Jamaican Bobsled Team Qualifies for 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Jamaica’s bobsled team has officially secured a place at the 2022 Winter Olympics. This is the first time in history that Jamaica will compete in three Olympic bobsled events: the four-man bobsled, the two-man men’s bobsled, and the women’s monobob. It is also the first time in 24 years that Jamaica will field a four-man […]
Jamaican-Born Lawyer Tremaine Hemans Honored for Public Service
Florida lawyer Tremaine Hemans, who was born in Moneague, St. Ann, Jamaica, has received the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award. The award is given to a lawyer, aged 35 or younger, or who has practiced law for less than five years, in recognition of their public service or legal aid work. […]
Courtenay Rattray Makes History as First Jamaican Appointed UN Chef De Cabinet
Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) has appointed Jamaican Courtenay Rattray to serve as his Chef de Cabinet. Rattray will replace Brazil’s Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti. A “Chef de Cabinet,” which means “Head of Office” in French, is a senior civil servant who works as an aide or private secretary for a […]
Sorrel Listed among 2022’s Top 10 Food Trends
Hibiscus sabdariffa, known in the Caribbean as sorrel, the source of the tangy flavor in the traditional Jamaican Christmas beverage, has been named one of the top 10 food trends for 2022 by Forbes magazine and Whole Foods. Sorrel’s red bulbs are the calyx of the hibiscus plant and are an excellent source of vitamin […]
Jamaican Sara Misir Becomes First Caribbean Woman To Make Formula One Competition Final
Sara Misir, 23, of Jamaica made her mark on auto racing history when she became the first woman from the Caribbean to qualify for the final of a Formula One competition in the United Kingdom. Misir was one of 50 finalists from over 9,000 applications from around the globe to the Formula One Women’s Program. […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 14th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN PRIME MINISTER MAKES CHANGES TO HIS CABINET In a reshuffle of his Cabinet, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness made major changes at the Transport, Education, and Agriculture Ministries. He also created a new ministry, the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, which will be headed by Marlene Malahoo-Forte. She […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 14, 2022
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending January 14, 2022. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit https://www.youtube.com/outofmanyonline
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Living the Golden Rule
Most of us have probably heard it from our parents, grandparents, teachers, and other authoritative figures. Those admonishing words of what we know as the ‘golden rule’: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” In other words, treat people the way you would want to be treated. However, this is not […]
Benjamin Alexander makes history by becoming Jamaica’s first Alpine skier at the Winter Olympics
In 1988, Jamaica’s bobsled team defied the odds and became the first from the Caribbean island nation to compete at the Winter Olympics, inspiring the iconic film “Cool Runnings” and encouraging people around the world to follow their dreams, no matter the challenges. Now, Jamaica will be represented at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, […]
Jamaican Bobsled Team Wins North American Cup Medal
The four-man bobsled team from Jamaica won a medal at the North American Cup competition held in Lake Placid, New York, on December 20, 2021. The team of Shanwayne Stephens, Ashley Watson, Rolando Reid, and Matthew Wekpe finished in seventh place overall with a time of 1:52.87. Team members of Stephens and Watson also finished […]