WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Blessed to Our Advantage!
She had promised God and she was determined to keep her promise. Grateful to Him for blessing her womb after years of barrenness, Hannah handed young Samuel to Eli, the priest, with the words, “I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him […]
British Newspaper Pays Tribute to Lee “Scratch” Perry with Online Photo Exhibit
The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom ran a photo essay displaying photographs taken by music photographer Dennis Morris of the late reggae icon Lee “Scratch” Perry. Morris enjoyed a 40-year friendship with Morgan who died in August of 2021 and has created a book of the photographs titled “Super Perry” and published by Tang […]
Jamaican-Born Dr. Waveline Bennett-Conroy Appointed New School District Superintendent of Mount Vernon City in New York
Dr. Waveline Bennett-Conroy was appointed the new Superintendent of Schools of the Mount Vernon City School District and took the Oath of Office to begin her new job on July 1, 2022. She hopes that she will be able to enhance the district’s promotion of family wellness “through advocacy, empowering, educating, and building relationships between […]
Jamaica College Old Boys Associations World-Wide Will Start a 30-Day Giving Campaign in October
All Jamaica College Old Boys’ Association (JCOBA) chapters around the world will launch a 30-day giving campaign, One College, to raise funds in support of the school needs for the current 2022-2023 academic year. Jamaica College itself will be the primary beneficiary of the first annual 30-day giving campaign. The One College initiative represents a […]
What is it like being a Jamaican in Germany?
Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Germany? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, the founder of Jamaicans.com. Today in “Jamaicans to the World”, welcome Steffani Seven and Kirk Henry, Jamaicans who are living in Germany. Welcome, guys. How are you? Steffani: I’m good, thank you. Thanks for having us. Xavier: So, I’m going to […]
Jamaican Father-Daughter Team Featured in New Season of “The Amazing Race”
Jamaican father-daughter team, Linton and Sharik Atkinson from Brooklyn, New York, are competing on the new season of the CBS television series “The Amazing Race.” The broadcast of Season 34 of the popular round-the-world travel contest began on September 21, 2022. The duo’s participation represents the fulfillment of a childhood dream for Sharik, 23, who […]
An Eye For An Eye – The Call Made by Jamaica’s Minister of National Security
As a child I became aware of the adage, “an eye for an eye and the whole world goes blind.” It took my growing-up years to fully understand the exact meaning of this adage, and nowhere else in the world (in my opinion) exemplifies this saying better than Jamaica. In principle, the idiom ‘an eye-for-an-eye’ […]
Jamaican Mother and Son Win 2022 New Business of the Year Award in Alaska
Jamaican Venice Thomas Simpson and her son Jasir, who live in Anchorage, Alaska, won the “New Business of the Year” award for 2022 from the Anchorage Community Land Trust (ACLT), a non-profit organization that helps minorities set up businesses. The duo started a business selling Jamaican-style ginger lemonade at the urging of Simpson’s family and […]
Valentyna Zolotarova Brings Home Jamaica’s First Medal in Women’s Karate
Valentyna Zolotarova, who was born in Ukraine, won Jamaica’s first women’s medal in karate. Zolotarova took the bronze medal in the women’s Under 55-kilogram category at the Commonwealth Karate Championships, which were held in Birmingham, England, on September 7-8, 2022. This was the first time in history that an athlete representing Jamaica medaled at the […]
Leeds Literature Festival “Out Of Many Lit” to feature Linton Kwesi Johnson & Jamaica’s Poet Laureate, Olive Senior
Award-winning dub poetry pioneer Linton Kwesi Johnson and poets laureate Simon Armitage and Olive Senior are coming to Leeds as part of a five-day literature festival. The festival, Out of Many Lit, runs from October 4-8 and promises both a celebration and exploration of Jamaican literature. It kicks off with Laureate to Laureate, an evening […]