• Sat, 4 July 2026

Jamaica Independence day Honored with Google Doodle

Jamaica Independence Honored With A Google Doodle

Jamaica Independence day was honored on Google’s homepage today, with a Doodle showcasing the Jamaican flag. Below is the message on the Google Doodle page. Today’s Doodle celebrates Jamaica’s Independence Day, an annual holiday that commemorates the Caribbean island’s establishment as a sovereign nation on this day in 1962. Following the passage of legislation that […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Keep the Dream Alive

As Ezekiel stood in the valley of the dry bones, Israel as a people had ceased to exist.  According to the Expositor’s Bible commentary on the text, seemingly cast off by its God, driven from its land, dismembered and deprived of its political organization, to the feeble and demoralized remnant who had survived the fall […]

Terri-Karelle Reid Is the First Jamaican-Based Woman to Speak at TED Talk UK

Terri-Karelle Reid Is the First Jamaican-Based Woman to Speak at TED Talk UK

Television host and motivational speaker Terri-Karelle Reid has become the first woman based in Jamaica to be a speaker at TEDx Aston University in Birmingham in the United Kingdom. She is one of several international speakers from outside the UK to participate in a TEDx talk, and along with Zachary Harding, is the first Jamaican-based […]

Jamaican-Born Canadian Rower Christine Roper Wins Olympic Gold Medal

Jamaican-Born Rower Christine Roper win gold for Canada

Christine Roper, a member of Canada’s Olympic team, made history when she became the first Canadian Jamaican to win a gold medal in the sport of rowing at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. With the win, Roper helped the women’s eight to secure a gold medal for rowing at the Olympic Games. Roper was born in […]

Sha’Carri Richardson Congratulates Jamaican Team on 100-meter Sweep

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American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, 21, who was temporarily prohibited from competing at the Tokyo Olympics after a positive test for cannabis, praised Jamaica’s 100-meter runners and congratulated them on their 1-2-3 sweep of the gold, silver, and bronze medals in the event. The performance of Elaine Thompson Herah was especially notable as she broke the […]

Jamaican Flag Reimagined by Japanese Artist as Samurai soldiers in Honor of Olympics

Jamaican Flag Reimagined by Japanese Artist as Samurai soldiers in Honor of Olympics

The Japanese artist Kamaya Yamamoto is one of a group reimagining the flags of the countries competing at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games as samurai characters. Both big and small countries are represented in the World Flags project, including Jamaica. The project seeks to create samurai characters for all of the 200 nations at the […]