Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending August 12, 2022
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending August 12th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES LISA HANNA RESIGNS FROM “REPRESENTATIONAL POLITICS” IN SURPRISE MOVE In a surprise move, Lisa Hanna submitted a letter of resignation to Mark Golding, the leader of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP). Hanna explained in the letter that she will not be running in the next General Election. Kenyatta Powell, […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – A Caring Jesus
On Jesus’ instructions, the disciples had sent the crowd away and had set out to go over to the other side of the lake into the country of the Gadarenes (Mark 5:1). At some point in the journey, a tired Jesus fell asleep in the back of the boat. Everything was fine as they left […]
Beres Hammond “The King Of Lovers Rock” Returns To The Broward Center For The Performing Arts For Two Shows
The Jamaican reggae superstar and undisputed king of lovers rock, Beres Hammond, brings his “Solid Love 2022” tour to the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts for two shows on Friday and Saturday, September 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. Famous for his soulful vibe and smoky-sweet, bourbon-on-the-rocks vocals, this GRAMMY® […]
Jamaican-American Leads Metropolitan Black Bar Association in New York State
Jamaican-American Carl Forbes Jr. has started in his new role as President of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA), a group of Black and other minority attorneys in New York State. A resident of Brooklyn, Forbes has been a member of the association since 2011 and has been a board member since 2017. Prior to […]
Photo Highlights: Jamaican and World Elite Sprinters ‘Set Di Pace’ at U-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia
Earlier this month in Cali, Colombia—the self-proclaimed sports city of the world—over 1,500 athletes hailing from and 145 countries descended upon the Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero (Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium) in pursuit of athletic supremacy and glory over the course of the six day schedule of competition that took place August 1-6. So too, Jamaica’s […]
Ebony Drysdale Daley Wins First Medal for Jamaica in Judo at Commonwealth Games
Judoka Ebony Drysdale Daley, who was born and is based in Britain, won Jamaica’s first Commonwealth Games medal in judo in history on August 2, 2022. She took the silver medal in the 70-kilogram weight category competition in Birmingham, England. Drysdale Daley also made history when she became Jamaica’s first-ever competitor from Jamaica to qualify […]
What’s it like being a Jamaican living in Thailand?
In this episode of “Jamaicans to the World”, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Maxine Clarke. She is a Jamaican living in Thailand. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Thailand? I am Xavier Murphy, the founder of Jamaicans.com. Today in Jamaicans to the World we talked to Maxine Clarke, a Jamaican living […]
Meet Adrian Sutherland – MVP’s Purpose Driven Servant Leader Making An Impact on Youth
Adrian Sutherland, President & Co-Founder of Minority Voices Prosper (MVP) was among six Jamaicans or persons of Jamaican descent honored by Caribbean Life for making a positive impact on the Diaspora and the wider society. Sutherland, whose family hails from the communities of Rosemary Lane, Waltham Park and Kencott in Kingston was born and raised […]
Ukraine-Born Woman Joins Jamaica’s National Karate Team
Ukraine-born Valentyna Zolotarova, a former member of the Canadian national karate team, has joined Jamaica’s national team as a senior member. Zolotarova said she has seen the talent available in the country and is on a mission to develop and improve the sport of karate in Jamaica, adding that she would like junior athletes from […]