Dress Worn by Amanda Gorman on Time Magazine Cover from Fashion Line Co-Owned by Jamaican
Amanda Gorman, 22, is the National Youth Poet Laureate in the United States who gained the notice of worldwide audiences with her appearance at the inauguration ceremony of President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021, where she recited her original poem “The Hill We Climb.” In addition to receiving praise for her poem, Gorman was […]
American Tourist Tests Positive for COVID-19, Fakes Abduction to Avoid Jamaican Quarantine
American tourist Kalina Collier, a flight attendant with Jetblue Airways and a recent visitor to Jamaica, sent out a report to thousands of social media users in which she reported being held hostage by a local hotel because she did not want to follow a quarantine order. Collier arrived in Jamaica on January 28, 2021, […]
Celebrating Valentine’s Day on a Shoe String Budget
With romance in the air ,couples are planning for a stellar Valentine’s day 2021. The common thing is to exchange gifts, preferably candy more specific chocolate. The perfect valentine’s day gifts include dining at a famous restaurant or travelling on a vacation. Covid-19 has put a spin on the February 14, celebrations. Romantic partners who […]
Three Ways To Love An Unloving Spouse
“Real Love loves even when Real Love doesn’t feel like loving!” In one of our many at-home date nights, my wife and I watched a movie called “LOVE GUARANTEED.” This is a really great Netflix movie about an ex-football player who sought love through an on-line company called “LOVE GUARANTEED.” This movie spoke a message […]
Jamaican-American, Deborah Archer, Elected First Black President of ACLU
Deborah Archer, a civil rights attorney, and law professor, has been elected president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the first Black individuals to serve in that position in the organization’s 101-year history. Archer’s parents are immigrants from Jamaica, and she is a first-generation citizen of the United States. She is also the first […]
London Hughes, a British Comedian of Jamaican Descent to Co-Host New Netflix Series
London Hughes, a British comedian of Jamaican descent, is set to become one of the hosts of a new Netflix aftershow entitled “The Netflix Afterparty.” Other hosts named for the weekly 18-episode comedy series are David Spade and Fortune Feimster. Spade is also the executive producer of the aftershow. The show is scheduled to launch […]
New Jamaican Restaurant Opens in Sarnia, Ontario
Diners in Sarnia, Ontario, can now try the foods of the Caribbean at a new Jamaican restaurant, the Reggae Café. The restaurant opened in November of 2020, but due to the COVID-19 lockdown in the province, it was unable to operate until recently, and it is currently offering only curbside pickup and delivery services. However, […]
How to Trace Your Chinese-Jamaican Ancestors
Know your history The vast majority of Chinese-Jamaicans are Hakka, and arrived between 1854 and the early 20th century. There were four key migration waves: 400-500 people taken from Hong Kong (British experiment) and Panama (Panamanian disaster) as laborers Intra-Caribbean Chinese migration: laborers mainly brought from Trinidad and British Guiana 680 laborers took a 2-month […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending February 12, 2021.
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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending February 12th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR FARMERS WITH BUY-BACK PROGRAM Floyd Green, Jamaica’s Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, stated that the government will continue its program of buying excess agricultural produce from farmers. He made his remarks during the virtual launch of the Skills to Access the Green Economy (SAGE) partnership, […]