Remittances From The Diaspora Helped Protect Jamaica From Economic Instability During Pandemic
Jamaica benefitted from the uninterrupted flow of over US$2 billion per year in remittances from the Diaspora during the COVID-19 pandemic. This influx of money helped to keep the island nation from suffering extreme difficulties during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had serious impacts on economic stability, prompting social disruption to arise in […]
Jamaican Athletics Schedule for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Here is everything you need to know to keep track of Team Jamaica at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics games, including the times. SUNDAY 25 JULY 2021- GYMNASTICS & SWIMMING Gymnastics – Uneven Bars Danusia Francis – 2:10 AM (EDT) | 1:10 AM (JAM time) Swimming – Women’s 100M Breastroke Heat 3 Alia Atkinson – 6:40 AM (EDT) | […]
5-Year-Old Jamaican American Writes Book
Jamaican American Kacey Peterkin is the author of a book entitled “We Can All Be Friends,” which is an expression of her wish for a more tolerant and better world. Her book is an illustration of her belief that “We are more alike than we are different.” Kacey is five years old. Kacey is Jamaican […]
Jamaica’s £7 Billion Reparations Claim Dismissed By British High Commissioner, Asif Ahmad
Asif Ahmad, the British High Commissioner to Jamaica, dismissed the nation’s claim for reparations totaling £7 billion after Jamaica announced its intention to file a petition to seek compensation from Britain for its participation in the transatlantic slave trade. Ahmad said that the request for reparations directly from government to government “will not prosper” because […]
Jamaican Bad Boys of Comedy Deliver Good Laughs at The Garden
Fresh from a sold-out opening night in Palm Beach on July 10th, the Jamaican Bad Boys of Comedy tour, featuring Oliver Samuels, Drew Thomas and Chris “Johnny” Daley made their second stop at The Garden in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida on Sunday night, (July 18) to a standing room only crowd. Due to unforeseen circumstances, host […]
Jamaican Olympian Usain Bolt Offers Financial and Career Advice
Jamaican eight-time Olympic gold medal winner and one of the world’s wealthiest athletes says the biggest lesson he learned about money is to save more than half of what he earned. According to Forbes Magazine list of the world’s 100 richest athletes, Bolt ranks at Number 45, earning $31 million when he retired from competition […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending July 23 2021.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending July 23, 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
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending July 23rd, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA’S REPARATIONS CLAIM DISMISSED BY BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER Asif Ahmad, the British High Commissioner to Jamaica, dismissed the nation’s claim for reparations totaling £7 billion after Jamaica announced its intention to file a petition to seek compensation from Britain for its participation in the transatlantic slave trade. Ahmad said that […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Displeasing God
If trusting God is a matter of choice, why is it that some of us find it such a difficult choice to make? Sure, we pray and do the things we are supposed to do, but as one of my former pastors once said, “Just because we’re in a position of prayer, doesn’t mean we’re […]
Jamericans in Technology – Making a Difference and Giving Back to Jamaica – Virtual Chat Series With Ambassador Marks on July 22nd, 2021
Jamaicans in the USA are once again invited to a conversation with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Audrey Marks, for this month’s virtual Let’s Connect on Thursday, 22nd July 2021 at 7:00PM EDT. The town hall style virtual meeting will update on Jamaica’s Covid-19 management and recovery program. It will also feature outstanding […]