Jamaica Wins Best Practice Gold Adrian Awards in New York
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) was recognized by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) with a Best Practice Gold Adrian Award for public relations excellence in the Crisis Communications/Management. The JTB’s entry, titled “Communicating Through a Crisis: A Model for Tourism Leadership,” focused on the destination’s thorough and thoughtful response to the pandemic, […]
Jamaican Creates First Male Dreadlocked Talking Doll
Saffron Jackson, the founder of the Zuree Ltd., an educational products and toy company established to empower ethnic children to feel confident about who they are. Currently focused on creating dolls that represent all skin tones and hair textures, Zuree has introduced Tafari, the first talking and motivational Black boy doll in the world. Toya, […]
Former Reggae Boyz Team Member Named New Sporting Director of Irish Football Team
Michael Owen Johnson, a former member of the Reggae Boyz national football team, has been named the new sporting director of Ireland’s Limerick FC new club academy. Although he was born in Nottingham, England, both of his parents are Jamaicans. Johnson played 13 times for the Reggae Boyz. Johnson is also an England U21 coach […]
Caribbean Association of Georgia Inc. Joins Forces with Local Organizations to Help the People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Following Devastating & Violent Volcanic Eruptions
Metro-Atlanta based Caribbean Association of Georgia Inc. (CAG) is quickly working to coordinate a multi-pronged response to the overwhelming need in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, island chains rocked by terrifying volcanic eruptions. Beginning this Saturday, April 17th, 2021 at Caribbean Life TV Studios, 6254 Stone Mountain Hwy, Suite C, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 from […]
UK Radio Station, Co-Founded By Jamaican, Honored With English Heritage Site Designation
The original headquarters building of Choice FM, the first and only Black-licensed radio station in the United Kingdom, received the coveted Blue Plaque indicating its designation as an English Heritage site. Choice FM, which started broadcasting at 96.9FM in 1990 was awarded the Blue Plaque on April 1, 2021, a date marking the 31st anniversary […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending April 16th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICA ADMINISTERS THE MOST COVID VACCINE DOSES IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING CARIBBEAN With the help of its five-day mass immunization program, Jamaica has vaccinated the highest number of people with COVID vaccine in the English-speaking Caribbean. As of April 13, 2021, the country’s Health Ministry reported that 135,473 individuals had received a […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending April 16, 2021.
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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Yes, Lord; Use Me”
Have you ever had one of those moments when you long to be used by God but feel you do not quite measure up? You love the Lord, and you are passionate about Him, but every time you think of your past, you start doubting yourself and your “qualification” to do what you know He […]
Quincy Jones Tells Forbes Magazine This Reggae Film Is His Favorite Documentary
Legendary music industry pioneer Quincy Jones, record producer, songwriter, and multi-Grammy award winner, told Forbes magazine that one of his favorite music documentary films is “Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes.” Jones said that this is an “amazing film that uncovers forgotten recordings from reggae’s golden age… It’s documentaries like this that bring us closer […]
China Has Translated & Published First Jamaican Poetry Collection
The book entitled “Poems from Jamaica” was released in China in March of 2020. It is the first collection of Jamaican poems to be translated into Chinese and published in China. This historic literary event was made possible through a collaboration between Professor Paulette A. Ramsay, a poet and professor at the University of the […]