12 Most Read Jamaican Articles for 2020
The year 2020 was one of historic firsts and Jamaica was on the forefront of many of those events. Some of those were related to the COVID-19 pandemic, while many people sought articles that provided a welcome distraction from the stress of everyday life. Based on our Google Analytics here are the “12 Most Read […]
Jamaican Antonia Valaire Wins Sarabita Masters Poetry Award
The Jamaican poet Christena Williams, better known by her stage name of Antonia Valaire, of Portmore, St. Catherine, has won a Certificate of Excellence Sarabita Masters Award for 2020. Ah Times Ras Productions presented the Certificate in recognition of the contributions she has made to global dub poetry, community service, and youth empowerment through the […]
12 Most Popular Jamaican Recipes for 2020
Jamaican cuisine is popular the world over, but many recipes claiming to be genuine have nothing in common with authentic Jamaican cooking. Individuals seeking a true taste of Jamaica were responsible for the popularity of articles featuring recipes ranging from main dishes to desserts. Jamaican Curry Chicken Recipe The recipe provided a full list of […]
Top 10 Caribbean News Stories of 2020
The top news from around the Caribbean included stories about the support of the Caribbean Congress of Labor for Black Lives Matter, the major poetry prize won by Trinidadian dub poet Roger Robinson, an offer of a loan from China to countries in the Caribbean and Latin America to ensure they had access to COVID-19 […]
Caribbean Organizations to Present Virtual Caribbean Inauguration Party for Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris
On January 17, 2021, Invest Caribbean, the top global private-sector investment agency of the Caribbean will join with the Caribbean American Action Network (CAAN), a group of Caribbean American and Caribbean organizations, to present a live, virtual inauguration party themed “Celebrating #CaribbeanAmerican Kamala” to mark the inauguration of the first female Caribbean American Vice President […]
Weaves and Wigs…Leave People Be
I heard some male friends use terms like self-hatred, lacking in self-esteem, disgusting, and afflicted wid body dysmorphic disorder, to describe women who wear weaves & fake eyelashes and bleach their skin. I asked, “How mi never hear unu ascribe these terms to Serena Williams, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey or Beyonce?” Silence. Puss gaan wid […]
Top 10 Jamaican News Stories Of 2020
The news in 2020 was dominated by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic that forced communities, societies, businesses, and nations to curtail and even “lock down” their normal activities, and caused individuals to separate themselves from their friends, families, and coworkers through quarantine. Every piece of news throughout the year was colored by the pandemic. That said, […]
A Conversation with “Pretty Girls Can Cook” Author Shantelee Brown
Jamaican, Shantelee R. Brown is very passionate about several things but one of the things she’s most passionate about is preparing a beautiful and delicious meal. She recently published the book “Pretty Girls Can Cook”. I spoke to her about the new book. Q: What inspires you to write the book pretty girls can cook? […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending January 1 2021.
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Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending January 1st, 2021
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES TWO-WEEK TRAVEL BAN IMPOSED ON VISITORS FROM UK Health officials in Jamaica imposed a two-week travel ban on individuals traveling to Jamaica from the United Kingdom in response to reports that a new strain of COVID-19 was found there. Twenty of 301 passengers on the last flight from the UK […]