New Jersey City Honors Jamaican Immigrants by Renaming Street “Jamaica Way”
The city of Paterson, New Jersey, paid homage to Jamaican immigrants by changing the name of a two-block portion of Vreeland Avenue to Jamaica Way in their honor. According to Derek Alderman, a geographer at East Carolina University who has studied the street-renaming trend, “Change a street name and you change the way people think […]
Jamaican-based Tech Company, Jamlite Innovations: helping businesses in the pandemic
Tyrone Williams of Jamlite Innovations offers remote work options for his customers In Jamaica, businesses are wrestling with how to assist their staff, implement emergency procedures, and sustain their enterprises in the face of economic uncertainty while the country faces an unparalleled public health catastrophe due to COVID-19. It’s been a learning curve for some, […]
Caribbean Riddims Radio Show Joins Bro. Gary’s Caribbean Radio HD2 Network in New York
Popular South Florida Caribbean Riddims radio show will begin airing in New York on WVIP HD3 93.5 FM as of Saturday, August 21st. The three-hour show, hosted by Eddy Edwards, Cleve Osborne and Gillian Smart – known as the Three@3 – currently airs on Saturdays at 3pm on CANEradio.com and will simulcast on the Caribbean […]
Partners For Youth New Leadership On A Mission
“Growing up in today’s environment, our youth face so many complex challenges in life, unlike the days of innocence when the older generation grew up!” So said newly installed Chairman of the Partners For Youth Foundation (PFY) Steve Higgins, as he delivered his address at the induction ceremony of the new PFY board at the […]
Did you know a 1964 photo of reggae icon Peter Tosh Inspired an Emoji Preloaded on Billions of Phones and Computers
Every emoji has a history, and one of the most interesting involves Jamaican reggae legend Peter Tosh, who founded The Wailers band in the 1960s with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer. In fact, the emoji for “levitating” – a tiny image of a man nattily dressed in a black suit, hat, and shades – was […]
Le Vendôme at Charela Inn: Caribbean’s Best Kept French Secret
Daniel Grizzle, his late wife Sylvie, and their daughter – Sophie Grizzle Roumel – have been running this unlikely traditional French eaterie Le Vendôme at Charela Inn since 1980. It also hosts one of Westmoreland’s best jazz nights on the world’s famous stretch of prime beach real estate: Seven Mile, Negril. You will dine and […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending September 3, 2021.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending September 3, 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
Did You Know Marcus Garvey Created The Pan African Flag?
Many African-Americans fly the Pan-African flag in the U.S. during Black History Month, but its origin and history have been lost for some since its adoption in 1920 by the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). It was created by Marcus Garvey, founder of the American Black Nationalist Movement based in Harlem in New York City. […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending September 3rd, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN EDUCATION MINISTER ANNOUNCES NO IN-PERSON CLASSES ON FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL According to Fayval Williams, Jamaica’s Minister of Education, there will be no face-to-face classes on the first day of school, September 6, 2021. The Minister told parents at a virtual town hall meeting on August 31 that she […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Running Away from Your Calling
I have often wondered what was going through Jonah’s mind as he rose up and prepared to run “away to Tarshish to escape from the presence of the Lord [and his duty as His prophet]” (Jonah 1:3a, AMP) because he objected to going to Nineveh as instructed (vv. 1-2). Though he was to declare the […]