American University Explores Viability of Jamaican Sorrel as Crop for Florida Farmers
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 […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending September 2, 2022
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending September 2, 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 2nd, 2022
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
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
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 […]
My Mother Cooked for The Wailers: Leeds Shares Stories of Family and Activism in “Rebellion to Romance” Exhibit
Khadijah Ibrahiim, a local poet and educator in Leeds whose grandparents immigrated in the 1950s, remembers her mother telling her how Jimmy Cliff used to date her godmother and how she used to cook for The Wailers, the Cimerons, and Alton Ellis. Some of the most exciting Jamaican musicians of that period were attracted to […]
What’s it like being a Jamaican living in Austria?
In our “Jamaicans to the World” Facebook Live show, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Althea. She is a Jamaican living in Austria. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Austria? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, the founder of Jamaicans.com. Today in Jamaicans to the world, we talk to Althea Goldberg, who is a […]
Jamaican Restaurant Listed as One of Top New Restaurants in New Orleans
Every month, nola.eater.com offers recommendations of the best new places to eat in New Orleans. Recently, nola.eater included Jamaican restaurant, Afrodisiac, among its top options. Shaka and Caron Garel, the husband and wife team behind the innovative Afrodisiac, operated a popular Jamaican-Creole food truck in the area for some eight years. Now, they have set up […]
Jamaican Eatery on List of 10 Best Black-Owned Restaurants in Miami to Try
The Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen has been listed by timeout.com as one of the ten best Black-owned restaurants to try in Miami, Florida. Dukunoo can be found in the middle of the bustling area of Wynwood so its exceptional jerk chicken is served in an environment featuring the street-festival-like setting of loud music and happy crowds. […]