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Jamaican Food Ranks in Top 20 Cuisines on Instagram; Number 1 in the Caribbean

Jamaican Food Ranks in Top 20 Cuisines on Instagram

Chef’s Pencil conducted an analysis of Instagram data for February 2021 and determined the top 20 cuisines in the world as identified by the social media platform’s users. National cuisines have been ranked according to the number of tags they gained, with the number rounded down to the nearest thousand. According to the research by […]

My Jamaican Grandparents Fueled My Passion for Becoming a Nurse Practitioner

My Jamaican Grandparents Fueled My Passion for Becoming a Nurse Practitioner

My father is an immigrant who grew up in impoverished, rural Jamaica. The stories of his childhood were a huge part of my upbringing and inspired my path into nursing. Health is the most fundamental human necessity and the health disparities that exist are unethical and preventable. Due to a lack of access and resources, […]

Jamaican Owayne Owens Wins at 2021 ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships

Jamaican Owayne Owens Wins at 2021 ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships

Jamaica’s Owayne Owens, a sophomore at the University of Virginia (UVA), won the top honors in the triple jump event at the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Indoor Track & Field Championships. Owens, originally from Montego Bay in Jamaica won the fourth triple jump title for UVA in the past five years. In the 2020 […]

Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending March 5th, 2021

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THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT TO ALLOCATE $9.2 BILLION TO UNIVERSITY OF WEST INDIES Fayval Williams, Jamaica’s Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, announced that the government plans to provide the University of the West Indies (IWI) with an allocation of $9.2 billion to help alleviate the financial challenges faced by the institution […]

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – The Glory of God on Display

One of the things I enjoy doing is walking, usually in parks or along trails. Not only is it good exercise if done consistently, but it is also a great way to empty the mind of mental clutter. One of the greatest benefits for me is the opportunity to meditate, pray, and feel the embrace […]

Italian-Based Jamaican-Born Artist Hugh Findletar’s Glass “Flowerheadz” is a Favorite of Fashionistas Worldwide

Born in Jamaica, artist Hugh Findletar’s Caribbean culture, traditions and legends are represented in his unique “Flowerheadz” artwork and imbued with highly distinctive character and style. His work has graced galleries, exhibitions, been commissioned by celebrities, and become a favorite of fashionistas around the globe. Findletar attended St. Theresa’s Preparatory in Jamaica before moving to […]

Michail Antonio of West Ham to Join Reggae Boyz

Michail Antonio of West Ham to Join Reggae Boyz

West Ham forward Michail Antonio, 30, very much wants to play for Jamaica as a member of the Reggae Boyz. While he was born in London, his parents are Jamaicans, and he had been approached by the Jamaican Football Federation in 2016 about representing the country at the international level. Antonio has expressed his desire […]

Reason is Starting to Return to US Immigration Law

Reason is Starting to Return to US Immigration Law

Hello everyone. President Biden on 24 February 2021, issued a Presidential Proclamation which partially ended a ban instituted by the Trump Administration in 2020, that effectively prevented legal immigration to the US. The Trump administration had cited the Covid-19 pandemic as the reason for restricting legal immigration to the US as such legal immigration would […]