Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins 100-Meter Diamond League Title
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica ended her 2022 season with a decisive win in the women’s 100-meter Diamond League final in Zurich, Switzerland. While the competitors were called back after a false start by Jamaica’s Natasha Morrison who was then disqualified from the race, and even though she had to run into a headwind, Fraser-Pryce, 35, […]
Calls to Leave Monarchy, Demands for Reparations, Strengthen as Charles Becomes King of Jamaica and the Commonwealth
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II died on August 8, 2022, after a 70-year reign, and her death, along with the accession of King Charles III, prompted renewed and stronger calls among its former colonies in the Commonwealth to remove the monarch as head of state. The move toward eliminating the British monarch from the leadership of […]
This is Jamaica Announces the Peter Gracey “This is Jamaica” Poetry Scholarship 2022
This is Jamaica is committed to promoting literacy. This scholarship was created to empower children to restore and preserve Jamaican culture through poetry, drama, and the arts. Scholarship Amount: US $2,500.00 broken up in 3 tiers. First $1,000.00, second $500.00 and third place $250.00. Eligibility: Applicants between the ages of 6 and 17 attending a […]
Jamaican Team Does Well in Indonesia Dragon Boat Contest
Jamaican Danikee Knight, a graduate of Calabar High School, had spent only a few weeks in his new country of Indonesia before he learned about the Jakarta Dragon Boat Competition. He immediately became interested in learning more. He connected with Professor Michael Morrison, who had created a Jamaican team and entered the competition in 2017, […]
16 Jamaicans Awarded 2022 Chevening Scholarships to Pursue Master’s Degrees in United Kingdom
The British High Commission in Kingston, Jamaica, announced the award of the Chevening Scholarships for 2022 to 16 Jamaicans. This will increase the number of Jamaicans who received the scholarships since their inception in 1984 to more than 280. The awardees were selected from a shortlist of some 50 individuals who had been chosen from […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending September 9th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA’S PRIME MINISTER AND OPPOSITION LEADER EXPRESS SADNESS AT PASSING OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II Upon the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96 on August 8, 2022, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness expressed his “great and profound sadness” at the passing of the Queen, whose reign […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending September 9, 2022
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending September 9, 2022. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our archives.
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Modern Medicine and Our Sovereign God
Modern science is a bit of a two-edged sword. Wonderful in some ways and worrisome in others. Sometime ago because of a bum shoulder, I had to do an x-ray and an ultrasound. As I sat during the latter, I watched on the screen with much interest what the ultrasound was showing. Several months before […]
The Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival launches 20th anniversary with a 20-hour sale
The Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary on Sunday, November 13th, at Miramar Regional Park in Miramar, Florida. To kick off a host of activities to celebrate this milestone, patrons will have the opportunity to get tickets to the festival for only Twenty Dollars for 20 hours on Friday, October 9th, […]
Jamaican-Born Actor Damian Thompson Shines in Netflix Hit Show “Wedding Season”
In a refreshing turn of events, a Jamaican in a film will be played by an actual Jamaican-born actor who will not need to rely on a fake accent to make his ethnicity known. Damian Thompson, who will play the role of “James” in the Netflix hit “Wedding Season,” was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and […]