Jamaican American Financial Advisor Richard Murray Named to The Board of Directors of The City in New York
Jamaican American Richard Murray, a financial advisor who works with Bernstein Private Wealth Management and Impact Players, has been named to serve on the Board of Directors of The City in New York. The City is a free, nonprofit, nonpartisan digital news platform designed to provide the people of New York City with the most […]
Actress Turned Life Coach Denise Hunt Says Caribbean Women Must Break ‘Cycle of Shame’ to Achieve Goals
Many Caribbean women of color are trapped in a ‘cycle of shame’ which they must break in order to achieve their full potential. So says former stage and screen actress turned Life Coach and Fitness Trainer Denise Hunt, owner – operator of fitness company SizzleFit Faith and Fitness. According to Jamaican born Hunt – whose […]
Jamaican American Paula Madison Honored by Multicultural Media Association
Paula Madison, the principal owner of The Africa Channel and CEO of Madison Media Management LLC, was honored as a Media Luminary at the 6th Annual Multicultural Media and Correspondents Association (MMCA) dinner and summit meeting on November 18, 2021, at the National Press Club in Washington DC. Madison was recognized as a Black, Indigenous, […]
Jamaican Olympian Briana Williams Honored by Jamaica Consulate General
Briana Williams, 19, Jamaican Olympic champion who won a gold medal as a member of the country’s women’s 4×100-meter relay team at the Tokyo Olympics, was honored with the Consul General of Miami Heritage Award at a ceremony in Sunrise, Florida, on November 7, 2021. She was one of ten individuals and two organizations receiving […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending December 3, 2021
Listen to the 7 Jamaica & Caribbean News items you may have missed for the week ending December 3, 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/outofmanyonline3
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 3rd, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES MEMBER OF JAMAICA’S PARLIAMENT CALLS GOVERNMENT INACTION TO CUT TIES WITH BRITAIN “DEPRESSING” Fitz Jackson, St. Catherine Southern Member of Parliament, has raised concerns about the Jamaican government’s silence on a resolution from 2020 that would terminate the country’s ties to the British monarchy that date back to the colonial […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Living with Purpose
Recently I was reflecting on Job’s observation recorded in Job 14:1, “Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble,” and I was immediately reminded of the question posed in James 4:14b, “For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away” […]
South Florida City to Celebrate Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt with $250,000 Statue
The city of Miramar, Florida, will soon be home to a monument honoring Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, the eight-time Olympic champion who dominated track and field sports until he retired from competition after the 2012 Olympics in London. The statue will cost $250,000, and some taxpayers in Miramar have questioned whether this is appropriate and that […]
The Best of Jamaica 2021 Awards to Be Broadcasted LIVE Online on December 10th on Facebook and YouTube
Winners of The Best of Jamaica 2021 awards will be announced live on the Jamaicans.com Facebook and Youtube Channels on December 10, 2021, at 7:00 pm. It’s all about what our FOLLOWERS/READERS vote as the BEST and what our writers who cover a variety of topics every day think is the BEST. The Best of […]
3 Jamaican Creative Startups win $800,000 in Seed Funding
Film, Literature and Gastronomy startups received $800,000 in seed funding on Friday November 26th, from Kingston Creative’s ‘Best Pitch Forward’ investment programme, now in its second year. 10 creative entrepreneurs were prepped to pitch by Dmitri Dawkins, Entrepreneur Development Specialist, Kingston Creative. Andrea Dempster Chung, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Kingston Creative commented,”This is our […]