Meet the Full Team Representing Jamaica at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
Jamaica will field a team of 61 male and female track and field athletes – 29 men and 32 women – at the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo to be held from July 23, 2021, through August 8, 2021. The 61-member squad was ratified and submitted to World Athletics and includes five athletes who […]
Vogue Magazine Includes Book by Jamaican Author on List of Top 7 Audiobooks for a Long Drive
Recognizing that summer is the season of road trips, Vogue Magazine editors selected their favorite audiobooks to take along when confronting long hours in a car. Among the top seven audiobooks chosen is “A Brief History of Seven Killings” by Jamaican author Marlon James. The book won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2015. Some readers […]
Jamaican Olympian Appointed Head Coach of UNLV Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Programs
Jamaican Dorian Scott, the 10-time Jamaican national shot put champion, has been named as head coach of the University of Las Vegas (UNLV) women’s track and field/cross country programs. Scott, 39, has been the Director of Field Events and Throws Coach at Florida State University (FSU) since 2012. During his time at Florida State, he […]
Usain Bolt Creates New Word He Hopes Will Be Used for Years to Come
Jamaica’s eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has many talents beyond his athletic ability. In addition to his unprecedented successes in the sport of track and field, he has pursued becoming a professional soccer player, an innovative business entrepreneur, and a music producer and performer. He has made contributions to many cultural sectors, becoming an international […]
10-Year-Old Jamaican-American Twins Bring a Taste of Jamaica to Seattle
Seattle residents Makayla and Avery, who are ten-year-old twins, are the owners and founders of A&M Jamaican Bag Juice and Beef Patty, an eatery where they sell bag juices in tropical flavors, homemade coco bread, and frozen Jamaican beef patties by appointment through Facebook. They established their business during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of many […]
H.E.R. Discusses New Reggae Album Project
The debut album by R&B singer H.E.R. entitled “Back of My Mind” was released in June of 2021, but the artist is already working on a new project: a reggae album. In an interview on Apply Music 1, she said that the public will be getting the reggae album son, acknowledging that she has always […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending July 16 2021.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending July 16, 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 16th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES PRIME MINISTER WARNS HE MAY BE “FORCED TO TAKE ACTION” IF JAMAICANS FAIL TO FOLLOW COVID-19 PROTOCOLS Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has warned Jamaicans that they must follow established protocols designed to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Their failure to do so could force him to “take action,” he said. […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Help thou mine unbelief…”
Trust God. Two words we have said to ourselves and/or others, or maybe words told to us by others. It is as if trusting God is as easy as flipping a switch. Though said with the best of intentions, what is missing behind the two words is the how. How do we move from doubt […]
85 Interesting Facts About Jamaica
Jamaica is known worldwide for its natural beauty, its beaches and mountains, its music, and its laid-back lifestyle. But the country has a long history and many interesting and little-known stories to explore. Below is a list of facts about Jamaica that reflect its uniqueness. 1. Jamaica was the first country in the Western world to […]