Enjoy a Lebanese culinary experience at family-owned restaurant Chez Maria in Kingston
From Kingston, Jamaica, for two decades, Nancy and Bassilios Hado have been serving Middle Eastern flavours, paying tribute daily to their rich culinary heritage steeped in pride and authenticity from Lebanon through their family-owned restaurant Chez Maria. Over the years, the restaurant has become one of Kingston’s favourite eateries that serves authentic Meditteranean cuisine all […]
Jamaican Olympic Gold Medalists Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce & Shericka Jackson Beats Sha’Carri Richardson at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic
Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah beats American Sha’Carri Richardson in the Women’s 100m at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League) in Eugene, Oregon. Sha’Carri Richardson was 6th in the race. Thompson-Herah won the race with a time of 10.54. Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finished in second in 10:73 and Shericka Jackson finished in 3rd with a […]
22-Year Old Jamaican opens Ocho Rios’ Vegan Oasis
Good food tells no lies, a simple but powerful statement affirmed after an initial visit to LaLa’s Nutmeg in Ocho Rios. On arrival to the area, you are met with the hustle and bustle of downtown Ochi exploding in your face with all the vibrancy, noise, and colour of any thriving Jamaican market town. A […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending August 20, 2021.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending August 20, 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
Oliver Samuels & Alia Atkinson amongst 14 Eminent Regional Figures to receive UWI Honorary Degrees
Fourteen eminent Caribbean people will receive honorary degrees from the University of the West Indies (UWI) at the 2021 graduation ceremony in recognition of their outstanding contributions to regional and global development. Among those to be presented with honorary degrees at UWI’s Mona campus are Jamaican swimming legend Alia Atkinson, philanthropist Gary “Butch” Craig Hendrickson, […]
Jamaica’s Consul General Visits the Eighth Annual South Carolina Reggae Jerk & Wine Festival on Sunday, August 29
Meet Hon Oliver Mair, Consul General of Jamaica to Miami representing the Thirteen Southeastern Diaspora States, on his inaugural visit to Charleston, South Carolina. Join the celebration at the Eighth Annual SC Reggae Jerk Wine Festival on Sunday, August 29, at Brittle Bank Park from 12:00 – 7:00 PM, a time to feast on the […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending August 20th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES IN-PERSON SCHOOL CLASSES MAY BE DELAYED DUE TO COVID’S DELTA VARIANT According to Jamaican Minister of Education Fayval Williams, plans to reopen face-to-face classes in Jamaica’s schools in September could be “recalibrated” because of the increase in number of cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19. In order to provide […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – A God of Order
In the first creation story found in Genesis 1, we see an orderly creation over a period of six days upon the earth that at the time “was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep” (v. 2). As the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters, […]
Jamaican Nina Cooke John, Wins National Competition, Will Design New Newark Monument
Architect Nina Cooke John’s design for an expansive and interactive monument to abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been selected via a national competition to become the newest monument in Newark, New Jersey’s Washington Park. The monument, entitled “Shadow of a Face,” is scheduled to open in the summer of 2022. In addition to honoring Harriet Tubman, […]
Jamaican’s 20-Year Dream to Open a Restaurant Comes True
Marlon Robinson dreamed of owning a restaurant that honored his Jamaican and Caribbean heritage for two decades, and in November of 2020, he opened The Eats 876 Modern Caribbean Grill in the Tarpon River neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His menu featured Bahamian macaroni and cheese with shrimp and scallops, a Caesar salad with Caribbean […]