Do You Know How To Read Jamaican? First-Ever Webinar on How to Read the Jamaican Language April 30, 2022
Jamaican Ethnodoxologist Jo-Ann Richards Goffe along with Arts Educator Owen ‘Blakka’ Ellis will be hosting a Webinar on How to Read Jamaican (Patwa): Basic Guidelines with Stories & Songs. It will take place on the Zoom platform on Saturday April 30 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST (Jamaica Time). Registration is through Eventbrite. Most […]
Jamaican Sprint Star Elaine Thompson-Herah Named 2022 Laureus World Sportswoman of The Year
Jamaican sprinter and five-time Olympic gold medal winner Elaine Thompson-Herah, 29, has been named the 2022 Sportswoman of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards, the first Jamaican woman and just the second Jamaica athlete to win the prestigious award. Jamaica’s eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt won the men’s Laureus Sportsman of the […]
Jamaican-Born Basketball Player Kofi Cockburn to Enter NBA Draft
Illinois University junior Kofi Cockburn, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica, will give up his remaining college eligibility and enter the NBA draft for 2022. In an interview with ESPN, Cockburn said he was proud of his college accomplishments, but is ready for a new challenge and the chance to prove he can attain new […]
Jamaica Displayed Dominance at 2022 CARIFTA Games
Junior athletes representing Jamaica dominated the 49th staging of the CARIFTA Games, ending the three-day event at Kingston’s National Stadium with a total of 92 medals. The record total outpaced Jamaica’s 89 medals earned at the 2014 CARIFTA Games in Martinique. On April 18, the final day of the tournament, Jamaicans broke records in the […]
A Conversation with Jamaican Digital Media Maven, Alex Morrissey
Alex Morrissey is a Digital Media maven who at just 30-something, is at the helm of Jamaica’s ongoing digital and tech revival. He is currently the Managing Director of ESIROM Limited, a full-service Digital Media Agency managing and creating levels of content for some of the largest brands within the Caribbean. His journey began in […]
GraceKennedy receives US Congressional Proclamation at the AFUWI Gala in New York
GraceKennedy (GK) was well represented at the 25th Annual Legacy Awards Gala of the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) on April 21st, 2022 in NYC, as the GK team came out to support GK Group CEO Don Wehby, one of eight awardees honoured at the event. Wehby received the AFUWI […]
This Eight-Year-Old Wrote a Book about Jamaica after Visiting the Land of Her Descent
Eight-year-old Sapphire Manley has authored a book to share the story of her visits to Jamaica and the time she spent reconnecting with grandparents, cousins, and the culture of the land of her ancestors. The book, “Jamaican Like Me” was published in January of 2022, but Sapphire actually wrote the original manuscript at the age […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending April 22, 2022
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending April 22, 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 April 22nd, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER AIDS 11-YEAR-OLD VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, is providing financial aid via his Positive Jamaica Foundation, to Calyssa Walker, 11, a young victim of gun violence. Walker was hit by a stray bullet coming from a shootout between gun men while she was […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The God Who Has Everything
What do you get as a gift for someone or a couple who has everything? While there are possibly some unique gift ideas that could be considered, they can seem inadequate. We compare what we are hoping to offer with what the individuals already have and if we are not careful, we could get quite […]