Jamaican, Amashika Lorne, Receives Points of Light Award
Amashika Lorne, 30, a community leader and Communications Specialist, has received the Points of Light Award from the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Points of Light program. Lorne is the creator of the free coloring book for children “Chat Tu Mi & Colour,” which is designed to encourage a bilingual consciousness in people and to help […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending December 17, 2021
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending December 17, 2021. 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 December 17th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN SENATOR CALLS NATIONAL HERO STATUS FOR BOB MARLEY, MISS LOU, USAIN BOLT, JIMMY CLIFF Jamaican Senator Dr. Floyd Morris plans to promote the designation of Bob Marley, Miss Lou, Usain Bolt, and Jimmy Cliff as National Heroes. Jamaica currently has seven national heroes, and all were political activists and […]
Jamaican Toni-Ann Singh to Reign as Miss World for 3 More Months as 2021 Pageant Postponed by COVID
Due to concerns about a resurgence of COVID-19, organizers of the 70th annual Miss World pageant announced that the Grande Finale of the 2021 pageant has been postponed for health and safety reasons. The announcement was made via a press release that confirmed the organization has experienced “positive cases” of the virus. Consequently, the reigning […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Blaming Others
According to the Genesis narrative, when questioned by God regarding his awareness of his nakedness and whether he had eaten from the forbidden tree, Adam seemed to have had no reservations about blaming Eve. In response to God’s questions, Adam replied: “The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the […]
Partnership between De Beers & RAD Red Carpet Advocacy Showcases Jamaican Jewelry Designer
Two African charities, One Girl Can and African Women Rising, were benefitted when actor Sarah Paulson wore Botswana diamond earrings created by jewelry designer Mateo, who is from Jamaica, to the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards program in September 2021. Paulson wearing the earrings to the prestigious awards program was representative of the mission of “BlackisBrilliant,” […]
Jamaicans Think “ Likkle Tea” Will Cure Just About Anything
Headache, backache, tummy hurts, joint pain, cold or flu – no matter what is causing you to feel sick, your Jamaican parents and or grandparents will always tell you to drink “likkle tea.” Our foreparents always believed that tea will cure all and although they may not have had the scientific background or knowledge to […]
Jamaican-Born Costume Designer Who Crafted Style of Hit Film “The Harder They Fall” Featured in Hollywood Reporter
Antoinette Messam, a Jamaican-born costume designer and stylist, discussed her work on director Jeymes Samuel’s “The Harder They Fall” with the Hollywood Reporter. In the interview, she described the film as “a Western that just so happens to have Black people in it” and noted that her prior experience in the fashion industry made it […]
Photo Highlights: ‘Key to City’ for Fraser-Pryce, who Captivated at Pocket Rocket Foundation Red Carpet Reception
Dubbed, ‘An Evening with an Olympian’, last month’s red-carpet reception and fundraiser headlined by Jamaica’s sprinting legend, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, was an experience that all who were in attendance will covet for a lifetime. The star-studded affair took place in Miramar, Florida at the city’s Multicultural Center—Banquet Hall. There were several notables in attendance for this […]
Usain Bolt Sends Inspiring Message to Olympic Athlete in the United Arab Emirates
Jamaican eight-time Olympic gold medal winner Usain Bolt offered an inspirational message to Hamda AlHosani of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the sprinter’s biggest fans. An athlete herself, AlHosani also won a gold medal in the 100 meters at the UAE Special Olympics and was able to fulfill her dream of meeting Bolt, […]