Did you Know the First BBC Black TV Reporter was Jamaican?
Eric Anthony Abrahams was at the center of a number of firsts. He the first Black TV reporter at the BBC, the first Minister of Tourism, and the youngest Jamaican to be appointed as the Director of Tourism, just prior to his 30th birthday. Abrahams was a contributing journalist to the Jamaica Herald from 1989 […]
Let It Begin With Me
Today I am reminded of the last line of the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.” In business and in our professional lives, as it is in our personal lives, it begins with ‘me‘. When we understand that, we make a quantum leap towards […]
Shaggy Buys $2.15 million Home in Florida’s Cocoplum Community
Jamaican dancehall and reggae superstar Shaggy has purchased a retreat property in Coral Gables, Florida for $2.15 million. The new home is located on a half-acre near the ocean in the Cocoplum community. This is the same community in which Latin singer Marc Anthony is attempting to sell his Mediterranean-style mansion for $27 million. Shaggy’s […]
Miniseries Based Jamaican Author’s Novel to Debut on PBS as Masterpiece Presentation
The 2010 novel “The Long Song” by British Jamaican author Andrea Levy who also served as an executive producer has been adapted as a three-episode miniseries for PBS and will debut as a Masterpiece presentation on Sunday, January 31, 2021, from 10 pm to 11 pm EST. The subsequent episodes will be presented in the […]
Bolt Taking Over Gotcha Scooters in Mobile as Part of Expansion Plans
Bolt Mobility Corporation, one of whose founding partners is Jamaican Olympic champion Usain Bolt, was launched in 2018, is taking over the operations of Gotcha, an electric rental scooter franchise in Mobile, Alabama. The Miami-based Bolt also plans to expand its operations to Birmingham and to bring sit-down scooters and e-bikes to both locations in […]
Jamaican Awarded Prestigious Fellow Designation By CPA Ontario, Canada
Jamaican born Manchester High School graduate, Lennox A Parkins was recently, along with forty-nine (49) other accounting professionals, conferred with the honour of Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants (FCPA) in Ontario, Canada. An event hosted by CPA Ontario, Global Mail and distinguished Canadian broadcaster, Peter Mansbridge. The FCPA designation represents the mark of a […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending January 29, 2021.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending January 29, 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
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 29th, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES COVID-19 TESTING OFFERED AT RESORTS AND AIRPORTS IN JAMAICA Over 50 resorts in Jamaica are now offering onsite testing for COVID-19 along with sample collection as Jamaica works to increase its testing capacity for visitors to the island. Some hotels offer free testing. According to Edmund Bartlett, the hotels have […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Calling “Home”
The phone rings and it is the dreaded automated response: “If you’re calling for ABC, press 1; for DEF, press 2” and so it goes. Another unsuccessful attempt, and depending on the number of times experienced, maybe a bit of frustration. As if by conspiracy, more times than not this happens when we really need […]
Jamaican Restaurant One of Eater Boston’s Top Four African Diaspora Spots
Boston is known for its rich and varied diversity of cultures, thanks to the many immigrant communities located there. Some of these communities are home to people in the African Diaspora, and the dining scene in Boston reflects this fact. Available cuisine choices in the Boston area include foods that reflect traditions of Cape Verde, […]