Jamaica’s Swim Team Wins 22 Medals In Outstanding Performance In Puerto Rico
The nine members of Jamaica’s swim team did much better than expected at the Central American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation (CCCAN) Championships in Puerto Rico, coming home with 22 medals. While the team had little preparation for the competition, they focused on achieving personal-best times and achieved more than 54 of them. The swimmers […]
Lester Holt, Broadcaster of Jamaican Descent to Be Inducted into Broadcasting Hall of Fame
Lester Holt, an award-winning journalist of Jamaican descent, will be inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters’ Broadcasting Hall of Fame in October of 2021. He will receive the honor for his contributions to broadcast television from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) at the NAB Show Welcome event on Monday, October 11, 2021. According […]
Chris Smalling and Wife Claim to See UFO While on Vacation in Jamaica
Chris Smalling, who is a defender for the Serie A football club Roma, and his wife enjoying a vacation in Jamaica before the pre-season begins, claim they saw a UFO while on the island, but were “too gobsmacked to get their cameras out.” Smalling’s wife, model Sam Cooke, posted their story to Instagram, assuring fans […]
Jamaican-American Lawyer, Dahlia Walker-Huntington, Wins US National Diversity and Inclusion Award
Dahlia Walker-Huntington, an immigration and family lawyer and diversity and inclusion consultant, has received The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) national Diversity and Inclusion award. The award is presented to individual attorneys, law firms, law schools, nonprofits, or other immigration organizations in recognition of their promotion of diversity and inclusion excellence in the profession of […]
Jamaican Artist Michelle Drummond First Black Female Artist To Be Permanently Installed In West Palm Beach Public Library
On June 14, 2021, the City of West Palm Beach, through its ArtLife WPB program, reached a historic milestone vote unanimously approving local artist Michelle Drummond for a solo art commission that will be permanently installed in a public space in the City of West Palm Beach. Jamaican native, Drummond, will have the honor of […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending July 2nd, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES HOLNESS DECLARES NO LOCAL ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD IN 2021 Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that there will be no local elections in 2021, adding that his decision will remain in force until he is sure that the country is on the right track for COVID-19 vaccinations. Holness made […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Rearranging Our Priorities
If you were told that at best you had only seven more days to live, what would you do differently? For some of us, our priorities would be immediately rearranged. For example, we would probably reach out to loved ones to repair broken relationships; make restitution where needed; evaluate ourselves spiritually to make sure our […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending July 2 2021.
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American TV Host Steve Harvey Donates Funds to Purchase Computer Devices for Jamaica’s Children
Steve Harvey, an American television host, has donated US15,000 through the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation that is earmarked to purchase computer devices for children in Jamaica. The donation was made to the “Connect A Child” program in Jamaica, which is designed to reduce the digital divide that exists among Jamaica’s children, many of whom […]
Vanessa Bryant and Kids Vacation in Jamaica
Vanessa Bryant, 39, is vacationing in Jamaica with her daughters Natalia, 18, Bianka, 4, and Capri, 2. She shared photographs from her trip on Instagram showing the family having a very good time together on the Caribbean island at the Round Hill Hotel and Villas in Hanover. Bryant joined her late husband’s family – his […]