Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending October 8th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES COVID-19 VACCINATION TARGET THREATENED BY DECREASING DEMAND According to Dunstan Bryan, Jamaica’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, the nation’s target of getting 65 percent of the population slated for March 2022 requires that at least 15,000 Jamaicans receive the vaccine every day. The Ministry is now challenged to […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Our Ultimate Source
God is my source; everything else is a resource. That is my conviction and how liberating it is! Like most of us, I was socialized to think and believe that people and things were the sources from which we get the things we need, leaving us somewhat dependent on these sources. To some extent, this […]
10 Truths You Should Know About Jamaican Tik-Toker Julie Mango
Julie Mango – “Sugar & Spice and Everything Christ” We had a chat with the hilarious and patriotic, Juliet Bodley, more popularly known as, ‘Julie Mango’. We are sure you’ve taken many trips with her down memory lane as she re-enacts Jamaica of the past with her funny and very relatable Tik Tok sketches. This […]
Jamaican-Owned Fashion Design Company Win Awards at Milan Fashion Week
Jamaican-born fashion designer Carmicheal Byfield received an award from Mad Mood Milano Fashion Week on September 27, 2021. He announced the win on Facebook, posting, “It’s not mines, IT’S US, team House of Byfield won an award & I accept and celebrate this award from Mad Mood Milano Fashion Week 27tth Sept 2021 & everyone […]
Jamaica’s Rashaun Stewart One of Top 50 Finalists for Inaugural Global Student Prize Selected from 3,500 Applicants
Rashaun Stewart of Jamaica has been named one of the Top 50 applicants for the inaugural Global Student Prize, which will award US$100,000 to an exceptional student who is a champion for change. The prize is sponsored by Chegg.org, the “impact, advocacy, and research arm of Chegg,” an education technology firm based in Santa Clara, […]
Jamaican Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy Named One of Washington Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business”
On October 7, 2021, Jamaican academic and United States university administrator Tashni-Ann Dubroy, Ph.D., will be celebrated at one of the most popular signature events sponsored by the Washington Business Journal, a live in-person celebration that recognizes the most influential businesswomen in the Washington DC area. This will be the 18th annual staging of the […]
Photo Highlights of the 35th edition Seatrade Cruise Global
Seatrade Cruise Global is an annual conference for the cruise industry, bringing together the movers and shakers in the leisure industry to discuss its latest news and trends. The week-long, 35th Edition Conference commenced on September 27 at Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, FL. Canceled last year due to COVID-19, it was initially set […]
Recording by Jamaican Musician Masego Is Certified Platinum
Masego’s song “Tadow” has been ranked as a certified platinum recording. The jazz anthem was released in October of 2017 and was included on the artist’s debut album “Lady Lady” in 2018. The album was named one of the top 25 R&B albums of the year by Rated R&B. A video for the song was […]
Bob Marley’s Music Still Sells 40 Years after His Passing
The continuing influence of Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley on the reggae community cannot be questioned. The recordings of Bob Marley and The Wailers continue to sell 40 years after his death, and the group’s 1977 release of “Jammin” has now been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in the United Kingdom. The […]
A Conversation with Jamaican Tourism Stalwart Daniel Grizzle & Co-owner Charela Inn
During our two-night stay at Charela Inn, we had the opportunity of dining at Le Vendôme, Charela Inn’s in-house restaurant, serenely nestled by the seashore where we sit down to talk to have a conversation with Daniel Grizzle, a Jamaican tourism stalwart, the patriarch and co-owner of the boutique hotel that he runs alongside his […]