Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending March 25th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER TELLS UK ROYALS HIS COUNTRY HAS “MOVED ON” AND WILL BECOME INDEPENDENT OF COMMONWEALTH Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness took the opportunity of a visit from Britain’s Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, that Jamaica has “moved on” and […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending March 25, 2022
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending March 25, 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
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Eleventh Commandment
If ever there was an eleventh commandment, I believe it would have been “You shall not complain.” Being around some people can be downright depressing. To listen to them speak is like reading from a book of complaints. They are often joyless, hardly ever satisfied, and their perspective on life is so skewed that their […]
Jamaican-Born College Basketball Player, Kofi Cockburn, Makes AP All-American Team
Jamaican-born basketball player Kofi Cockburn who plays for the University of Illinois has been named to the Associated Press (AP) All-America first team. He is the only player in the NCAA to average 20+ points and 10+ rebounds per game and is the first major conference player since 2018 to average at least 21 points […]
“Acting is my Best Medicine,” Says Jamaican-Born Doctor and Actress Fleurette Harris
“Acting is the best medicine I have used throughout my life to help my fellow men and women achieve overall good health and well being, ” says Dr. Fleurette Harris – Actress, Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Founder/ CEO of her own practice, Eye on Well Being, in Uniondale New York. The Jamaican born multi-hyphenate […]
Meet Esther Griffith The Artist Who Will Be Bringing To Life Prominent Caribbean Figures To Wikipedia
One of the challenges with Caribbean history is that images do not exist for the many heroes and prominent people we learned about. Meet Esther Griffith who has been tasked with telling Caribbean history to the world through art on Wikipedia. Esther is a studio painter, illustrator, and ceramicist from Trinidad and Tobago. She enjoys […]
Jamaica Tourist Board To Invest In Artists & Athletes Who Showcase The Island
The Jamaica Tourist Board is investing in some of the country’s greatest resources – the incredible artistic and athletic talent that has helped propel the destination to its place as the most influential island in the Caribbean. From internationally recognized musicians such as Shaggy to talented on-the-rise film makers and athletes like the Jamaica Bobsled […]
Alisha Wainwright – 10 Truths You Should Know About Her
If you’re a Netflix junkie, you’ve probably watched actor Alisha Wainwright in the popular series, Raising Dion. She plays the role of a single mother “Nicole Warren” whose duties are amplified as she supervises and protects her son gifted with super-powers. Although she was born in America to a Jamaican mother and a Haitian father, […]
Jamaican-Owned Fashion Company based in Netherlands Featured in Major Magazines
House of Byfield, a Jamaican-owned fashion brand, will be featured in several high-profile, prestigious fashion magazines. These include Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar España, FASHION Magazine, DAILY SABAH, Madame Figaro, ELLE España, and Elle.it. The magazines will cover the House of Byfield show with Flying Solo NYC during New York Fashion Week (NYFW) of 2022. Jamaican […]
THE BEST CHAMPS EVER! GraceKennedy excited to celebrate GK100 at the 2022 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Championships
Excitement was in the air as the GraceKennedy (GK) team joined the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) and other stakeholders at this morning’s launch of the 2022 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Championships (Champs) at the National Stadium in Kingston. The launch, which was live broadcasted on television and streamed online by TVJ, kicked this year’s […]