Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending August 27, 2021.
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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending August 27th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES HOSPITALS IN JAMAICA IMPACTED BY NURSE “SICK-OUT” Nurses at hospitals throughout Jamaica called in sick following a three-day national lockdown. The absences were prompted by comments made by Prime Minister Andrew Holness during a press briefing on August 19, 2021, according to reports. When asked by a media representative whether […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Disobeying God
According to the narrative, Jonah was directed by the LORD to go to Nineveh “and proclaim [judgment] against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me” (Jonah 1:2, AMP). One would have thought that he would have immediately obeyed, “but Jonah ran away to Tarshish to escape from the presence of the Lord [and […]
Jamaican American Attorney Niyala Harrison Included on the 2022 Edition of “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America” List
Niyala Harrison, a Jamaican American attorney, and associate in the Miami, Florida, office of the legal firm Squire Patton Boggs, has been included on the 2022 edition of the “Ones to Watch in America” list compiled by Best Lawyers. The 2022 edition will be Best Lawyers 28th in the United States and mark the organization’s […]
Photo Highlights: ‘A-List’ of Outstanding Jamaican-Americans Honored at Inceptive Reggae Summer Splash to Celebrate Jamaica’s 59th Independence Day
In celebration of Jamaica’s 59th anniversary of independence, the Bunche Park Pool Complex in the City of Miami Gardens was the place to be. The festivities took place on August 7th, which was one day after Jamaica’s official Independence Day. Presented by the Honorable Shannan ‘Lady’ Ighodaro and the City of Miami Gardens, Reggae Summer […]
American Track Athletes Jamaicans Like & Dislike and the Reasons Why
Observing all the buzz on social media recently, many people may believe that Jamaicans dislike all American athletes, but this is not true. Jamaicans respect competitors who exhibit confidence combined with humility, and if there is one thing to understand about Jamaicans, it is that whether they like you or dislike you, there will be […]
Gilbert Glenn Brown, an Actor of Jamaican Descent Plays Martin Luther King Jr. in Aretha Franklin Biopic
Gilbert Glenn Brown is an actor, writer, and director born in New York City in a hardworking and family-oriented Caribbean home that emphasized love for the Jamaican heritage of his immigrant parents. Brown’s latest role is playing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the new Jennifer Hudson film, “Respect,” which follows the life of superstar […]
In Forbes Feature, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Reveals Yams Are Not Jamaica’s Secret Weapon for Running
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica’s sprint superstar and Olympic gold medalist, discussed her diet and training program with Forbes magazine, revealing what some would call a bombshell: she does not like yams, rarely eats yams, and does not consider yams a “secret weapon” responsible for the success of her country’s fastest runners. Ever since eight-time Olympic medal […]
Jamaican Bobsled Team to Raise Funds to Qualify for 2022 Winter Olympics through NFTs
Jamaica’s bobsled team, which experienced challenging issues when it first attempted to qualify for the Winter Olympics in 1988 is facing similar difficulties with trying to qualify for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. This has prompted Chris Stokes, former bobsled team member and the author of “Cool Runnings,” the book that inspired the 1993 […]
Ziggy Marley Launches Vegan CBD Wellness Product Line for Pets
Ziggy Marley, the oldest son of iconic Jamaican reggae artist Bob Marley, has introduced a line of wellness products for pets. An eight-time Grammy Award winner and dog lover, Ziggy Marley launched the brand Ziggy Marley Apawthecary, which is designed to offer vegan, CBD wellness products for pets. The company’s first product, Romeo’s Agility Chews, […]