11 Young Jamaican Players from Phoenix All-Star Academy Receive Full Scholarships in Europe
The Phoenix All-Star Football Academy is making the dream of becoming a professional player in the European league a reality for many youngsters. Many scouts contacted the academy after one of its teams toured England in August of 2021; 11 of the young players involved have since been given full scholarships to football academies in […]
This Jamaican Woman Started a Patty Company in Canada during the Pandemic
Jamaican Opal Rowe was on a mission to make gourmet patties a favorite choice among diners in Toronto, Canada. A self-taught patty maker, Rowe is the founder of Stush Patties, a gourmet patty company that makes patties of many varieties, ranging from the classic beef patty to those filled with curried shrimp, jerk chicken, lentils, […]
Honoree List – Consul General of Jamaica, New York Heritage Awards 2021
The Consulate General of Jamaica, New York is pleased to announce its upcoming Consul General’s Heritage Awards, which will be held on 5th November 2021, at the Offices of the Consulate General of Jamaica. Since its inception in 2013, the Consul General’s Heritage Awards continues to honor a special tradition of recognising the outstanding service […]
UN Honors Workers on Jamaica’s COVID-19 Frontlines
United Nations Jamaica marked UN Day 2021 through initiatives that included a three-day Virtual Partnership Forum and a week-long campaign dedicated to honoring the frontline workers who have supported and continue to support the nation’s response to and recovery from COVID-19. According to Dr. Garry Conille, the UN Resident Coordinator, UN Day recognizes the founding […]
Actress Aixa Kendrick Pays Tribute To Grace Jones & Oscar Winner Kathryn Bigelow With New Projects
Award winning actress Aixa Kendrick is paying tribute to two of the entertainment industry’s most iconic women on the heels of her two latest projects. Kendrick channels the spirit of Jamaican-born actress, model and singer Grace Jones in a commemorative photo spread shot by renowned photographer Frank M Good, and which was featured in the fall edition […]
Jamaican Rugby Team Wins Tournament Title in Turks and Caicos
The rugby team from Jamaica won the 2021 Fireminds Rugby Americans North Sevens tournament title at the Meridian Fields in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, on October 17, 2021. Jamaica dominated the match over rival Mexico to win with a score of 21 to 7. The tournament is a qualifying event for the 2022 World Rugby […]
Jamaican Kirk-Anthony Hamilton Listed as One of 100 Most Influential People of African Descent under 40 in Business and Entrepreneurship
Jamaican entrepreneur Kirk-Anthony Hamilton, the founder of the Infiniti Partnership Inc., Tech Beach Retreat, and The Destination Experience, was named one it the “100 under 40” Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) at the MIPAD organization’s Awards Ceremony on October 3, 2021. The ceremony followed the opening of the 76th General Assembly at the […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending October 22 2021.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending October 22 2021. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaican & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit https://www.youtube.com/outofmanyonline
Jamaican Artist Basil Watson to Design New National Monument Honoring “Windrush” Generation
The Jamaican artist Basil Watson has been chosen to design a new national monument in the United Kingdom to honor those Caribbean migrants who traveled to Britain after World War II. The generation’s name, “Windrush,” refers to the ship “MV Empire Windrush,” which was one of the ships that brought people from Jamaica, Trinidad and […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending October 22nd, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN CHURCH LEADERS CONDEMN “RELIGIOUS TRAGEDY,” CULT OF PERSONALITY, AT PATHWAYS INTERNATIONAL KINGDOM RESTORATION MINISTRIES The Reverend Everton Jackson, the former head of the Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, called for the church to condemn what he called a “religious tragedy” arising from a “personality cult” in operation at […]