Original Jamaican Bobsled Team Member Does Not Want A “Cool Runnings” Remake
Jamaica’s debut appearance in the bobsled event at the 1988 Winter Olympics inspired the popular Disney film “Cool Runnings” in 1993. With the country’s return to the Winter Olympics bobsled competition in 2022, there has been some talk about making a sequel, but one of the original founding team members, Dudley ‘Tal’ Stokes, believes there […]
Reggae Girl Chinyelu Asher Signs with Swedish Football Team for 2022 Season
Chinyelu Asher, midfielder on the Reggae Girls national team of Jamaica, will return to Europe for the 2022 season to join AIK Fotboll in Sweden. Asher signed a one-year contract with the Swedish club, leaving the Washington Spirit of the United States National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) after the team’s 2021 title win. She had […]
Jamaican-American, Iris Nevins, Launches NFT Studio to Help Black Artists
Iris Nevins, 29, is an art collector who is dedicated to helping artists. While her original plans were to create a store online in which artists could sell their work, she changed her focus when she heard about nonfungible tokens, or NFTs. Believing that this technology would be a much better way to help artists, […]
AARP Lists This Caribbean Museum Co-Founded by Jamaicans among Top 5 to Visit in Florida
The state of Florida is known as the home of several world-class museums, such as the Dali Museum and The Ringling Museum of Art. It is also home to five unique new museums, including one focused on the Caribbean region, listed as must-see sites by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). The Island SPACE […]
Bob Marley Exhibit Named One of Top 12 Must-See Attractions in London
The “Bob Marley One Love Experience” has been selected by the website londonist.com as one of the dozen must-see attractions in London. The exhibit at the Saatchi Gallery will run for ten weeks from February 2, 2022, through April 18, 2022, before moving on to a multi-city tour. The “Experience” immerses visitors in the life […]
Jamaican Woman Honored as Community Hero by Stanley Cup-winning Tampa Bay Lightning
Jamaican Maxine Reyes, United States Army (Retired) Combat Veteran, Air Force veteran, philanthropist, author, public speaker, certified instructor, and Master Resilience and Relationship Coach, has been honored by the Tampa Bay Lightning, winners of the Stanley Cup, as a Community Hero for her work as Chapters Health Systems Foundation Valor Program Manager and her advocacy […]
Jamaican Artist John Powell Recognized by Luxembourg Museum
The Jamaican artist John Powell has been recognized with the Luxembourg Art Prize, an international prize established in 2015 and presented by the Pinacothèque, a private museum located in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The prize is given every year to artists who work in at least one of the following media: drawing, printing, installation, […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending February 4, 2022
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending February 4th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA TEACHING COUNCIL PROPOSES FINES FOR TEACHING WITHOUT A LICENSE Teachers in Jamaica who work without being registered and licensed with the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) may face large fines or prison time under the provisions of a new bill. The JTC Bill has caused consternation for the teachers’ union […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Our “Light” in the Darkness
Some time ago I had the very challenging task of driving in heavy misty fog and rain. Visibility was poor and it was impossible to read road signs ten meters away. As if that was not bad enough, it was very difficult to see other vehicles on the road even with their four-way flashers on. […]