Photo Highlights: Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival Sizzled, ‘Pulled Out All The Stops’ For 20th Anniversary in Miramar, Florida
This year’s Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival held in Miramar, Florida’s spacious and comfy Regional Park was bigger than ever, and for good reason in that 2022 marks the Festival’s 20th Anniversary. Presented in association with Publix, the 20th Anniversary of this marvelous annual festival in South Florida was nothing short of epic. So too, the […]
Jamaican Actuary Elected as First Black President of Professional Organization
Jamaican actuary John Robinson, has been elected to serve as the first Black president of the Society of Actuaries. The Society is the largest actuarial organization in the world with some 100,000 members in 80 nations. Robinson was recognized in Orlando, Florida, on October 25, 2022, at a presidential installation event, which was attended by […]
Bob Marley at Top of List of 38 Thanksgiving Songs
Acknowledging that songs about turkeys are few, a playlist of 38 tunes suitable for the Thanksgiving holiday has been compiled by Yahoo.com Entertainment, and a song by Jamaican icon Bob Marley is at the top of the list. “Give Thanks and Praises,” a single released by Bob Marley and The Wailers in 1983 heads the […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending November 25th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES PATERNITY LEAVE GOES INTO EFFECT IN JAMAICA ON JANUARY 1, 2023 Paternity leave for the fathers of newborns and family leave for parents adopting a child will be effective in Jamaican from January 1, 2023. The new policy was announced by Marsha Smith, Minister of State in the Ministry of […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The God of Grace
When Jesus healed the blind man He encountered after being thrown out of the temple (John 8:52-9:7), He showed him much grace. According to the narrative, the man had not asked to be healed. Truth be known, he did not even know who Jesus was because had He known that the One who was able […]