Jamaican Commission Names Julie Mango Social Media Ambassador for Diamond Jubilee in 2022
The popular social media influencer known as Julie Mango is set to become an official Social Media Ambassador for Jamaica 60, the celebration of Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee in 2022. Julie Mango, whose given name is Juliet Bodley, acknowledged that she was overwhelmed and speechless at the appointment from the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an […]
Jamaican Named CFO of Connecticut Nonprofit Organization
Jamaican accountant Rhoan George Scarlett has been named the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) of the Connecticut nonprofit Journey Found, Inc., an organization that provides support services to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Scarlett, who has an MBA and more than 22 years of experience in finance, accounting, business administration, data processing, and process improvement, […]
Leondra Kruger, Daughter of Jamaican Immigrant, One of Biden’s Top Three Supreme Court Picks
Leondra Kruger, California Supreme Court Justice and Deputy Assistant United States Attorney General, has been named one of the top three candidates President Joe Biden is considering for the seat on the US Supreme Court. Kruger would replace Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced he planned to retire at the end of the Court’s current term. […]
Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival New York, Returns July 31!
The anticipated return of New York’s “Biggest Caribbean Food and Music Festival” the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival, will take place on Sunday, July 31 at Roy Wilkins Park, in Queens New York. The annual event is a celebration of the food, music, and culture of the Caribbean, and organizers are planning to make this year […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending January 28, 2022
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending January 28 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
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 28th, 2022
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA’S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DELAYS LOCAL ELECTIONS Local government elections in Jamaica will be delayed by another year, according to the House of Representatives. The latest delay, however, is not backed by both the government and the opposition. A 37-7 vote followed a proposal by Opposition Leader Mark Golding to […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Our Great High Priest
In the Old Testament, worshippers were required to bring a sacrifice to the priest who would offer it up to God on their behalf. Worshippers with their sacrifices could not go directly to God. There always had to be a middleman, the high priest, who was the only one who could enter the holy place, […]
Meet the Jamaican family living in Africa sponsoring 100+ young Jamaicans to visit Ghana
Are you ready to explore your African birthright? Meet the Anderson Family! The family of 5 traveled full time for the last few years exploring and discovering our ancestry and lineage. The journey took them to over 30 countries where they spend a month at a time exploring and connecting to their roots… The family […]
Newspaper in India Names Jamaica as one of World’s Safest Places to Visit in 2022
The best-selling English-language daily newspaper in the world, The Times of India, has designated Jamaica as one of the safest places in the world to visit in 2022. The daily newspaper based its decision on guidance provided by the United States State Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and on information from […]
What Are the Most Powerful Passports in the Caribbean?
Passports issued by different countries are not equal. Some are more powerful than others in that some allow access to more countries. The Henley Global Passport Index for 2022 ranks the passport of Jamaica as 12th-most powerful among the countries of the Caribbean. The index ranks the passport issued by Barbados as the most powerful […]