Good Choices Wise Wives Make
My last article addressed the greatness of husbands. It is a must that I highlight the wisdom of a good wife also. One of the most common questions husbands are asked is “what do you love most about your wife?” Next to that is “what do you look for in a wife?” I remember having dinner […]
Jamaica’s Women’s Golf Team Wins Trophy at Caribbean Golf Classic
The Jamaican women’s golf team won the Jodi Munn-Barrow Trophy at the 26th Caribbean Golf Classic in the Dominican Republic at the Casa de Campo golf course. This is the second time Jamaica has taken the trophy home in the ten-year history of the competition. Jodi Munn-Barrow, the president of the Jamaica Golf Association, was […]
Jamaican Olympian Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Plans to Make History at 2022 World Athletics Championships
Jamaica’s legendary track star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has brought consistently brilliant performances to her competitions for years. At the age of 34, she ran the 100-meter distance in 10.64 seconds and attained a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 a few months later. Now a year older, Fraser-Pryce is looking to earn her fifth […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending May 13th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES STRIKE BY WATER COMMISSION WORKERS ENDS The strike undertaken by over 2,000 employees of Jamaica’s National Water Commission (NWC) was ended by an agreement reached between the water agency and the five unions that represented the workers on strike. According to Karl Samuda, the back-to-work agreement came after 16 hours […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Loved and Accepted
Have you ever felt excluded from an event or group because you did not meet someone else’s standards? How about feeling rejected by others because you were considered “not good enough”? According to social scientists, inherent in the process of growing and developing as a person to achieve individual potential is our need to be […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending May 13th, 2022
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending May 13th, 2022. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our archives.
Jamaican Student-Athlete J’voughnn Blake Receives College Scholarship to Ivy League School, Dartmouth University
J’voughnn Blake, 19, will attend the prestigious Dartmouth University in New Hampshire after receiving a scholarship to the Ivy League school. Blake, who was the captain of the track and field team at Jamaica College, plans to pursue the study of microbiology. Speaking of his plans to become a professional microbiologist, Blake said he was […]
Jamaican American Celebrity Chef Translates Love for Food into His Own Brand and a Profitable Career
David Rose, an executive chef and television personality, was raised in New Jersey as a first-generation Jamaican American, the youngest in a big family of eight children. Both of his parents were also chefs, and he credits them for giving him a belief in himself from a young age. He also cites his upbringing in […]
Jamaican Named Coach of the Year at Canadian University
The University of Waterloo in Canada celebrated the 2021-2022 varsity season with its first Waterloo Warriors Athletics Awards event for the first time in two years, having delayed the awards due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The celebration recognized the outstanding team and individual performances of its athletes, coaches, therapists, and support staff. Receiving the award […]
Jamaican Toni-Ann Lalor Crowned 2022 Miss United Nations World
Jamaican Toni-Ann Lalor, a former Miss Jamaica World contestant, has been named Miss United Nations World for 2022. She was crowned on May 8, 2022, on the pageant’s final night in New Delhi, India. Lalor first came to the public’s attention when she participated in the Miss Jamaica Universe pageant in 2019 where she was […]