Why the 100-Meter Sprint Featuring Jamaican Women is the Must-Watch Tokyo Olympics Event
The women’s 100-meter sprint final is shaping up to be the must-see competition of the Tokyo Olympics, notable because of Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson, and Shericka Jackson. All three have clocked 100-meter times under 10.8 seconds, most impressively Fraser-Pryce who has only increased her speed after taking two years from competitive running to have her […]
Jamaican Descent Candidate, John Eaves, Makes a Historic Run to Become The First African American Secretary of State in Georgia
Seasoned Georgia elected official Dr. John Eaves announces his candidacy for Secretary of State. “Georgia has been a battleground for partisan bickering surrounding voter access and claims of fraud. I am prepared to fight to make our state a model of democracy, where we honor everyone’s right to vote, and we have systems in place […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending July 30th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT STIFFENS COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS DUE TO RISE IN INFECTIONS In response to rising rates of COVID-19 infections in Jamaica, the government has imposed stronger restrictions to combat what it views as a third wave of cases. Approximately 1,318 new cases were reported for the month of July, with an […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending July 30 2021.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending July 30, 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
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Can these bones live?”
Ezekiel stood in the middle of the valley looking at the human bones strewn everywhere. According to the narrative, the Lord had brought him there “in the Spirit of the Lord” and “He caused me to pass all around them, and behold, there were very many [human bones] in the open valley; and lo, they […]
Jamaican-Born Rohan Freeman is First Black American to Attain all 7 Summits
Born in Jamaica and growing up poor, Rohan Freeman had no idea what life had in store for him. Through hard work and determination, he became the first Black American man and the first Jamaican-born climber to reach all Seven Summits in the world. Freeman immigrated to the U.S. to attend the University of Connecticut […]
Bob Marley’s 1972 Home in London on Sale for £1.65 million
The London apartment that Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley called home in 1972 is for sale for £1.65 million, or more than $2.1 million. The sale of the apartment, which is located in the Ridgmount Gardens in the Bloomsbury district and features four bedrooms. Is being handled by Dexters. Marley lived at this location when […]
Jamaican Swim Champion Alia Atkinson Says Goodbye After Fifth Olympics
Alia Atkinson, 32, Jamaica’s 100-meter breaststroke swimming champion, ended her Olympics career after she did not make it out of the qualifying heats in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. Atkinson came in third in the preliminary round competition with a time of 1:07:70, which was not in the top 16 fastest times that went on […]
Zachary Harding to Be First TEDx Aston Guest Speaker Based in Jamaica
Jamaican investment leader Zachary Harding is the first Jamaican-based leader to be invited to speak for TEDx Aston. Harding is the CEO of Stocks & Securities Limited and executive chair and co-founder of Delta Capital Partners. He was chosen as one of the few international speakers to make a presentation at TEDx Aston in London […]
Jamaican-Born Doctor Honored by New York’s Carnegie Corporation
Dr. Millicent Comrie, a highly respected obstetrician and gynecologist who was born in Jamaica, has been recognized for her contributions to American life by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Dr. Comrie is the director of the Brooklyn Heights Women’s Health Center, Maimonides Medical Center in New York. She is the only person born in […]