Sacaj Becomes 5th Woman to Win Jamaica’s Festival Competition in Its 56-Year History
Sacaj, the only woman to compete in the 2022 Jamaica 60 Festival Song Competition, was announced the winner with her song, “Nuh Weh Nice Like Yard.” With her win, Sacaj became just the fifth woman to take home the top prize in the Festival Song Competition since its launch in 1966. Her victory also marked […]
Jamaican-American Pinky Cole Launches New Shoe Line
Jamaican-American Pinky Cole, a successful businesswoman and CEO of the “Slutty Vegan” restaurants, celebrated the Juneteenth federal holiday by introducing a new line of shoes. Cole has taken a historic step and made the “Slutty Vegan” the first vegan restaurant to join with a fashion brand – Steve Madden – in a limited-edition collaboration. She […]
Six Jamaicans Amongst Ignite Caribbean 30 Under 30 Awards
The Washington DC-based, Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) honored 30 leaders under the age of 30 years old, including six Jamaicans, with Ignite awards as Caribbean change-makers for exemplary work in their field of interest. Thirty leaders at the Ignite Caribbean 30 Under 30 ChangeMaker Awards were honored on Saturday, June 25, 2022, commemorating National […]
Jamaica House Returns To The UK for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Jamaica’s 60th Independence
The popular hospitality pop-up, Jamaica House, which highlights the best of Jamaican culture, music, and food for fans of Jamaica, will come to life in Birmingham this year, from August 3rd to August 7th, 2022. It will coincide with Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of independence and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Jamaica’s Tourist Board and Ministry […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending July 29th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN TOURISM MINISTER PROMOTES SHARED CARICOM VISA Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, is calling for a single visa to be shared among the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). He proposed the shared visa at the inaugural Organization of American States (OAS) policy forum held in Montego Bay. […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending July 29, 2022
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending July 29, 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
Florizelle O’Connor – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
Florizelle O’Connor is a firm believer in equal rights and justice, that all persons – rich or poor, black or white – are created equal and should be so treated by the government and laws of the land. ‘Flo’ as she was popularly and lovingly known, dedicated her life to seeing that poor people who […]
The Tennors Find The Antidote With New Single
One of rocksteady/reggae’s enduring groups, The Tennors made their reputation by recording catchy dance songs like “Pressure And Slide” and “Ride yu Donkey”. Fifty-six years after the trio formed, they stay true to form with “The Antidote”, their latest song. Interestingly, “The Antidote” is driven by the beat of “Pressure And Slide”, the classic Studio […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Holding God Responsible
It was a battle they should have won. Coming off the conquest of Jericho (Joshua 6), taking Ai should have been like the proverbial walk in the park. The men who had spied out the region had returned confidently and told Joshua, “Not all the army will have to go up against Ai. Send two […]