Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending April 1, 2022
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending April 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
Major Lazer Receives 2022 Grammy Nomination in Best Dance/Electronic Album Category
Major Lazer, an electronic dance music deejay trio founded in Kingston, Jamaica, in 2008, has been nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award in the category of Best Dance/Electronic Album. Major Lazer’s “Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded)” is competing against other first-time nominees, including Marshmello, Illenium, Black Coffee, and Ten City. Major Lazer is composed of […]
Jamaican Cuisine Increases in Instagram Popularity, Was Second Fastest in the World
Jamaican cuisine is known for being flavorful. It’s also rising in popularity. Ranked No. 17 in Feb. 2021 and five, in Feb. 2022, Jamaican cuisine was the second-fastest-growing culinary choice in popularity in the world. It was second only to Indian food in terms of popularity growth. Instagram was a major factor in that growth. […]
Jamaican Artist and Producer BEAM Receives First “Album of the Year” Grammy Nomination
The Jamaican producer, songwriter, and artist known as BEAM has received two Album of the Year Grammy nominations for his work on Justin Bieber’s “Justice” album and on Kanye West’s “DONDA.” He is up for multiple nominations in 2022 due to new standards established by the Recording Academy. REAM is featured on the song “Love […]
“Encanto,” Oscar-Winning Animated Film from Disney, had a Jamaican Production Designer
Jamaican Ian Gooding, who was born in St. Andrew and inspired by a childhood visit to Walt Disney World that featured behind-the-scenes animations shown on “The Wonderful World of Disney” and the “Star Wars” films, has won the 2022 “Best Animated Feature” Oscar for his work on “Encanto,” Disney’s celebration of Colombian culture. The movie […]
A Perfect Synergy: Miramar’s 2022 ‘Black History Meets Reggae’ Events Series Boasted Icon Awards, Afro Carib Fest, Plus ‘Di Sound Clash’
A perfect synergy it was. That is, last month’s series of Black History and Reggae Month events will be talked about for years to come. In Miramar, Florida, the kick-off event held at the City’s Cultural Center, was an informative and lively affair that was attended by a slew of notable attendees to witness the […]
Jamaicans on Longlist for Bocas Poetry Prize
Three Jamaican writers have been included on the longlist for the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature sponsored by One Caribbean Network. Kei Miller made the list for his nonfiction essay collection “Things I Have Withheld,” while Jamaican-born Jason Allen-Paisant was listed for his debut book of poetry “Thinking with Trees” along with Jamaican Monica […]
Jamaicans Represent Majority of Black Immigrants from the Caribbean to the USA
As of 2019, most Black immigrants to the United States were from the Caribbean, according to data from the Pew Center, which discovered that just under 50 percent of the foreign-born Black population in the US was born in the Caribbean. The two Caribbean nations accounting for the largest number of Black immigrants were Jamaica, […]
Nick Perry Makes History as First Jamaican-Born US Ambassador to the Island
New York State Legislator Nick Perry has been confirmed as the first Jamaican-born individual to serve as the United States Ambassador to the island nation. Perry, who was born and raised in Jamaica, has represented New York’s 58th Assembly District, which includes the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush, Canarsie, and Brownsville since 1992 and was […]
The Jamaican Women of Florida hosts its Annual Women’s Empowerment Conference Luncheon and Scholarship Fundraiser – Saturday, April 2, 2022
The Jamaican Women of Florida (JWOF), in keeping with their mission to encourage emerging powerful women, will host their 9th Annual Women’s Empowerment Conference Luncheon and Scholarship Fundraiser (WEC) at the Marriot Harbor Beach, Fort Lauderdale. There will be a networking event on April 1. 2022, 6:00pm to 8:30 pm at Island Space Caribbean Museum […]