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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending October 14th, 2022

Jamaican and Caribbean weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN REGULATORY AGENCY BANS BROADCAST CONTENT THAT “GLORIFIES” CRIME The Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica has issued new rules that will impost a ban on television and radio broadcasts of content that it deems “glorifies” drug abuse, scamming, illegal firearms, or other “criminal activity.” The ban includes specific phrases and words […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Take me to the Place”

We know the story well. Lazarus, a friend of Jesus, had fallen sick and his sisters, Mary and Martha, sent word to Jesus, expecting He would come and heal him.  However, Jesus waited four days, during which time Lazarus died.  Undeterred, Jesus went to Bethany, where the family lived. Martha was the first to approach him and […]

15 Amazing Photos from Miami Carnival 2022

It was bacchanal time in Miami over Columbus Day weekend! The Miami Carnival 2022 extravaganza was nothing short of a cultural spectacle—which capped off the annual Caribbean Carnival season with an ostentatious display of West Indian music, fashion and culture. Aside from the many masquerade bands that strutted their stuff in competition for prizes, pageantry, […]

Jamaica’s Backyard Farming Movement Featured in Forbes Magazine

Jamaica Backyard Farming Movement Featured in Forbes Magazine

Forbes magazine has highlighted the implementation and benefits of Jamaica’s backyard farming movement, an activity that was actively promoted by the government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative economic impacts it brought to individual income and the national economy. The experience of Jamaica offers an excellent example of how to use social […]

Eat in Style: Jamaican Patties Now Have Their Own Plate

Eat in Style - Jamaican Patties Now Have Their Own Plate

Jamaicans love their patties and are happy to eat them from a paper bag, breaking them up with their fingers, but now, thanks to Dana Baugh, the principal ceramicist and owner of the BAUGHaus Design Studio in Savanna la Mar, Jamaica, patty-lovers can enjoy their favorite versions in high style from a specially-designed “patty plate.” […]

Charly Black and Beenie Man to Headline Kabana Beach Bacchanal in Ocho Rios

Beenie Man to Headline Kabana Beach Bacchanal

The tourist capital of Jamaica, Ocho Rios, will play host to the long awaited signature event Kabana Beach Bacchanal on Saturday October 15 2022 at Shaw Park Beach in St Ann. The Caribbean fusion concept orchestrated by BHDP Entertainment will see a merger of music and performances with food and vibe that is usually not […]

What is it like being a Jamaican in Anguilla?

Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Anguilla? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, the founder of Jamaicans.com, and today in Jamaicans to the World we are talking to Mitzie Temple-Richardson, a Jamaican living in Anguilla. Welcome, Mitzi, how are you?  Mitzie: Thank you, Xavier. I’m fine, thank you. It’s good to be here, finally.  […]