Maurice Ashley, Jamaica – Caribbean-American Man of Influence
Maurice Ashley, who is the first African American to reach the rank of International Grandmaster in chess, was born in St. Andrew, Jamaica, in 1966. He attended Wolmer’s Boys School and migrated to the United States at age 12 and started to play chess at age 14. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School and stated […]
Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds Based On A Story By Cedella Marley : Music And Lyrics By Bob Marley – Miami June 22-July 9, 2022
City Theatre and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County are proud to present BOB MARLEY’S THREE LITTLE BIRDS. This jammin’ musical featuring the timeless music and lyrics of Bob Marley is based on the children’s book (Every Little Thing) by his daughter Cedella Marley. Playing June 22-July 9 in the […]
Usain Bolt, Jamaica – Caribbean Man of Influence
Usain Bolt, the sprinter associated with the title of the “world’s fastest man,” was form in 1986 in Sherwood Content, Jamaica. He attended Waldensia Primary school, where he started to display his running potential when he competed in the parish’s yearly primary school meet. By the age of 12, he was the fastest runner in […]
Shenseea Named New Connecticut Sun Music Ambassador
The Connecticut Sun have chosen Jamaican dancehall star Shenseea as their Music Ambassador for 2022, the 20th anniversary season. The Connecticut Sun also announced they will use the artist’s song “Sun Comes Up” from her debut album in a video that will run in the opening sequence of all of the Sun’s home games. Shenseea’s […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending June 17, 2022
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending June 17, 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
Jamaican Scholar Journeys from Coronation Market to Pursuing Doctoral Degree in Neuroscience
Jamaican Malika Allen, 22, will begin studying for a Ph.D. in neuroscience in the United States in August 2022. It is not surprising that Allen will pursue an advanced education, but what is remarkable is how she overcame serious financial challenges and other obstacles to achieve success. Allen’s childhood was spent in Meadowbrook, St. Andrew, […]
Kamala Harris, Jamaica- Caribbean-American Woman of Influence
United States Vice President Kamala Harris was in 1964 in Oakland, California to an East Indian mother and a Jamaican father. Her parents were both active in politics in their Oakland community and often took their daughter with them to protests. She credits her parents with giving her a passion for social justice early in […]
Bessie Stringfield, Jamaica – Caribbean-American Woman of Influence
Bessie Stringfield, the first Black woman to ride a motorcycle solo across the United States, was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1911 to a Jamaican father and a Dutch mother. While questions have arisen about her birth and family, the popular consensus is that the family moved to Boston, Massachusetts, and when she was five, […]
Diane Abbott – Saluting 60 Women Pioneers
“If you are out for money, if you just want to be famous, politics is not the right field for you. The important thing is to really care about people and to be committed to improving the lives of people.” Diane Abbott was born in England, of Jamaican parents. Her mother was a nurse and […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Come…and rest a little while”
In his book The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciples for Ordinary People, John Ortberg observes, “We suffer from what has come to be known as ‘hurry sickness’,” a condition Meyer Friedman defines as “above all, a continuous struggle and unremitting attempt to accomplish or achieve more and more things or participate in more and more […]