Susan Rice, Woman of Jamaican Descent, Chosen by President-Elect Biden to Head White House Domestic Policy Council
Susan Rice, who served as national security adviser to former President Barack Obama as well as United State Ambassador to the United Nations, has been selected by President-elect Joe Biden to be the Directors of the White House Domestic Policy Council. Biden’s decision was surprising as much of Rice’s background is rooted in national security. […]
Kamala Harris Becomes The First Woman of Jamaican Heritage to be Named Time “Person Of The Year”
Time magazine announced its choice for the coveted Person of the Year title for 2020, and President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris have been selected. Biden and Harris made history when they defeated the incumbent in the White House in the November 7, 2020, presidential election. With his victory, Biden ensured that Donald Trump […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending December 11th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES TUFTON NAMES NATIONAL COVID-19 VACCINATION COMMISSION FOR 2021 Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, announced the creation of a National COVID-19 Vaccination Commission that will be in charge of rolling out coronavirus vaccines in Jamaica beginning in April 2021. While news of a vaccine was welcomed, Tufton […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Come and See”
In his book The God Delusion, renowned atheist Richard Dawkins writes, “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all of fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic [woman hater], homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal [egotistical], sadomasochistic, […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending December 11 2020.
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Jamaican Restaurant in Cancun Featured in USA Today
While the Hotel Zone in the resort city of Cancun, Mexico, offers many a choice of international cuisine, some visitors prefer to sample restaurants frequented by locals and adventure into the city’s downtown. This area has lately experienced an increase in the number of new and unique dining options that were previously unavailable, including Greek, […]
Buju Banton Wins Best Reggae Act At The 2020 MOBO Awards
Grammy winner, multiple Billboard Hot 100 chart topping artist and international reggae icon, Buju Banton won Best Reggae Act at this year’s annual MOBO Awards for his long-awaited album, “Upside Down 2020,” his first full-length studio album in a decade. The album was released this summer on June 26 and it has also been nominated for a Grammy for Best Reggae Album. […]
Jamaica Reggae Boyz Ready for World Cup Qatar 2022
The Reggae Boyz has set their sights on qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. With a recent victory over Saudi Arabia the Boyz have moved up in FIFA rankings. They are now ranked 47th as of November 26, 2020. They will end the year now 12 months within the top 50 of FIFA rankings. Jamaica […]
The Fatherless Can Become Empowered Fathers
My name is Dwayne Dyce but I wasn’t supposed to be “Dyce.” My twin brother and I would have had the family name, Ramdeen had our father been a part of our lives, however, he refused. I’ve since been driven to find out where I was from and why I was fatherless. Today, I hold […]
Did you Know the First British Black Policewoman was Jamaican?
Jamaicans have been involved in a number of firsts around the world and Sislin Fay Allen is no exception. The pioneering Jamaican was the first black female police officer to serve as a constable in London’s Metropolitan Police Force in the UK. Formerly a nurse at Croydon’s Queens Hospital, she decided to change careers after […]