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, […]
Giving With the Right Attitude
She was poor and a widow, not the greatest of positions to be in during the first century. On this particular day, seemingly oblivious to what was going on around her and like she perhaps had done many times before, she approached the treasury – a place in the temple for the collection boxes. The […]
Best of Jamaica Winners in Florida Grateful and Humbled as They Receive Awards
The winners of the Best of Jamaica Awards in Florida sponsored by Jamaicans.com, the world’s premier Jamaican community website, received notification that they were voted Best of Jamaica in 2020 by their fans. Xavier Murphy, founder of Jamaicans.com, personally presented the award certificates to several of the winners. The winners of the Best of Jamaica […]
Apparel Line from Jamaican-Born Designer Featured at Target for Black History Month
Jamaican-born Kalilah Wright, the founder of MESS in a Bottle, a company that packages T-shirts sporting “cool messages” in reusable bottles, has partnered with Target stores to sell her products. Wright trained as an architect and has combined her love for fashion and architecture in her entrepreneurial t-shirt endeavor. Having worked for a time in […]
Valentine’s Launch set for Dining with Curvy The Restaurant
Media personality and recording artiste Yanique ‘Curvy Diva’ Barrett is poised to make her restaurateur debut this Valentine’s day with the official opening of her Dining With Curvy Restaurant with a Midnight in Paris Valentine’s theme in Kingston Jamaica. Yanique, who had started her Dining With Curvy as a pop-up kitchen and delivery service last […]
Skip Marley, Buju Banton and Koffee Nominated for 2021 NAACP Image Awards
The island nation of Jamaica will be well represented at the 2021 NAACP Image Awards as the legendary artist Buju Banton, the 2020 Grammy Award winner Koffee, and noted reggae musician Skip Marley have all received nominations from the US-based civil rights organization. Marley was nominated in the Outstanding New Artist category for his debut […]