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.
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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 […]
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 […]