Sister Mary Ignatius an Inspirational – Profiling 60 Powerful Jamaican Women
For sixty-four (64) of her eighty-one (81) years on earth, Sister Mary Ignatius dedicated her life to preparing poor and disadvantaged boys for the future. The little girl was born on a sugar estate in the parish of St. Catherine and moved to Kingston with her father when he changed his job. She was sent […]
Iris King a Pioneer – Profiling 60 Powerful Jamaican Women
Some say she was born to make history. Others say she was a trailblazer. When Iris King entered politics long ago in 1947, there were very few women who were brave enough to do so. That is because politics was seen as only for men. But Iris was not afraid, because she loved politics and […]
Jamaica’s Diana McCaulay Wins 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Author and environmentalist Diana McCaulay of Jamaica has won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the Caribbean. This is McCaulay’s second win of the regional prize, winning for the first time in 2012 for her story “The Dolphin Catchers.” McCaulay’s win represents the third consecutive time that a writer from Jamaica has won the prestigious […]
Jamaican Film Review – Respect the Jux
Respect the Jux is the latest Jamaican film documenting what for many has become the ubiquitous Jamaican migrant experience. Featuring some well-known personalities from New York’s entertainment industry – for the most part – the accents are authentic and enhance the story being told. Focusing on the main character – many will empathize with the […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending May 27th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES CHANNER RESIGNS AS CHAIR OF NHT, INGLETON SET TO HEAD HEART/NSTA Changes in leadership are underway at two of Jamaica’s national agencies. Leadership scholar Dr. Taneisha Ingleton will lead the HEART/NSTA Trust, the training agency that has experienced controversy about its governance and handling of taxpayer funds. As the agency’s […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending May 27th, 2022
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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Asking with Confidence
I watched him as he went from person to person in the food court asking for spare change “to buy some food.” He wasn’t having any success and so he came over to where I was standing in line and in broken English, asked the people serving for something to eat. The husband-and-wife team looked […]
Veronica Campbell-Brown and Husband Expecting Second Child
Jamaica’s Olympic gold medal athlete Veronica Campbell-Brown and her husband Omar Brown announced that they are expecting their second child. The couple made the announcement on Campbell-Brown’s 40th birthday, May 15, 2022. Their first child, daughter Avianna, was born on February 23, 2019. Posting to Instagram, Campbell-Brown wrote, “Four decades! I am grateful to celebrate […]
Jamaican, Raxann Chin, Among Costume Design Nominees for Indie Series Award
Jamaican designer Raxann Chin received her very first nomination at the 12th annual edition of the Independent TV Awards in the Best Costume Design category for her work on the television series, “Cady Did.” The Indie Series Awards are presented every year to honor the top scripted entertainment created for the internet by independent producers. […]
Film Directed by Chinese Jamaican Gets Nomination at Yorkton Film Fest
“A Brief History of My Father’s Time at Sea” from Jeanette Kong, a Chinese Jamaican documentary filmmaker, has been nominated in the Research category of the 2022 Yorkton Film Festival. Kong was born in Jamaica and raised in Kingston, but is now based in Toronto, Canada, where she moved at age nine. Before moving into […]