Separating the Art from the Artiste
Reggae music continues to evolve. And with that evolution comes the attraction to a more diverse listenership. Research has shown that many of Jamaica’s more established artistes have an audience whose average age is 30 years and above. Does lyrical content influence their audience? Do the performers’ real-life circumstances have any bearing on the quality […]
Stocks & Securities Ltd’s Massive Fraud Highlights Jamaica’s Systemic Corruption
The Jamaican Minister of Finance, Dr. Nigel Clarke finally broke the Government of Jamaica’s self-imposed silence when he spoke late Thursday, January 19, 2023, on the massive fraud at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) in Kingston, Jamaica. Dr. Clarke gave the assurance of a full and thorough investigation, hours after he announced that the executive […]
Dwight Geddes Become First Jamaican Elected To U.S. National Insurance Board
Dwight Geddes will be the first Jamaican to be elected to the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA). Geddes was born in Jamaica and attended John Mills Primary School and Jamaica College. He is the son of Tino Geddes, a journalist, a migrated to the United States in 1985 to continue his studies at Pace […]
Former Miss Universe Jamaica, Davina Bennett, Features on Billboard in New York’s SoHo Community
Davina Bennett, the winner of the Miss Universe Jamaica title in 2017, was featured on a New York billboard advertising the fine jewelry department of Nordstrom’s department store. The billboard was located in the city’s SoHo community and left Bennett “speechless,” as she posted to her Instagram account. She added that it had been one […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 20 2023
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 20 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.
Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization (CACAO) receives grant from the Alabama Humanities Alliance
Central Alabama Caribbean American Organization (CACAO) has earned a competitive grant from the Alabama Humanities Alliance. This award will facilitate the presentation of the Roy T. Anderson documentary The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey, to be shown on February 5th at the UAB Hill Center Alumni. In addition to the grant, the documentary […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 20th, 2023
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES PRIME MINISTER ANDREW HOLNESS INTENDS TO MOVE JAMAICA QUICKLY TO REPUBLICANISM Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has repeated his intention to remove British King Charles III as the nation’s head of state and to change its status to that of a republic. Holness made his intentions known at a reception […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Look what the Lord has done …”
According to the narrative, Zachariah was serving as a priest before God when an angel of the Lord appeared to him with a special message: “Zechariah, don’t be afraid. God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give birth to a son, and you will name him John” (Luke 1:13, NCV). Zachariah was stunned: […]
WhatsApp Data Leak Included Jamaica, Now Phone Numbers Up for Sale
Jamaica was included among the 84 nations impacted by a data leak from the Meta-owned instant-messaging application WhatsApp that compromised an estimated 400,000 local telephone numbers. The data leak was announced online by Cybernews, an online security publication via Twitter. Cybernews had obtained screenshots allegedly in evidence of the data leak. In all, the WhatsApp […]
Jamaican-American Sheryl-Lee Ralph Wins Critics Choice Award
Jamaican-American actor Sheryl Lee Ralph was the winner of the 2023 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in the role of “Barbara Howard” in the series “Abbott Elementary,” a rockumentary headed by Quinta Brunson. Ralph received the award at the Critics Choice ceremony on Sunday, January 15, […]