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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending April 16th, 2021

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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 […]

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

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

China Has Translated and 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 […]

Did You Know One Of British Greatest Photographers Is Jamaican?

Did You Know One Of British Greatest Photographers Is Jamaican - Charlie Philips

Despite the fact that photographer Charlie Phillips took iconic photos of boxer Muhammad Ali and rock musician Jimi Hendrix that have sold worldwide, and despite the fact that the legendary photographer Cartier-Bresson was a fan of his work and the Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini was so taken with him that he put him in a […]

What is it like Being a Jamaican Living in Kuwait?

Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Kuwait? On our “Jamaicans to the World” Facebook Live show, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy spoke with Ayana Ashanti. She is a Jamaican who has lived in Kuwait for 15 years. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Kuwait? Hi, I’m Xavier […]

Jamaican Ice Hockey Team to Defend Their LATAM Cup Title in October

Jamaican Ice Hockey

Jamaica, which joined the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 2012 and fielded a team in 2018 to compete in the Team Elite Prospect Hockey Showcase tournament in Toronto, Canada, and was undefeated in eight games, is ready to defend their 2019 LATAM Cup title in October, 2021, at the Amerigol LATAM Cup tournament to […]

Jamaican Swimmer, Keanan Dols, a Step Closer to Making It to Tokyo Olympics

Jamaican Swimmer Keanan Dols

Jamaican swimmer Keanan Dols, 22, is well on his way to the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo slated to begin on July 23, 2021. He surpassed the “B” qualifying standard of 2:03.26 and set a new national record of 2:02.15 in the men’s 200-meter individual medley at the 2021 Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo, […]