16 Year Old Jamaican Rynola Fraser Recruited as NASA Intern
Jamaican Rynola Fraser has been chosen to be a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intern at the Goddard Institute of Space Study in New York City. Fraser, 16, is the first Black and first Jamaican woman to be selected for an internship from Martin Van Buren High School in New York. She was chosen […]
Jamaican Daniel Harrison Named 2021 President’s Distinguished Graduate at Baltimore College
Jamaica’s Daniel Harrison has received the 2021 President’s Distinguished Graduate Award from the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) in Maryland. The award is presented yearly to the student who has displayed “exemplary leadership and a commitment to help others.” Harrison will be recognized for his achievement at the CCBC Commencement ceremony on Saturday, June […]
Young Jamaican Film Producer, J.P. Williams, Modernizes Depiction of Jamaica’s 1938 Labor Uprising
While May 1 is celebrated in many countries as the official date for honoring the Labor Movement, Labor Day in Jamaica, which marks the anniversary of the working-class movement’s beginning on the island, is celebrated on May 23 of each year in honor of the labor demonstrations that arose in 1938. Jamaican film producer J.P. […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending May 21st, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES EXPLORATION FOR OIL AND GAS CONTINUES IN JAMAICA According to Daryl Vaz, Jamaican Minister of Science, Energy, and Technology, the country continues to see oil and gas exploration initiatives. In the first quarter of the 2020/2021 fiscal year, the Jamaican Cabinet approved acquisition of Tullow’s 80-percent interest by United Oil […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Borrow not a few…”
She was a mother of two sons and a widow. Her husband, a student of the prophets, had died and the family was left in debt. The creditor was demanding payment and if she didn’t pay, he would take her sons as slaves as was the custom at that time. She was in dire straits […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending May 21 2021.
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Jamaican-Born Woman Receives Republican Nomination in Run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Winsome Sears, who emigrated to the United States from Jamaica at the age of six, has won the nomination of the Republican Party to run for the position of lieutenant governor of Virginia. Sears, who is a strong supporter of former US President Donald Trump, defeated her five opponents with a 54-percent lead in weighted […]
Jamaican Sharon McLennon Operates First 100-Percent Black Woman-Owned Coldwell Banker Franchise in South Florida
Jamaican Sharon McLennon, who started Splendor Realty 19 years ago, is making an important transition in her career as she becomes a Coldwell Banker franchisee. Effective on May 3, 2021, her business will operate under the name Coldwell Banker Splendor Realty. It is the first 100-percent, African American, woman-owned Coldwell Banker franchise in South Florida. […]
What’s it Like Being a Jamaican Living in Chile?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Chile.? On our “Jamaicans to the World” Facebook Live show, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy spoke with Nicole Little-John. She is a Jamaican living in Chile. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Chile? Hi, I’m Xavier Murphy, the founder of Jamaicans.com. […]
Alton Nehemiah Ellis, O.D. – The Godfather of Rock-Steady
Alton Nehemiah Ellis is generally regarded as one of the best vocalist and perhaps the greatest and most soulful singer ever produced by Jamaica. There, he was regarded by many as the Godfather of Rock Steady. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica on September 1, 1938 and grew up in Trench Town as part of […]