7 Jamaican ways to end phone calls
From the laid-back and heartfelt to blatant escape attempts, Jamaicans have a special knack for wrapping up calls in interesting ways. We aren’t always looking to end our conversations abruptly or to be considered rude but, if there is nothing left to say, there is nothing left to say. In a spirited conversation thread on […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending August 25 2023
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Antonio Watson Claims Jamaica’s First 400m Men’s Gold in 40 Years at World Athletics Championships
Jamaican sprinter Antonio Watson added another gold to Jamaica’s tally by racing to victory in the men’s 400 meters final at the 2023 World Championship in Budapest. Watson crossed the finish line in a time of 44.22 seconds, outpacing Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith, who secured the second position with a time of 44.31 seconds. Breaking […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Standing Firm for God
When God rewarded the faithfulness of the three Jewish boys by delivering them from the fiery furnace (Daniel 3), little did they know their stand and God’s actions would transform, albeit temporarily, the Babylonians’ worship practices. According to the narrative, after the boys’ miraculous deliverance, “Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, ‘Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, […]