Hiring a Local Web Designer vs International Company
Several benefits emanate from hiring a local web designer rather than outsourcing one. That’s our area of focus for this particular article because we want to help you to choose a web designer wisely. However, before we get into the details, we should remember the reasons a business needs a website in these tough times. […]
Forbes Magazine Touts New Importance of Dasheen
An article in Forbes magazine has highlighted the value of the dasheen plant to the Caribbean. The plant, which is known as taro, blue food, or kalo, is one of the root crops grown on the islands in the English-speaking Caribbean. The cultivation of the plant dates from the early 1700s as historians believe it […]
Buju Banton & Kanye West Partner to Donate Laptops to Kids In Jamaica
In 2019 Buju Banton was awarded the Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award by the International Reggae And World Music Awards (IRAWMA) for his notable charitable works, through the Buju Banton Foundation. An organization whose mission is to improve the lives of at-risk boys in Jamaica. In 2020, Buju Banton has been investing more resources and increasing […]
Jamaican “Jeopardy” Audience Coordinator Saddened by Death of Alex Trebek
Terry Gayle, a Jamaican who worked with Alex Trebek on the long-running TV game show “Jeopardy” as an audience coordinator, says she was devastated when Trebek gathered his crew together to inform them that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2019 and that he had every intention of beating the disease. […]
Listen to the Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending November 13 2020.
This is a Podcast of 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You May Have missed for the week ending November 13, 2020. 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
The Oldest British World War Vet was Born in Jamaica
Britain’s oldest World War II veteran is a woman born in Jamaica. Orphaned soon after graduating from St. Hugh’s High School in Jamaica, Ena Joyce St. Clare Collymore-Woodstock is now 103. She’s one of the first women to leave her home in the Caribbean to answer the call of patriotism and one of the first […]
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories You Missed The Week Ending November 13th, 2020
THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION COMMENDS JAMAICA’S MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 Jamaica has been praised by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) for its handling of COVID-19 spread reduction via contact tracing. Only three countries were singled out for the commendation by PAHO: Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Argentina. According to the organization’s […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – Changing Seasons
Elijah had just delivered God’s judgment to King Ahab that there would be no rain in Israel until he (Elijah) said so, after which God told him, “Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the […]
Jamaican Republican Candidate, Errol Webber, Follows Trump’s Lead, Refuses to Concede Election Loss
Some Republican congressional candidates are following the lead of Donald Trump and refusing to concede their losses in the November 3, 2020, election. Among them is Jamaican-born Errol Webber, who ran to represent California’s 37th District in the United States Congress, but lost big to his Democratic rival, Karen Bass. Webber received only 13.8 percent […]
British Jamaican, Nataylia Roni, Wins HAPAward 2020
British Jamaican Nataylia Roni, the host of the Wellbeing podcast, has received the 2020 Hollywood and African Prestigious Award (HAPAward) for her work as executive producer on her debut EP “Tenacious Spirit.” Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the awards were presented during a virtual ceremony. Roni’s parents and grandparents are from Jamaica, with some members […]