Your Guide to Asking for Directions in Jamaican Patois
Perhaps one of the most difficult things to do in Jamaican Patois is to ask for directions then follow them according to what a local instructs you. This is especially true in the rural areas of the island. Unless your roots are from the island and you are able to follow directions without street names […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending August 18 2023
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending August 18, 2023. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our archives
Blend into the Jamaican Crowd with These Useful Patois Expressions
If you plan to visit Jamaica soon, you might be wondering how best you can fit into a conversation without being singled out as a ‘foreigner”. You might want to be able to understand what is being said around you, or to even communicate comfortably with a local. Have you considered learning some Jamaican Patois […]
Cedella Marley: the “Backbone” of Women Football in Jamaica
The exceptional performance of the Reggae Girlz, Jamaica’s national women’s football team, at the 2023 Women’s World Cup – and even the team’s existence – was made possible to a very large degree by the tireless efforts of Cedella Marley, the daughter of reggae legend Bob Marley, a lifelong football fan who famously said, “Football […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Run to win”
As the apostle Paul came to the close of his second letter to his spiritual son Timothy, he spoke of the Christian life as a fight to be fought, a race to be run, and a faith that is to be steadfastly maintained. As he looked back over his life, he was able to conclude, […]