Genesis account, at a time when […]