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, […]
Jamaica Olympic Team, Tokyo Japan July 2021, Going For Gold
In the wake of the global pandemic Covid-19, the Olympic federation postponed the XXXII games from summer 2020 to summer 2021. The Tokyo, Japan games will include 206 countries with over 11,000 athletes. There will be 33 sporting disciplines, the biggest global event. Jamaica first participated in the games of 1948, and have sent a […]
Diners in Colorado Springs Can Enjoy Jamaican Food in a New Spot Downtown
Dainty’s Jamaican Kitchen, a popular Colorado Springs eatery, has moved to a new location downtown. The restaurant’s owner Dainty Wheaton made the move to 302 E. Platte Avenue from its previous location in Fort Carson. Wheaton said she loved Fort Carson and will “miss the noon rush.” She believes that many of her Fort Carson […]
What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Costa Rica?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Costa Rica? On our “Jamaicans to the World” Facebook Live show, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy spoke with Craig Lewars. He is a Jamaican who has been living in Costa Rica for 4 years. Xavier: What is it like being a Jamaican living is […]
Jamaican-American Artist to Create Memorial to “Courageous 12” in St. Petersburg, Florida
The City of St. Petersburg in Florida has selected local artist Ya La’Ford to create a bronze memorial sculpture entitled “Badge of Justice” to mark the victory of 12 black police officers in a discrimination lawsuit against the city’s police department some 50 years ago. These officers are known as “The Courageous 12,” and the […]
Jamaican-American Chosen to Participate in Prestigious 2021 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab
Sontenish Myers, a Jamaican American writer and director is among the 15 global storytellers participating in the Sundance Institute’s January Screenwriters Lab. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the lab was scheduled to convene virtually from January 13 to 15, 2021. The 15 individuals named as Fellows, who are emerging storytellers from Chile, India, Kenya, Tunisia […]
Jamaican-born Dancer Named New Victory LabWorks Artist for 2021
Christopher Rudd, who was born in Jamaica, joins three other artists in being named as the New Victory LabWorks Artists for 2021. Rudd was named a Guggenheim Choreography Fellow in 2019 and is known for combining contemporary ballet with contemporary circus to address important social issues. The artists are returning for their second year in […]
Jamaican in Canada turns her love for embroidery into a thriving business
Felicia Lofters has taken her love for sewing and her passion for embroidery and developed it into a thriving business. Her online store, Fels Embroidery Items offers a wide selection of items that celebrates Jamaica, depicting items such as local flowers, fruits, birds, scenery, aquatic creatures, beach scenes, and of course, the Jamaican the flag. “My […]