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Starting in a Tent at Pop-Up Events, This Jamaican in Ohio Now Has Her Own Restaurant

Starting in a Tent at Pop-Up Events This Jamaican in Ohio Now Has Her Own Restaurant - Youtube

Reana Jackson operated a mobile food business in Columbus, Ohio, for several years, but her love of cooking for large groups led her to open Twinado Kitchen’s Jerk Shack, her own storefront restaurant at Shoppes at Turnberry in Pickerington, Ohio, on August 19, 2022. The “Twinado” portion of the business name was inspired by Jackson’s […]

Did You Know: This Cocktail Drink Originated In Jamaica?

Did You Know This Cocktail Drink Originated In Jamaica

The Planter’s Punch Cocktail originated in Jamaica, which is a country known for its production of excellent rums. The cocktail was a special favorite during the late 1800s, due chiefly to the fact that it depended on Jamaica’s Myers rum. This rum was the special ingredient necessary for making a true Planter’s Punch. Myers rum […]

Former Jamaican-Born Maryland State Senator Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Former Jamaican-Born Maryland State Senator Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

The Jamaica Association of Maryland honored former state senator Shirley Nathan-Pulliam with the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award at a gala to celebrate Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of independence. Nathan-Pulliam, who was born in South Trelawny, Jamaica, was recognized for her two decades of service in the Maryland House of Delegates and five years in Maryland’s State […]

American University Explores Viability of Jamaican Sorrel as Crop for Florida Farmers

Jamaican Sorrel

The Florida Friendly Landscaping Program at the University of Florida has begun a two-year project focused on the potential of sorrel as a profitable crop for farmers in Florida. According to Norma Samuels, an urban horticulture agent in the program, researchers will evaluate how different sorrel varieties respond to the climate in Central Florida. Research […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending September 2nd, 2022

Jamaican and Caribbean weekly news stories you missed this week

THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN EDUCATION MINISTRY PLANS BIG INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE FOR SCHOOLS Fayval Williams, Jamaica’s Minister of Education and Youth, announced an allocation of $210 million that will be toward making critical repairs to schools throughout the island. Williams told the 58th annual conference of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association on August 24, 2022, […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Limping Saint

Poor Jacob. All he wanted was to be blessed, but after wrestling with a mysterious man through the night, all he had to show for it was a limp (Genesis 32:22-31). According to the narrative, “When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his […]

Green Bay Jamaican Restaurant Celebrates 3 Years in Business

Green Bay Jamaican Restaurant Celebrates 3 Years in Business

In a special anniversary celebration, Nemard “Derron” Wilson and his wife, Janel Johnson, owners of Lil Jamaica in Green Bay, Wisconsin, marked three years in business on August 19, 2022, with delicious Jamaican food and live performances by Hale & Hall and Unity the Band. Wilson and Johnson were challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, but […]

Jamaican Maxine Reyes Named to Florida Vets Hall of Fame

Jamaican Maxine Reyes Named to Florida Vets Hall of Fame

The Florida Department of Veterans Affairs named Jamaican Maxine Reyes of Tampa, a retired US Army combat veteran and US Air Force veteran, to the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame. Reyes was one of the 10 veterans chosen for induction into the Hall in 2022. Upon receiving the recognition, Reyes said, “I am humbled at […]