Luis Enrique Headlines Miramar’s Latin Music Festival as Part of 2022 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrations in South Florida
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2022, the City of Miramar in South Florida last week featured its Latin Music Festival, which was a free outdoor concert. As the City’s signature event for this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month, the Festival took place last week on Saturday, September 17th from 7pm to 11pm at the Regional […]
15 Things to Know about Robyn Smith the Jamaican Artist Commissioned to Create the “Miss Lou” Doodle for Google
On August 6, 2022, the 103rd anniversary of the birthday of Jamaican folklorist Louise “Miss Lou” Coverley-Bennett was celebrated online with a Google Doddle. The creator of the Doodle was Robyn Smith, a star Jamaican cartoonist who is inspired by Caribbean history and myth. Smith is best known for the 2016 award-winning mini-comic, “The Saddest […]
Jamaican Nonagenarian in New York Cited on Birthday
Vena W. Baker has traveled from Jones Town, Jamaica to Johannesburg, South Africa, Kingston, Jamaica to Kumasi, Accra and Cape Coast, Ghana, Colon, Panama to Cairo, Egypt, Harlem, New York to Harare, Zimbabwe, Bronx, New York to Beijing, China, all four directions of the 54 African states including Cote d’Ivoire, the Gambia, and journeyed through […]
State Department Names Programs After Jamaican American Colin Powell
The United States Department of State has named its new leadership program in honor of Jamaican American Colin Powell, the first Black Secretary of State and the first individual of Caribbean descent to serve in that role. The Colin Powell Leadership Program is designed to advance the Department’s commitment to hiring a workforce that represents […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending September 16, 2022
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending September 16, 2022. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicns.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit https://www.youtube.com/outofmanyonline
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending September 16th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER TRAVELS TO U.S. FOR MEETINGS AND TO UK TO ATTEND FUNERAL OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness left Jamaica on September 14, 2022, to visit the United States and the United Kingdom. His first stop will be a working visit to Boston, Massachusetts, to […]
Jamaica, Caribbean Leader for Hospitality at 2022 World Travel Awards
It is without question that the Jamaican hospitality and tourism sector has established an unmatched standard across the Caribbean region, as witnessed by the pile of awards that the island and our hospitality service providers received at the 29th Staging of the World Travel Awards held in Montego Bay recently. Of note, Jamaica was bestowed […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Jesus is Passing Your Way
To the man, this was just another day. Blind from birth, he had never seen a sunrise, the beauty of a flower, the face of his mother, or anything else for that matter. Over the years he had adapted to his disability, years that were undoubtedly fraught with difficulties. In the culture of the day, […]
Web Series Written by Jamaican Diane De La Haye Wins Top Award at International Film Festival
Jamaican-Canadian screenwriter and story editor Diane De La Haye has won the Best Web Series award at the Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) for her work on the series “Fab 4 and the Silent Retreat.” The series tells the story of a group of loud and feisty Caribbean friends who regularly celebrate their milestone […]
Top 23 Countries Jamaicans Migrate To
Jamaicans may relocate for new opportunities in education or employment, to be closer to family, or for increased personal safety. Choosing a destination is serious business and people should fully research their destination before immigrating. Some countries have a low cost of living, but work is hard to find. Others have excellent healthcare, but a […]