Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, OD – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
Dubbed the ‘pocket rocket’ because of her petite size and explosive starts from the block, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce has had a star-studded career in sports. In 2008, at the start of this career, she became the first Caribbean woman to win the 100m in Beijing, China. Since then, she has dominated the race, winning more 100m […]
Jamaican American Chernéy Amhara Is One of the Weekend TV Faces on NBC 6 in South Florida
Former news anchor Chernéy Amhara of WISN-TV Channel 12, the ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, left Wisconsin to become a reporter and weekend morning news anchor at the NBC affiliate WTVJ-TV in Miami, Florida’s South Beach. Amhara had been with WISN since 2019. Prior to that, she worked at KVVU in Las Vegas and as a […]
Merlene Ottey OJ – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women
While in primary school Merlene Ottey was not particularly interested in running, until her mother brought her a book on track and field sport. She did however run for Vere Technical High School which she attended and won her races. It was not until 1976, when Donald Quarrie won the 100m. gold medal for Jamaica […]
Bob Marley and Wailers Told To Be like a Black Rock Band, Chris Blackwell Reveals in Biography Book
Chris Blackwell, a legend in the recording industry, discusses his exceptional career in the new memoir, “Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond,” which he wrote with Paul Morley. Included in his book are memories of growing up between Jamaica and London, meeting celebrities like Ian Fleming and Errol Flynn, and of the first meeting […]
Did You Know: There Are Roads in Foreign Countries That Honor Jamaica and Jamaicans?
Countries often name streets and roads after people they admire. Jamaica’s government has named some local roads on the island after foreigners, and nations overseas have returned the favor by naming some of their roads after Jamaicans they want to honor. Below is a list of eight roads in foreign countries that are named after […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending July 1, 2022
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending July 1, 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 July 1st, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES COMMONWEALTH HEADS REAPPOINT PATRICIA SCOTLAND AS SECRETARY-GENERAL Dominican-born Patricia Scotland has received another appointment to serve as Secretary-General by the Commonwealth Heads of Government. The decision was made on Jun 24, 2022, during an executive session of the leaders in Kigali, Rwanda. The reappointment had to be voted on because […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – More Than a Guest
Jesus and His disciples were guests at a wedding in “Cana of Galilee” at which His mother, Mary, was also present (John 2:1-11), an event with celebrations that often lasted a week. For some people, the thought of Jesus at a wedding and having fun doesn’t align with who they perceive Him to be, but […]
Susan L. Taylor, Trinidad and Tobago – Caribbean-American Woman of Influence
Journalist and editor Susan L. Taylor was born in 1946 in Harlem in New York City. Her mother was from Trinidad and Tobago, and her father was from St. Kitts. She was raised in East Harlem where her father owned a clothing store. The family moved to Queens when she was in her teens. Taylor […]
Jamaican Canadian, Princeton’s First Black Valedictorian, Delivers Exceptional In-Person Commencement Address
Almost two years after the traditional commencement ceremonies for Princeton’s Class of 2020 were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, over 1,000 undergraduates and 115 graduate alumni, their family members, and their friends traveled to attend the 2022 on-campus commencement ceremony. Jamaican Canadian Nicholas Johnson, the First Black Valedictorian at Princeton University, gave a valedictory […]