What’s it like being a Jamaican living in Saudi Arabia?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Saudi Arabia?In this episode of “Jamaicans to the World”, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Kevin Thomas. He has been living in Saudi Arabia for over 8 years. Xavier: What it’s like being a Jamaican in Saudi Arabia? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, the […]
Jamaica’s Calabash Literary Festival to Be Honored with Award for Supporting Black Literature
Jamaica’s Calabash International Literary Festival, an annual event that features readings, music, and other forms of storytelling, has received the Madam C.J. Walker Award for its dedication to the support and sustaining of Black literature from the Hurston/Wright Foundation. The festival was described as “earthy, inspirational, daring + diverse!” The award will be presented at […]
Jamaican-Born Artist, Everton “E-Dee” Dennis, Features in Film Released on Amazon
Everton “E-Dee” Dennis, who was born in Toll Gate, Clarendon, Jamaica, has a feature role in the film “Gangland Musical” released on Amazon. The film re-imagines the story of Romeo and Juliet in the setting of a city wracked by gang violence through which the lovers try to escape their gang affiliations and find true […]
Cedella Marley Kicks Off New Women’s Football Initiative with International Friendly Between Jamaica and Costa Rica
Inaugural Football Is Freedom fundraising match takes place Sunday, October 24th at 5pm in Fort Lauderdale’s DRV PNK Stadium Cedella Marley (CEO of the Bob Marley Group of companies); currently in her seventh year as Global Ambassador for the Jamaica Women’s Football Programme, is now expanding her advocacy and commitment to the women’s game. Her new Football is […]
Five Things You Can Do With Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee – besides Drink it!
Even though Jamaicans are considered tea-drinkers, at-home consumption of authentic Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is here to stay. Whether brewing your own coffee in ol’ time Moka pot, with a modern pour-over, fancy french press, or regular coffee brewer, it’s a terrific way to awaken the senses, minimize those trips to the coffee shop, and […]
Work By Jamaican Nurse During the Pandemic at White House’s COVID-19 Summit
Anthony Blinken, the United States Secretary of State, highlighted the work of Jamaican Registered General Nurse Sister Antonia Richards Stewart for her work during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the “additional training and equipment” provided by USAID to Stewart, she and her colleagues at Kingston Public Hospital were able to save lives. Stewart said that the […]
University of the West Indies (UWI) Ranks in Top 1.5 Percent of World’s Universities
The Times Higher Education (THE) ranking system has listed the University of the West Indies (UWI) in the top 1.5 percent of all universities in the world for 2022. Comparatively, in 2021, UWI ranked in the top three percent. The 2022 results show that UWI rose 94 places on the ranking compared to 2021 and […]
Jamaican Ann-Marie Campbell Started as a Cashier at Home Depot and is now Executive VP Overseeing Over 2,000 Stores
Jamaican-born Ann-Marie Campbell manages 2,200 Home Depot stores, more than 400,000 employees, and runs the company’s international operations for Canada and Mexico. Fortune named her to its Most Powerful Women in Business list from 2014-2020, and the 16th Most Powerful Women in 2020. Campbell was born in Kingston, Jamaica, attended Holy Childhood High School, and […]
Jamaica Tourist Board Releases Behind The Scenes Footage of Jamaica To Celebrate The Release of “No Time To Die”
To celebrate the release of the latest James Bond film, the Jamaica Tourist Board has released behind the scenes footage of No Time To Die. The footage showcases cast and crew as well as some of the locations shot in Jamaica. Jamaica is the birthplace of 007, where Ian Fleming created and wrote the Bond […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending September 24th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN TOURISM MINISTER TO CELEBRATE WORLD TOURISM DAY Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, will join with the international community to celebrate the United Nations World Tourism Day on September 27, 2021. The celebration is designed to recognize the ability of tourism to fuel inclusive development policies and programs while […]