Ride-Hailing Firm Uber to Launch Service in Jamaica
Uber, the ridesharing company based in the United States, announced that it will be bringing its app to Jamaica soon. Uber has invited people to sign up virtually at its website, since the app will soon be available in Kingston. Kingston will serve as a test market for the transportation provider. According to Uber, with […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending April 2nd, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES TRAVEL BAN IMPOSED BY JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT ON SIX SOUTH AMERICAN NATIONS The government of Jamaica expanded its restrictions on visitors coming to the island to apply to travelers from six countries in South America. These include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru. According to the Office of the Prime […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending April 2, 2021.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending April 2, 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
Sir Rockwell to Host the True Blue Virtual Sound Clash, hosted online by VP Records on April 10th, 2021
Steven A. Warner, popularly known as “Sir Rockwell,” will be the host/MC of the virtual “True Blue Sound Clash” at 7:00 pm on April 10, 2021. The event will be hosted online by VP Records and broadcast on their Facebook page (facebook.com/vprecords/) & YouTube Channel (youtube.com/vprecords). Sir Rockwell is a veteran radio personality in South Florida, as […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Not an End, But a Beginning
Today is Good Friday! The origin of the term “Good” is unclear, but for Christians everywhere around the world, it really doesn’t matter. They could have called this day of memorial whatever they wanted to because regardless of whatever it was called, it could not change the momentous event it commemorated. Over two thousand years […]
Jamaican-Ghanaian Kwame Dawes Earns PEN Award
Kwame Dawes, George Holmes professor and the Glenna Luschei Editor of the literary journal Prairie Schooner, is the recipient of the prestigious 2021 PEN/Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing. The award honors Dawes for his high literary standards and taste, which have made significant contributions to the publication. PEN America called Dawes a “bold and […]
Jamaican Khadija Shaw Ranked on ESPN FC List of 50 Best Players in the World
Jamaica’s Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, 24, has been ranked 31st on the ESPN FC list of the 50 best female football players in the world in 2021. Shaw, 24, has already become the top goal scorer, male or female, in Jamaica’s history. No Jamaican has ever ranked higher than Shaw on the ESPN list. She joined […]
Jamaican Swimmer, Keanan Dols, Medals in Florida Swim Meet
Jamaican swimmer Keanan Dols won the bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke at the International Swim Coaches Association (ISCA) International Senior Cup competition held in St. Petersburg, Florida, on March 25, 2021. Dols, 22, indicated the day before the meet that he is looking to compete at the Tokyo Olympics later in 2021, having had […]
What’s it like being a Jamaican living in Panama?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Panama? On our “Jamaicans to the World” Facebook Live show, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy spoke with Diane Batchelor. She is a Jamaican living in Panama. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican in Panama? Hi as Xavier Murphy, founder of Jamaicans.com and […]
Jamaican Swimmer Alia Atkinson Wins 3 Gold Medals in Florida
Alia Atkinson, Jamaica’s four-time Olympian, won three gold medals at the Florida Gold Coast Senior Swimming championships, which were held from March 19 through 21, 2021, dominating the competition. Competing for South Florida Aquatics, she won all three of her individual events, which meant she had 13 victories in 14 starts for 2021. Atkinson holds […]